Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 429-439

Characterization of the Hispanic or Latino population in health research: A systematic review (Review)

Aragones A.* , Hayes S.L. , Chen M.H. , González J. , Gany F.M.
  • a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, United States
  • b Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, United States, New York University, Wagner School of Public Service, New York, NY, United States
  • c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, United States
  • d Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, United States
  • e Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 300 E. 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, United States

Abstract

The size and diversity of the Hispanic population in the United States has dramatically increased, with vast implications for health research. We conducted a systematic review of the characterization of the Hispanic population in health research and described its implications. Relevant studies were identified by searches of PubMed, Embase Scopus, and Science/Social Sciences Citation Index from 2000 to 2011. 131 articles met criteria. 56 % of the articles reported only "Hispanic" or "Latino" as the characteristic of the Hispanic research population while no other characteristics were reported. 29 %of the articles reported language, 27 %detailed country of origin and 2 % provided the breakdown of race. There is great inconsistency in reported characteristics of Hispanics in health research. The lack of detailed characterization of this population ultimately creates roadblocks in translating evidence into practice when providing care to the large and increasingly diverse Hispanic population in the US.

Author Keywords

Ethnicity health research Population characterization Hispanic population

Index Keywords

statistics and numerical data male Needs Assessment Biomedical Research female comparative study medical research patient selection Hispanic Americans organization and management health United States human Humans Hispanic
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84904717459&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-013-9773-0&partnerID=40&md5=50051c4a160480c0ce523e4cfa327c01
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9773-0
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English