Open AccessLanguage and Latino immigrants living with spina bifida: Social determinants of health – the missing dimension in quality of life research
Author(s) -
Jonathan Castillo,
Kellen Gandy,
Viachaslau Bradko,
Heidi Castillo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1875-8894
pISSN - 1874-5393
DOI - 10.3233/prm-180586
Subject(s) - spina bifida , inclusion (mineral) , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , context (archaeology) , medicine , immigration , population , psychology , pediatrics , environmental health , nursing , social psychology , paleontology , history , archaeology , biology
Aware of the higher birth prevalence of spina bifida (SB) among Hispanics/Latinos, we aimed to appraise the literature as it relates to cultural context through a review of quality of life (QOL) studies conducted among individuals with SB in order to improve care among immigrant families.