Eliseo J Pérez-Stable
Biographic Data
| ID | 101723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eliseo J Pérez-Stable |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eliseo J |
| FAMILY NAME | Pérez-Stable |
| SIGNATURE | PÉREZ-STABLE E J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1577-2738 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 94 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1175 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 94 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
Sources of Stress in Relation to Sleep Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Findings from the National Couples’ Health and Time Study
Community-based participatory research: A lifeline to achieve people-centered care
People-centered care (PCC) represents a key paradigm shift in achieving universal health coverage and closing global public health divides. Amid growing global health disparities, shifts in epidemiological disease burden, and evolving sociopolitical contexts that affect healthcare delivery and research initiatives, there is an urgent need for public health scientists to develop community-rooted research strategies that uphold health promotion pri…
Diabetes and Hypertension Risk Across Acculturation and Education Levels in Hispanic/Latino Adults: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
In this cohort study, the association of acculturation with health outcomes is not unidirectional and interacts with educational attainment in determining incident diabetes and hypertension. The Hispanic and Latino paradox, in which immigrants have a health advantage, is influenced by more factors than acculturation and may persist with higher educational attainment. These observations may inform prevention and treatment strategies associated wit…
The Mental Health of Incarcerated Immigrants, Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016
Immigrants tend to exhibit better mental health compared to their U.S.-born counterparts, but this immigrant health advantage is not uniform across immigrant populations. The objective of this study is to examine if the immigrant health advantage extends to incarcerated individuals and if there are differences by race and/or ethnicity. We used data from the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (n=20,226) and multivariable linear and logistic regression …
Regional differences in heart failure risk in the United Kingdom are partially explained by biological aging
Background Heart failure (HF) risk is greater in rural versus urban regions in the United States (US), potentially due to differences in healthcare coverage and access. Whether this excess risk applies to countries with universal healthcare is unclear and the underlying biological mechanisms are unknown. In the prospective United Kingdom (UK) Biobank, we investigated urban–rural regional differences in HF risk and the mechanistic role of biologic…
Racial and ethnic disparities in the association between financial hardship and self-reported weight change during the first year of the pandemic in the U.S
Studies have shown that financial hardship can impact weight change; however, it is unclear what the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had on weight change in U.S. adults, or whether racial-ethnic groups were impacted differentially. We estimated the association between financial hardship and self-reported weight change using data from the cross-sectional COVID-19's Unequal Racial Burden (CURB) survey, a nationally representative onlin…
Lessons From Covid-19 Testing Research: The Power of Rapid Response
Black Race Matters in the Latino Population
Harnessing the Power of Community-Engaged Research
Community Engagement Alliance (Ceal): A National Institutes of Health Program to Advance Health Equity
Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL): A National Institutes of Health Program to Advance Health Equity George A. Mensah MD, Lenora E. Johnson PhD, Xinzhi Zhang MD, PhD, Nathan Stinson MD, PhD, Kelli Carrington MA, Gargya Malla MD, PhD, MPH, Stephanie R. Land PhD, Erynn Huff JD, Naomi Freeman MHS, Catherine Stoney PhD, Bryan Ampey PhD, MA, Dina Paltoo PhD, MPH, Dave Clark DrPH, MPH, Nishadi Rajapakse PhD, MHS, Maliha R. Ilias PhD, Karen Plevock Ha…
Self-identified Race and Ethnicity and How this is Perceived: Associations with the Physical and Mental Health of Incarcerated Individuals
Objectives The singular focus on self-identified race and ethnicity in health disparities research may not fully convey the individual and structural components of experiencing race in society, or in a racialized context such as prison. Processes of racialization create boundaries between incarcerated individuals and regulate their daily interactions and access to resources, with possible effects on well-being. However, the relationship between p…
Economic and Psychosocial Impact of Covid-19 in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
Objectives: To examine the prevalence and correlates of economic hardship and psychosocial distress experienced during the initial phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in a large cohort of Hispanic/Latino adults. Methods: =11,283). We estimated the prevalence of these experiences during the initial phase of the pandemic (May 2020 to May 2021) and examined the prepandemic factors associated with pandemic-related economic hards…
The Pillars of Health Disparities Science—Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status
This Viewpoint examines the importance of race and ethnicity and socioeconomic status as the pillars of health disparities science
Covid-19 Health Disparities and Adverse Social Determinants of Health
Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare and health outcomes are longstanding. The real-time emergence of COVID-19 disparities has heightened the public and scientific discourse about structural inequities contributing to the greater risk of morbidity and mortality among racial and ethnic minority populations and other underserved groups. A key aspect of assuring health equity is addressing social determinants that lead to adverse health outco…
Harnessing the Power of Community-Engaged Science to Facilitate Access and Uptake of Covid-19 Testing: RADx-UP
An NIH Response to Covid-19 That Engages Communities and Scientists
Cancer health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities in the United States
There are well-established disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes by race/ethnicity that result from the interplay between structural, socioeconomic, socio-environmental, behavioural and biological factors. However, large research studies designed to investigate factors contributing to cancer aetiology and progression have mainly focused on populations of European origin. The limitations in clinicopathological and genetic data, as well as t…
Allostatic load, unhealthy behaviors, and depressive symptoms in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
The relationship between chronic stress and depression was partially moderated among Hispanics/Latinos who engaged in unhealthy behavior, which may have reduced their risk of elevated depressive symptoms given more chronic stress
Covid-19 and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
This Viewpoint reviews possible reasons for reported excess mortality and poor outcomes in racial/ethnic minority populations with COVID-19 and proposes research, public health, and clinical interventions to decrease health inequities in and beyond the pandemic.
Allostatic Load, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Depressive Symptoms by Birthplace Among Older Adults in the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (Salsa)
Objective: To assess whether unhealthy behaviors moderated the relationship between allostatic load (AL) and future significant depressive symptoms (SDSs) among 1,789 older Latinos. Method: Longitudinal data included baseline AL, three unhealthy behaviors (UBs), and 2-year follow-up SDS. Multivariable logistic regression analyses, stratified by birthplace (U.S. vs. foreign born), modeled the effects of AL, UB count (range = 0-3), and their intera…
Country and gender differences in the association between violence and cigarette smoking among youth
Findings highlight the importance of producing context and gender specific evidence from exposure to violence, to inform and increase the impact of targeted smoking prevention strategies
Youth working in tobacco farming: Effects on smoking behavior and association with health status
Youth who work in tobacco faming face a challenging burden of adversities that increase their vulnerability. Risk assessments should guide public policies to protect underage youth working in tobacco farming. (298 words)
Uniting the Vision for Health Equity through Partnerships: The 2nd Annual Dr. Elijah Saunders & Dr. Levi Watkins Memorial Lecture
Minority health research focuses on outcomes by race and ethnicity categories used in the United States census. Overall mortality has decreased significantly for African Americans, Latinos, and Asians over the past 20 years even though it has stopped improving for poor Whites and continues to increase for American Indians/Alaska Natives. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease partly account for this trend, but there is room for improv…
How Does Acculturation Influence Smoking Behavior Among Latinos? The Role of Education and National Background
The relationship between acculturation and health behaviors among Latinos is influenced by education and should be considered by public health and clinician stakeholders when developing or adapting tobacco control strategies
Uniting the Vision for Health Equity through Partnerships: The 2nd Annual Dr. Elijah Saunders & Dr. Levi Watkins Memorial Lecture
Minority health research focuses on outcomes by race and ethnicity categories used in the United States census. Overall mortality has decreased significantly for African Americans, Latinos, and Asians over the past 20 years even though it has stopped improving for poor Whites and continues to increase for American Indians/ Alaska Natives. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease partly account for this trend, but there is room for impro…
Hispanic Familism and Acculturation: What Changes and What Doesn't
This investigation studied the effects of acculturation on attitudinal familism in 452 Hispanics compared to 227 white nonHispanics. Despite differences in the national origin of Hispanics, Mexican-, Central -and Cuban-Americans reported similar attitudes toward the family indicating that familism is a core characteristic in the Hispanic culture. Three basic dimensions of familism were found: Familial obligations, perceived support from the famil…
Development of a Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics
This article reports the development of a short (12-item) acculturation scale for Hispanics. Separate factor analyses of the responses of 363 Hispanics and 228 non-Hispanic whites produced three factors: "Language Use," "Media," and "Ethnic Social Relations." The 12-item scale (explaining 67.6% of the variance for Hispanics) correlated highly with the following validation criteria: respondents' generation, length of residence in the U.S., age at …
Cigarette smoking among San Francisco Hispanics: The role of acculturation and gender
We conducted a phone survey of 1,669 San Francisco Hispanics ages 15 to 64 years. The age-adjusted overall smoking prevalence was 25.4 per cent (95% CI = 23.3, 27.5) with more men (32.4 per cent) smoking than women (16.8 per cent). Age-adjusted smoking rates were higher among the less acculturated males (37.5 vs 26.7 per cent) and among the more acculturated females (22.6 vs 13.6 per cent). The more acculturated, however, smoked a greater number …
Cigarette Smoking Behavior Among US Latino Men and Women From Different Countries of Origin
Objectives. This study sought to compare smoking behavior among Latino men and women from different countries of origin. Methods. A telephone-administered survey was conducted in 8 cities with Latino men and women of different national origin living in census tracts with at least 70% Latino individuals. Results. A total of 8882 participants completed the survey; 53% were women. The average age of respondents was 44 years; 63% were foreign-born, a…
Latino Populations: A Unique Opportunity for the Study of Race, Genetics, and Social Environment in Epidemiological Research
