Association of depression, psycho-social stress and acculturation with respiratory disease among Puerto Rican adults in Massachusetts.

ABSTRACT: To assess associations between acculturation, depression, and self-reported stress score with reported diagnosis of respiratory disease (RD) in Puerto Rican adults, participants (N = 1,168) were identified from areas of high Hispanic density in the Boston, MA metropolitan area. Eligible participants were interviewed in the home by bilingual interviewers in either Spanish or English. Scales included topics ranging from general background to depressive symptomatology. Respiratory disease was self-reported and checked against prescribed medication. More than one-third (37.8%) of subjects reported doctor-diagnosed RD. A final binary logistical regression model (N = 850), which was adjusted for potential confounders (sex, age, education, poverty) showed that RD was significantly associated with

SUBMITTER: Henkin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4871150 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature