Perception of Risk for Developing Diabetes Among Foreign-Born Spanish-Speaking US Latinos.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to describe perception of risk for developing diabetes among foreign-born Spanish-speaking US Latinos.

Methods: Participants (N = 146), recruited at food-pantry distribution events and free clinics, were surveyed using the Risk Perception Survey for Developing Diabetes in Spanish. Type 2 diabetes risk factors measured included body mass index, physical activity, and A1C.

Asian American adolescents' willingness to donate organs and engage in family discussion about organ donation and transplantation.

Context: Despite the growing need for organ donation among Asian Americans, studies suggest that they are reluctant to donate.

Objective: To examine the association of attitudes and knowledge about organ donation and transplantation with willingness to donate and willingness to engage in family discussion about organ donation among Asian American adolescents.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Potential mechanisms for altered iron metabolism in human immunodeficiency virus disease.

Recently, anemia associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease has received more attention as our understanding of the significance of anemia in this population has grown and more emphasis is placed on the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. Although the diagnosis and treatment of anemia in HIV disease has been discussed in great detail, the prevalence and pathophysiology of the two most common forms of anemia, iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and the anemia of chronic disease (ACD), have not received much attention despite the difficulty and importance of differentiating between these two anemias. In addition, little attention has been given to iron overload, which has serious implications in individuals with HIV disease.

Parents' perspectives of asthma crisis hospital management in infants and toddlers: an interpretive view through the lens of attachment theory.

Interpretive phenomenology and attachment theory were used to discover the underlying concerns of parents and children during children's hospitalization for asthma. Home interviews were conducted with families of low income and with Latino and African-American infants and toddlers with severe persistent asthma. Narratives revealed that asthma crises were fearsome situations for parents and children.

Children's perceptions of TV and health behavior effects.

Purpose: To understand and document children's stated experiences and beliefs about television and to elicit their suggestions for alternative activities.

Design And Methods: Eleven focus groups were conducted with 51 Anglo and Latino children, ages 7-10, in a large Northern California city. Philosophical underpinnings of developmental psychology were the basis for multiphase thematic analysis.