Latinos are the largest minority population in the United States. Although usually classified as a single ethnic group by researchers, Latinos are heterogeneous from cultural, socioeconomic, and genetic perspectives. From a cultural and social perspective, Latinos represent a wide variety of national origins and ethnic and cultural groups, with a full spectrum of social class. From a genetic perspective, Latinos are descended from indigenous Amer…
A Nationwide Analysis of US Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Smoking Behaviors, Smoking Cessation, and Cessation-Related Factors
Objectives. We used nationally representative data to examine racial/ethnic disparities in smoking behaviors, smoking cessation, and factors associated with cessation among US adults. Methods. We analyzed data on adults aged 20 to 64 years from the 2003 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, and we examined associations by fitting adjusted logistic regression models to the data. Results. Compared with non-Hispanic Whites, smalle…
Behavioral risk factors: A comparison of Latinos and non-Latino whites in San Francisco
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the study was to evaluate differences between Latino and non-Latino White adults in health-related behavioral risk factors. METHODS. Telephone interviews were conducted with 652 Latinos and 584 non-Latino Whites in San Francisco selected by random-digit dialing. RESULTS. Latino men and women, compared with their non-Latino White counterparts, were less likely to have consumed any alcoholic beverage in the previous month…
Immigrant generation and physical activity among Mexican, Chinese & Filipino adults in the U.S
Ethnic Minority Older Adults Participating in Clinical Research
The RCMAR centers are building trust with the communities they serve, resulting in the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority older adults in clinical research studies and health promotion projects. Implications are discussed for other researchers toward building trust with ethnic minority elders to increase their participation in research
Apparent underreporting of cigarette consumption among Mexican American smokers
To determine the accuracy of self-report of cigarette consumption among Mexican American smokers, we compared self-reported cigarette use and serum cotinine concentrations in a sample of 547 participants in the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES). We defined underreporting of cigarette use as a cotinine to cigarette-per-day ratio of greater than 0.142 microM/l which represented a substantial discrepancy between self-reported…
The Role of Acculturation in the Attitudes, Norms, and Expectancies of Hispanic Smokers
Data from 263 Hispanic smokers in the San Francisco area showed that, in general, among the highly acculturated, attitudes, norms, and expectancies toward smoking resembled those held by an equivalent group of white non-Hispanic smokers. Level of acculturation had no significant effect on generalized attitudes toward smoking, but it was associated with the level of certainty with which five stereotypes were assigned to smokers. Acculturation leve…
Novel Approaches to Advance Minority Health and Health Disparities Research
Feasibility of a telephone survey to study a minority community: Hispanics in San Francisco
In two random digit dialing surveys conducted among Hispanics using a modified Mitofsky-Waksberg procedure, we found low refusal rates (4.7% and 3.1%), low assumed noncontact rate (14.0% and 18.3%), and high response rates (88.6% and 88.4%) with limited investment in time (1.58 hours and 1.66 hours per completed interview). These results suggest that Hispanics are willing to participate in telephone surveys and that this method may be feasible an…
Prevention of depression with primary care patients: A randomized controlled trial
The prevention of major depression is an important research goal which deserves increased attention. Depressive symptoms and disorders are particularly common in primary care patients and have a negative impact on functioning and well‐being comparable with other major chronic medical conditions. The San Francisco Depression Prevention Research project conducted a randomized, controlled, prevention trial to demonstrate the feasibility of implement…
Perceived Self-Efficacy to Avoid Cigarette Smoking and Addiction: Differences Between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites
We interviewed 263 Hispanic and 150 non-Hispanic white smokers in order to evaluate cultural differences in perceived self-efficacy to avoid cigarette smoking, and addiction to cigarettes. Non-Hispanic whites have higher levels of addiction to nicotine and smoke more cigarettes than Hispanics, but increasing acculturation minimized cultural differences. Perceived self-efficacy to avoid smoking was negatively related to the perceived level of addi…
Gender, Ethnic, and Acculturation Differences in Sexual Behaviors: Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Adults
Hispanics have an increased prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). To describe the prevalence of sexual behaviors of Hispanics, we conducted surveys of randomly selected residents in census tract areas and members of a health maintenance organization (n = 2,596). Hispanic men were more likely to start sexual intercourse at an earlier age and reported lower rates of condom use than non-Hispanic White men. Hispanic women reported havin…
