The Role of Ethnicity and Acculturation in Preoperative Distress in Parents of Children Undergoing Surgery - PubMed (original) (raw)

Randomized Controlled Trial

The Role of Ethnicity and Acculturation in Preoperative Distress in Parents of Children Undergoing Surgery

Robert S Stevenson et al. J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

This study examined the effects of acculturation on anxiety and stress in Latino and non-Latino white parents of children undergoing outpatient surgery. Participants included 686 parent-child dyads from four major children's hospitals in the United States. Latino parents who grew up in the U.S. reported higher levels of anxiety (p = 0.009) and stress (p < 0.001) compared to parents who grew up in a Latin American country. Additionally, English-speaking Latino parents reported higher anxiety and stress compared to both Spanish-speaking Latino and non-Latino white parents (p's < 0.05), whereas Spanish-speaking Latino and non-Latino white parents reported similar levels of stress and anxiety. Results of the current study were consistent with the immigrant health paradox in that more acculturated Latino parents reported higher levels of anxiety and stress than less acculturated Latino and non-Latino white parents, supporting the need for culturally tailored interventions in the perioperative environment.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01878747.

Keywords: Acculturation; Anxiety; Parental preoperative distress; Stress.

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