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The Role of Language Use in Reports of Musculoskeletal Pain Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Adolescents.
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Journal of Transcultural Nursing . Mar2017, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p144-151. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective:This study examined the role of English language use in the reported frequency of musculoskeletal pain among Hispanic and non-Hispanic White youth. Method: This is a secondary data analysis using a cross-sectional sample of 12,189 Hispanic and non-Hispanic White adolescents recruited for the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Respondents were classified into three groups: (a) English-speaking non-Hispanic Whites, (b) English-speaking Hispanics, and (c) Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Results: After controlling for body mass index and demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral variables, Spanish-speaking Hispanics reported the least frequent musculoskeletal pain (OR = 0.415, 95% CI [0.361, 0.477]; p < .001), followed by English-speaking Hispanics (OR = 0.773, 95% CI [0.690, 0.865]; p < .001). Conclusion: The experience of musculoskeletal pain is a physiological as well as a cultural phenomenon. Implications for Practice: Health care providers should consider the role of language use in reports of pain in Hispanic and non-Hispanic White adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CONFIDENCE intervals
*HISPANIC Americans
*LANGUAGE & languages
*LONGITUDINAL method
*MYALGIA
*RESEARCH funding
*SELF-evaluation
*SURVEYS
*WHITE people
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*SECONDARY analysis
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*BODY mass index
*CROSS-sectional method
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ODDS ratio
*ADOLESCENCE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10436596
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Transcultural Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121217359
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659615623326