Add to ORKGThe purpose of this study was to examine the "buffering hypothesis" of social network characteristics in the association between chronic conditions and depression among Latinos. Cross-sectional self-report data from the San Diego Prevention Research Center's community survey of Latinos were used (n\ua0=\ua0393). Separate multiple logistic regression models tested the role of chronic conditions and social network characteristics in the likelihood of moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms. Having a greater proportion of the network comprised of friends increased the likelihood of depression among those with high cholesterol. Having a greater proportion of women in the social network was directly related to the increased likelihood of depressi...
Depression is the number one cause of disability in the world, affecting over 350 million people. It...
Latinos with chronic disease often experience comorbid depression, but confront barriers to mental h...
Background: Many chronic diseases increase the risk of depressive symptoms, but few studies have exa...
The purpose of this study was to examine the “buffering hypothesis” of social network characteristic...
Background: There are notable health disparities among Latinos in the US associated with chronic dis...
Aims: Social network characteristics may provide a novel non-pharmaceutical target for the preventio...
Graduation date: 2005One of the largely undetected and untreated health conditions affecting the Lat...
Problem: Evidence based chronic disease self-management programs (CDSMPs) have reported success in i...
BackgroundThe Environmental Affordances Model (EAM) proposes that the effects of chronic stress on d...
Depression constitutes one of the greatest sources of morbidity and mortality for U.S. adolescents. ...
The constant influx of Latino immigrants throughout the decades has transformed the demographic comp...
A substantial body of research, based largely on North American and European contexts, demonstrates ...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2020Older Latinos may be especially vulnerable to poor ...
Recent scholarship suggests a significant association between cross-border ties, or ties maintained ...
Epidemiological research demonstrates a “Latino health paradox”: Despite greater exposure to social ...
Depression is the number one cause of disability in the world, affecting over 350 million people. It...
Latinos with chronic disease often experience comorbid depression, but confront barriers to mental h...
Background: Many chronic diseases increase the risk of depressive symptoms, but few studies have exa...
The purpose of this study was to examine the “buffering hypothesis” of social network characteristic...
Background: There are notable health disparities among Latinos in the US associated with chronic dis...
Aims: Social network characteristics may provide a novel non-pharmaceutical target for the preventio...
Graduation date: 2005One of the largely undetected and untreated health conditions affecting the Lat...
Problem: Evidence based chronic disease self-management programs (CDSMPs) have reported success in i...
BackgroundThe Environmental Affordances Model (EAM) proposes that the effects of chronic stress on d...
Depression constitutes one of the greatest sources of morbidity and mortality for U.S. adolescents. ...
The constant influx of Latino immigrants throughout the decades has transformed the demographic comp...
A substantial body of research, based largely on North American and European contexts, demonstrates ...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2020Older Latinos may be especially vulnerable to poor ...
Recent scholarship suggests a significant association between cross-border ties, or ties maintained ...
Epidemiological research demonstrates a “Latino health paradox”: Despite greater exposure to social ...
Depression is the number one cause of disability in the world, affecting over 350 million people. It...
Latinos with chronic disease often experience comorbid depression, but confront barriers to mental h...
Background: Many chronic diseases increase the risk of depressive symptoms, but few studies have exa...