Allostatic Load: Importance, Markers, and Score Determination in Minority and Disparity Populations
Addressing Health Disparities Is a Place-Based Issue
Mood Management Mail Intervention Increases Abstinence Rates for Spanish‐Speaking Latino Smokers
A self‐administered mood management intervention program for smoking cessation provided through the mail to Spanish‐speaking Latinos resulted in a 23% abstinence rate at 3 months compared to an 11% abstinence rate for a smoking cessation guide alone. Participants ( N = 136) were randomly assigned to receive either the cessation guide (the Guía ), or the Guía plus a mood management intervention ( Tomando Control de su Vida ) presented in writing a…
Depressive symptoms and cigarette smoking among Latinos in San Francisco
We administered the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale to 547 San Francisco Latinos as part of a random digit dialing telephone survey to evaluate smoking behavior. Both men and women current smokers had the highest mean CES-D levels (9.7 and 14.3, respectively). Logistic regression analysis adjusting for gender, acculturation, education, age, and employment showed that current smokers had an odds ratio of 1.7 (95% CI = 1…
Factor Variability of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) Among Urban Latinos
Establishing comparable measurement properties across different populations or in different population subgroups is a crucial yet often neglected step in instrument development. Failure to have comparable factor structures across groups makes any comparison between groups suspect. Previous analyses of the measurement structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in diverse racial/ethnic populations have resulted in co…
Misclassification rates for current smokers misclassified as nonsmokers
OBJECTIVES: This paper provides misclassification rates for current cigarette smokers who report themselves as nonsmokers. Such rates are important in determining smoker misclassification bias in the estimation of relative risks in passive smoking studies. METHODS: True smoking status, either occasional or regular, was determined for individual current smokers in 3 existing studies of nonsmokers by inspecting the cotinine levels of body fluids. T…
Cuba's response to the HIV epidemic
BACKGROUND: Cuba's response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic has been to conduct mass testing of the population to ascertain seroprevalence, to enforce mandatory relative quarantine of persons testing positive, and to implement educational interventions using media and school-based programs. METHODS: Interview with the Vice-Minister of Health and review of available data. RESULTS: Reports to date show a very low seroprevalence r…
Science Visioning to Advance the Next Generation of Health Disparities Research
Immigrant Generation and Diabetes Risk Among Mexican Americans: The Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging
Our study lends support to the previously contested notion that assimilation is associated with an increased diabetes risk in Mexican immigrants. Researchers should examine the presence of a causal link between assimilation and health more closely
Community medicine in Cuba
The 25 years of revolution in Cuba have brought about great changes in the health care system. The health status of the population has been transformed from that of a developing country to one approximating the developed countries. The delivery of primary care at the community level has evolved over the past 15 years as a result of critical evaluations of the new implementations. The community polyclinic has been the basis for all health planning…
A demonstration of lack of variability among six tuberculin skin test readers
The variability of tuberculin skin test readings among six trained and experienced readers was evaluated using a modified sliding caliper method. Each of 537 tests were read independently by two readers. There were 23 disagreements between paired readers resulting in an overall interobserver reliability of 95.7 per cent. In 82 per cent of the paired readings the results were different by 2 mm or less. The observer lack of variability was likely d…
Tuberculin reactivity in United States and foreign-born Latinos: Results of a community-based screening program
Because of the concern that we were underestimating the prevalence of tuberculosis within the Latino community in San Francisco, we undertook a community-based screening program directed largely towards recent immigrants. Of 1,871 intermediate-strength (5 TU) tuberculin tests applied and read, 37 per cent of the reactions were greater than or equal to 10 mm. Significant reactions were found in 53 per cent of foreign-born persons compared to 7 per…
Hispanic Familism and Acculturation: What Changes and What Doesn't
This investigation studied the effects of acculturation on attitudinal familism in 452 Hispanics compared to 227 white nonHispanics. Despite differences in the national origin of Hispanics, Mexican-, Central -and Cuban-Americans reported similar attitudes toward the family indicating that familism is a core characteristic in the Hispanic culture. Three basic dimensions of familism were found: Familial obligations, perceived support from the famil…
Development of a Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics
This article reports the development of a short (12-item) acculturation scale for Hispanics. Separate factor analyses of the responses of 363 Hispanics and 228 non-Hispanic whites produced three factors: "Language Use," "Media," and "Ethnic Social Relations." The 12-item scale (explaining 67.6% of the variance for Hispanics) correlated highly with the following validation criteria: respondents' generation, length of residence in the U.S., age at …
Self-reported diabetes in Mexican Americans: Hhanes 1982-84
In the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) of 3,928 Mexican Americans ages 20-74 years, the age-adjusted prevalence of self-reported diabetes was 6.8 percent among men and 7.6 percent among women. Comparable age-adjusted rates for the US population in a national survey were 2.9 percent in men and 3.8 percent in women. The prevalence of diabetes in Mexican Americans is greater in older age groups, was similar in men and women…
Cigarette smoking among San Francisco Hispanics: The role of acculturation and gender
We conducted a phone survey of 1,669 San Francisco Hispanics ages 15 to 64 years. The age-adjusted overall smoking prevalence was 25.4 per cent (95% CI = 23.3, 27.5) with more men (32.4 per cent) smoking than women (16.8 per cent). Age-adjusted smoking rates were higher among the less acculturated males (37.5 vs 26.7 per cent) and among the more acculturated females (22.6 vs 13.6 per cent). The more acculturated, however, smoked a greater number …
Perceived Self-Efficacy to Avoid Cigarette Smoking and Addiction: Differences Between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites
We interviewed 263 Hispanic and 150 non-Hispanic white smokers in order to evaluate cultural differences in perceived self-efficacy to avoid cigarette smoking, and addiction to cigarettes. Non-Hispanic whites have higher levels of addiction to nicotine and smoke more cigarettes than Hispanics, but increasing acculturation minimized cultural differences. Perceived self-efficacy to avoid smoking was negatively related to the perceived level of addi…
The Role of Acculturation in the Attitudes, Norms, and Expectancies of Hispanic Smokers
Data from 263 Hispanic smokers in the San Francisco area showed that, in general, among the highly acculturated, attitudes, norms, and expectancies toward smoking resembled those held by an equivalent group of white non-Hispanic smokers. Level of acculturation had no significant effect on generalized attitudes toward smoking, but it was associated with the level of certainty with which five stereotypes were assigned to smokers. Acculturation leve…
Changes in information as a function of a culturally appropriate smoking cessation community intervention for Hispanics
Tested a 7-month, media-based, community intervention among Hispanics in San Francisco designed to change levels of information on the damaging effects of cigarette smoking and on the availability of culturally appropriate cessation services. Three community-wide surveys of Hispanics were conducted with independent random samples, two as baselines (n = 1,660 and 2,053) and one postintervention (n = 1,965). Results showed that changes in the level…
Feasibility of a telephone survey to study a minority community: Hispanics in San Francisco
In two random digit dialing surveys conducted among Hispanics using a modified Mitofsky-Waksberg procedure, we found low refusal rates (4.7% and 3.1%), low assumed noncontact rate (14.0% and 18.3%), and high response rates (88.6% and 88.4%) with limited investment in time (1.58 hours and 1.66 hours per completed interview). These results suggest that Hispanics are willing to participate in telephone surveys and that this method may be feasible an…
Apparent underreporting of cigarette consumption among Mexican American smokers
To determine the accuracy of self-report of cigarette consumption among Mexican American smokers, we compared self-reported cigarette use and serum cotinine concentrations in a sample of 547 participants in the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES). We defined underreporting of cigarette use as a cotinine to cigarette-per-day ratio of greater than 0.142 microM/l which represented a substantial discrepancy between self-reported…
Depressive symptoms and cigarette smoking among Latinos in San Francisco
We administered the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale to 547 San Francisco Latinos as part of a random digit dialing telephone survey to evaluate smoking behavior. Both men and women current smokers had the highest mean CES-D levels (9.7 and 14.3, respectively). Logistic regression analysis adjusting for gender, acculturation, education, age, and employment showed that current smokers had an odds ratio of 1.7 (95% CI = 1…
Cultural Differences in Attitudes and Expectancies Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Smokers
Cultural differences between 263 Hispanic and 150 non-Hispanic White smokers were studied. Differences were found in the antecedents of smoking (e.g., lower significance of smoking as relaxation for Hispanics), consequences of smoking (eg., Hispanics' concern for harming the health of their children), consequences of quitting (e.g., the Hispanic expectancy of providing a better example to their children by quitting), and in the generalized attitu…
Cuba's response to the HIV epidemic
BACKGROUND: Cuba's response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic has been to conduct mass testing of the population to ascertain seroprevalence, to enforce mandatory relative quarantine of persons testing positive, and to implement educational interventions using media and school-based programs. METHODS: Interview with the Vice-Minister of Health and review of available data. RESULTS: Reports to date show a very low seroprevalence r…
Pérez-Stable and Colleagues Respond
Pérez-Stable and Colleagues Respond Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, Barbara Marín, Gerardo Marín, and Neal Benowitz W J McCarthy, N H Caskey, and M E JarvikCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.82.8.1172 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Pérez-Stable Responds
Pérez-Stable Responds Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable Marie T. Ruel, and Jean-Pierre Habicht CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.82.6.900 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Behavioral risk factors: A comparison of Latinos and non-Latino whites in San Francisco
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the study was to evaluate differences between Latino and non-Latino White adults in health-related behavioral risk factors. METHODS. Telephone interviews were conducted with 652 Latinos and 584 non-Latino Whites in San Francisco selected by random-digit dialing. RESULTS. Latino men and women, compared with their non-Latino White counterparts, were less likely to have consumed any alcoholic beverage in the previous month…
Prevention of depression with primary care patients: A randomized controlled trial
The prevention of major depression is an important research goal which deserves increased attention. Depressive symptoms and disorders are particularly common in primary care patients and have a negative impact on functioning and well‐being comparable with other major chronic medical conditions. The San Francisco Depression Prevention Research project conducted a randomized, controlled, prevention trial to demonstrate the feasibility of implement…
Gender, Ethnic, and Acculturation Differences in Sexual Behaviors: Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Adults
Hispanics have an increased prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). To describe the prevalence of sexual behaviors of Hispanics, we conducted surveys of randomly selected residents in census tract areas and members of a health maintenance organization (n = 2,596). Hispanic men were more likely to start sexual intercourse at an earlier age and reported lower rates of condom use than non-Hispanic White men. Hispanic women reported havin…
Mood Management Mail Intervention Increases Abstinence Rates for Spanish‐Speaking Latino Smokers
A self‐administered mood management intervention program for smoking cessation provided through the mail to Spanish‐speaking Latinos resulted in a 23% abstinence rate at 3 months compared to an 11% abstinence rate for a smoking cessation guide alone. Participants ( N = 136) were randomly assigned to receive either the cessation guide (the Guía ), or the Guía plus a mood management intervention ( Tomando Control de su Vida ) presented in writing a…
The Effects of Ethnicity and Language on Medical Outcomes of Patients with Hypertension or Diabetes
Pérez-stable, Eliseo J. MD; Nápoles-Springer, Anna MPH; Miramontes, José M. MD Author Information
Misclassification rates for current smokers misclassified as nonsmokers
OBJECTIVES: This paper provides misclassification rates for current cigarette smokers who report themselves as nonsmokers. Such rates are important in determining smoker misclassification bias in the estimation of relative risks in passive smoking studies. METHODS: True smoking status, either occasional or regular, was determined for individual current smokers in 3 existing studies of nonsmokers by inspecting the cotinine levels of body fluids. T…
Cervical Cancer Screening in Regional Hispanic Populations
Factor Variability of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) Among Urban Latinos
Establishing comparable measurement properties across different populations or in different population subgroups is a crucial yet often neglected step in instrument development. Failure to have comparable factor structures across groups makes any comparison between groups suspect. Previous analyses of the measurement structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in diverse racial/ethnic populations have resulted in co…
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