Health-related quality of life of latin-american immigrants and spanish-born attended in spanish primary health care: socio-demographic and psychosocial factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study compares the health-related quality of life of Spanish-born and Latin American-born individuals settled in Spain. Socio-demographic and psychosocial factors associated with health-related quality of life are analyzed.

Methods

A cross-sectional Primary Health Care multi center-based study of Latin American-born (n = 691) and Spanish-born (n = 903) outpatients from 15 Primary Health Care Centers (Madrid, Spain). The Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used to assess health-related quality of life. Socio-demographic, psychosocial, and specific migration data were also collected.

Results

Compared to Spanish-born participants, Latin American-born participants reported higher health-related quality of life in the physica

SUBMITTER: Salinero-Fort MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4383449 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature