Abstract
th , 2013; revised March 5 th , 2013; accepted March 15 th , 2013 Despite extensive research into the toll of persistent psychosocial stress on individual physiology and health, little is known about the effects of chronic biosocial stress for immigrant populations. In the pre- sent paper, the authors review challenges encountered when integrating minimally-invasive stress-related biomarkers (e.g., blood pressure, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) antibodies, C-reactive protein (CRP), and salivary cortisol), as well as anthropometric (e.g., height, weight, waist circumference) and metabolic measures (e.g., glucose, cholesterol), into research with Latino immigrant adults and families in Oregon, USA. Finally, the authors present lessons learned and discuss strategies to support the full engagement of Latino immigrants as participants in studies that rely on the collection of biological data as a central component of research into psychosocial stress and its effects.
Highlights
Integrating Biomarkers into Research with Latino Immigrants in the United StatesDespite extensive research into the toll of persistent psychosocial stress on individual physiology and health, little is known about the effects of chronic biosocial stress for immigrant populations
Despite the size of the Latino population in the United States (16.7% of the US population [US Census Bureau, 2011]), the role of stress as a contributor to poor mental and physical health outcomes among Latinos is little known
Though extensive research has been conducted on the toll of persistent psychosocial stress on individual physiology and health (e.g., Kiecolt-Glaser et al, 1994; McDade et al, 2007), little is known about the effects of chronic biosocial stress for Latino immigrants
Summary
Despite extensive research into the toll of persistent psychosocial stress on individual physiology and health, little is known about the effects of chronic biosocial stress for immigrant populations. The authors review challenges encountered when integrating minimally-invasive stress-related biomarkers (e.g., blood pressure, Epstein-Barr Virus [EBV] antibodies, C-reactive protein [CRP], and salivary cortisol), as well as anthropometric (e.g., height, weight, waist circumference) and metabolic measures (e.g., glucose, cholesterol), into research with Latino immigrant adults and families in Oregon, USA. The authors present lessons learned and discuss strategies to support the full engagement of Latino immigrants as participants in studies that rely on the collection of biological data as a central component of research into psychosocial stress and its effects
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