Older immigrants perceived health after migration to the United States: Influence of age and level of acculturation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the age-related differences in the association between level of acculturation and perceptions about change in health status after migration in mid- to late-life immigrants.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Nationally representative cohort of legal U.S. immigrants.

Participants

Legal immigrants ≥50 years of age.

Measurements

The outcome was perceived change in health status, determined by the survey question, "compared with your health right before you most recently came to the United States to live, would you say that your health is better now, about the same or worse?" The main predictor included age group (50-64, 65-74, and ≥75 years) and secondary variable of interest was level of acculturation. Analyses were adjusted for

SUBMITTER: Kang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8440395 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature