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View article: Association of education labor overmatch and health among U.S.-born and immigrant older adults
Association of education labor overmatch and health among U.S.-born and immigrant older adults Open
Background and Objectives This study examines education-labor overmatch as a novel work-related exposure and its impact on health disparities among aging immigrants. Drawing on cumulative disadvantage theory, we argue that mismatches betwe…
View article: Comparing imputation approaches for immigration status in <scp>ED</scp> visits: Implications for using electronic medical records
Comparing imputation approaches for immigration status in <span>ED</span> visits: Implications for using electronic medical records Open
Objective This study aimed to compare imputation approaches to identify the likely undocumented patient population in electronic health record (EHRs). EHR are a promising source of information on undocumented immigrants' medical needs and …
View article: Trends in endometrial cancer incidence in the United States by race/ethnicity and age of onset from 2000 to 2019
Trends in endometrial cancer incidence in the United States by race/ethnicity and age of onset from 2000 to 2019 Open
Endometrial cancer is one of few cancers that has continued to rise in incidence over the past decade, with disproportionate increases in adults younger than 50 years old. We used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results R…
View article: Anxious Activists? Examining Immigration Policy Threat, Political Engagement, and Anxiety among College Students with Different Self/Parental Immigration Statuses
Anxious Activists? Examining Immigration Policy Threat, Political Engagement, and Anxiety among College Students with Different Self/Parental Immigration Statuses Open
Restrictive immigration policies harm the mental health of undocumented immigrants and their U.S. citizen family members. As a sociopolitical stressor, threat to family due to immigration policy can heighten anxiety, yet it is unclear whet…
View article: Structural racism, air pollution and the association with adverse birth outcomes in the United States: the value of examining intergenerational associations
Structural racism, air pollution and the association with adverse birth outcomes in the United States: the value of examining intergenerational associations Open
Structurally racist policies and practices of the past are likely to be a driving factor in current day differences in exposure to air pollution and may contribute to observed racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes in the …
View article: Changes in Acute ED Visits by Race/Ethnicity During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Changes in Acute ED Visits by Race/Ethnicity During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Emergency department (ED) visits for conditions unrelated to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic decreased during the early pandemic, raising concerns about critically ill patients forgoing care and increasing their risk of ad…
View article: Immigration-Related Discrimination and Mental Health among Latino Undocumented Students and U.S. Citizen Students with Undocumented Parents: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
Immigration-Related Discrimination and Mental Health among Latino Undocumented Students and U.S. Citizen Students with Undocumented Parents: A Mixed-Methods Investigation Open
Research has consistently linked discrimination and poorer health; however, fewer studies have focused on immigration-related discrimination and mental health outcomes. Drawing on quantitative surveys (N = 1,131) and qualitative interviews…
View article: Psychiatric Admissions Among Undocumented Immigrants at an Urban County Hospital
Psychiatric Admissions Among Undocumented Immigrants at an Urban County Hospital Open
Little is known about the inpatient mental health needs of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Based on existing literature, we hypothesized that undocumented patients would have fewer psychiatric admissions than documented patie…
View article: Emergency Department Utilization Among Undocumented Latino Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Emergency Department Utilization Among Undocumented Latino Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Objective To determine whether Latino undocumented immigrants had a steeper decline in Emergency Department (ED) utilization compared to Latino Medi-Cal patients in a Los Angeles safety-net hospital, March 13, 2020, to May 8, 2020. Study D…
View article: Low Job Control and Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding
Low Job Control and Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding Open
Background Low job control may predict shorter breastfeeding (BF) among working mothers and may contribute to racial disparities in BF. Methods We used demographic, employment, and health data for n = 631 observations from the Panel Study …
View article: Food insecurity, diabetes, and perceived diabetes self-management among Latinos in California: Differences by nativity and duration of residence
Food insecurity, diabetes, and perceived diabetes self-management among Latinos in California: Differences by nativity and duration of residence Open
We examined associations between food security (FS) status and type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevalence and perceived T2D self-management by nativity and US duration of residence among Latinos living in California. We used the California Health In…
View article: Mental Health and COVID-19 Pandemic Stressors Among Latina/o/x College Students with Varying Self and Parental Immigration Status
Mental Health and COVID-19 Pandemic Stressors Among Latina/o/x College Students with Varying Self and Parental Immigration Status Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced significant psychological distress for college students due to the sudden proliferation of stressors. We examine whether and how self and parental immigration status contributes to Latina/o/x college stud…
View article: Severity of Inpatient Hospitalizations Among Undocumented Immigrants and Medi-Cal Patients in a Los Angeles, California, Hospital: 2019
Severity of Inpatient Hospitalizations Among Undocumented Immigrants and Medi-Cal Patients in a Los Angeles, California, Hospital: 2019 Open
Objectives. To compare the severity of inpatient hospitalizations between undocumented immigrants and Medi-Cal patients in a large safety-net hospital in Los Angeles, California. Methods. We conducted a retrospective analysis of all 2019 i…
View article: Toward a Nuanced and Contextualized Understanding of Undocumented College Students: Lessons from a California Survey
Toward a Nuanced and Contextualized Understanding of Undocumented College Students: Lessons from a California Survey Open
Prior research has established that undocumented immigrant experiences are dynamic, reflecting the complex web of immigration-related policies that create legal vulnerability. As such, undocumented college students’ experiences must be sit…
View article: Comparing the Effectiveness of Assignment Strategies for Estimating Likely Undocumented Status in Secondary Data Sources for Latino and Asian Immigrants
Comparing the Effectiveness of Assignment Strategies for Estimating Likely Undocumented Status in Secondary Data Sources for Latino and Asian Immigrants Open
Researchers are increasingly interested in the role of undocumented status in immigrant economic, social, and health outcomes. A major obstacle to this work is that detailed immigration status is not widely collected in representative data…
View article: Work, race and breastfeeding outcomes for mothers in the United States
Work, race and breastfeeding outcomes for mothers in the United States Open
Background In the United States, mothers’ employment status and occupation are related to breastfeeding. However, it is unclear whether not working leads to longer breastfeeding duration even when compared to professional/managerial jobs, …
View article: Comparing immigration status and health patterns between Latinos and Asians: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Comparing immigration status and health patterns between Latinos and Asians: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation Open
Undocumented status is widely recognized as an important social determinant of health. While undocumented immigrants have lower levels of health care access, they do not have consistently poorer physical health than the US-born or other im…