Limited English Proficiency and Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Mexican American Older Adults

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Giyeon
dc.contributor.authorKim, Minjung
dc.contributor.authorPark, Soohyun
dc.contributor.authorJimenez, Daniel E.
dc.contributor.authorChiriboga, David A.
dc.contributor.otherChung Ang University
dc.contributor.otherOhio State University
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Miami
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of South Florida
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:03:52Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:03:52Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractBackground and Objectives: This study examined the effect of limited English proficiency (LEP) on trajectories of depressive symptoms among Mexican American older adults in the United States. Research Design and Methods: The sample was drawn from Waves 1 to 6 (1993-2007) of the Hispanic Established Population for Epidemiological Studies of the Elderly (H-EPESE). A total of 2,945 Mexican American older adults were included in the analyses. A latent growth curve modeling was conducted. Results: After adjusting for covariates, results show that Mexican American older adults with LEP had higher levels of depressive symptoms than those with English proficiency (EP) at baseline as well as over a 14-year period. Differential trajectories were observed between those with LEP and EP over time, indicating that those with LEP had a significantly steeper curve of depressive symptom trajectories over time than those with EP. Discussion and Implications: These results suggest that LEP is a risk factor not merely for greater depressive symptomatology at each time point, but for an accelerated trajectory of depressive symptoms over time among Mexican American older adults. Overall, the findings emphasize the need to assist not only the informal support system of Mexican American older adults with LEP, but also the formal system.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationKim, G., Kim, M., Park, S., Jimenez, D. E., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018). Limited English Proficiency and Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Mexican American Older Adults. In The Gerontologist. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny032
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/geront/gny032
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-2777
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2824-4264
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/10756
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.subjectDepressive symptoms
dc.subjectDepression trajectories
dc.subjectLatent growth curve modeling
dc.subjectLimited English proficiency
dc.subjectMexican American older adults
dc.subjectMENTAL-HEALTH TREATMENT
dc.subjectQUALITY-OF-LIFE
dc.subjectLANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
dc.subjectACCULTURATIVE STRESS
dc.subjectASIAN-AMERICANS
dc.subjectDOUBLE JEOPARDY
dc.subjectACCESS
dc.subjectCARE
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectGerontology
dc.titleLimited English Proficiency and Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Mexican American Older Adultsen_US
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