Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 21, 2019, Pages 15-25

Cardiovascular Disease & Cancer Risk Among South Asians: Impact of Sociocultural Influences on Lifestyle and Behavior (Article)

Kandula N. , Ahmed M. , Dodani S. , Gupta L. , Hore P. , Kanaya A. , Khowaja A. , Mathur A. , Mehta D. , Misra R. , Paracha M. , Bharmal N. , Aghhi M. , Leng J. , Gany F.*
  • a Department of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
  • b Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, United States
  • c Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine & Center for Health Equity and Quality Research, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, United States
  • d Life Sciences Research and Surveys, Gerson Lehrman Group, New York, NY, United States
  • e Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, United States
  • f Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • g Kemah Palms Recovery, Kemah, TX, United States
  • h South Asian Heart Center, El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA, United States
  • i Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
  • j Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Center for the Study of Health Disparities, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
  • k Asian Human Services Family Health Center, Inc., Chicago, IL, United States
  • l Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • m United Nations, Delhi, India
  • n Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 485 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017, United States, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States
  • o Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 485 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017, United States, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States

Abstract

A comprehensive literature review revealed cultural beliefs, societal obligations, and gender roles within the South Asian community to be indirect contributors to the health of South Asian immigrants (SAIs). Health professionals need to increase their work with SAI communities to change less beneficial cultural elements such as misconceptions about health and exercise, and lack of communication when using alternative medicines. Community engaged efforts and continuing medical education are both needed to improve the health of the South Asian immigrant population in a culturally appropriate manner. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Cancer risk Behaviour culture South Asian Cardiovascular disease risk Lifestyle

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019164822&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-017-0578-4&partnerID=40&md5=53bc16a986216c3d367fa2cc2cd0a176
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0578-4
ISSN: 15571912
Original Language: English