Cognitive testing of physical activity and acculturation questions in recent and long-term Latino immigrants
| Autor: | Alicia Norberg, David Berrigan, Gordon Willis, Kerry Y. Levin, Cynthia Helba, Barbara H. Forsyth |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male Adolescent Emigrants and Immigrants Residence time (fluid dynamics) Young Adult Cognition Recent Immigrant Cultural diversity Interview Psychological Question Wording Medicine National Health Interview Survey Humans Cognitive interview Language translation Exercise Cognitive Interview business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Physical Activity Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged Acculturation United States Cognitive test Female Biostatistics business Demography Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health BMC Public Health, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 481 (2010) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background We ascertained the degree to which language (English versus Spanish), and residence time in the US influence responses to survey questions concerning two topics: self-reported acculturation status, and recent physical activity (PA). This topic is likely to be of general interest because of growing numbers of immigrants in countries worldwide. Methods We carried out qualitative (cognitive) interviews of survey items on acculturation and physical activity on 27 Latino subjects from three groups: (a) In Spanish, of those of low residence time (less than five years living in the U.S.) (n = 9); (b) In Spanish, of those of high residence time (15 or more years in the U.S) (n = 9); and (c) in English, of those of high residence time (n = 9). Results There were very few language translation problems; general question design defects and socio-cultural challenges to survey responses were more common. Problems were found for both acculturation and PA questions, with distinct problem types for the two question areas. Residence time/language group was weakly associated with overall frequency of problems observed: low residence time/Spanish (86%), high residence time/Spanish (67%), and English speaking groups (62%). Conclusions Standardized survey questions related to acculturation and physical activity present somewhat different cognitive challenges. For PA related questions, problems with such questions were similar regardless of subject residence time or language preference. For acculturation related questions, residence time/language or education level influenced responses to such questions. These observations should help in the interpretation of survey results for culturally diverse populations. |
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