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Hispanic health in the USA: a scoping review of the literature.

Eduardo Velasco-Mondragon, Angela Jimenez, Anna G Palladino-Davis, Dawn Davis, Jose A Escamilla-Cejudo

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
In one paragraph

Article in Public health reviews. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 278 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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278citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
16.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05350410 nacompletednot on this map

A Pilot Study for the Healthy Actions and Lifestyles to Avoid Dementia or Hispanos y el ALTo a la Demencia Program (HALT-AD)

TypeinterventionalSponsorAlzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)Ran2022 to 2022Enrolled20ConditionsDementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia PreventionArmsHALT-AD
NCT05560893 nacompletednot on this map

El Corazon de La Comunidad Study - The Purpose of This Research Study is to Develop, Implement, and Evaluate a Community-based Approach to Bolstering the Health and Efficacy of Community Service Providers

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, IrvineRan2022 to 2024Enrolled84ConditionsHeart Rate VariabilityArmsRelational Savoring Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

278 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 494 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sleep and cognition in Hispanic/Latin American adults: A systematic review.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  11. BAILA: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Latin Dancing to Increase Physical Activity in Spanish-Speaking Older Latinos.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022
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  18. Commercial Determinants of Latinx Health: A Scoping Review of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in the USA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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218 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Eduardo Velasco-Mondragon1College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University California, 1310 Johnson Lane; H-82, Rm. 213, Vallejo, CA 94592 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4106-3046
Angela Jimenez2Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
Anna G Palladino-Davis3Bezley Institute for Health Law and Policy, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Dawn Davis4St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
Jose A Escamilla-CejudoRegional Advisor on Health Information and Analysis, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Foggy Bottom, USA.
Loyola University Chicago · USSaint Louis University · USTouro University California · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USWorld Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas · US

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hispanics are the largest minority group in the USA. They contribute to the economy, cultural diversity, and health of the nation. Assessing their health status and health needs is key to inform health policy formulation and program implementation. To this end, we conducted a scoping review of the literature and national statistics on Hispanic health in the USA using a modified social-ecological framework that includes social determinants of health, health disparities, risk factors, and health services, as they shape the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. These social, environmental, and biological forces have modified the epidemiologic profile of Hispanics in the USA, with cancer being the leading cause of mortality, followed by cardiovascular diseases and unintentional injuries. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has resulted in improved access to health services for Hispanics, but challenges remain due to limited cultural sensitivity, health literacy, and a shortage of Hispanic health care providers. Acculturation barriers and underinsured or uninsured status remain as major obstacles to health care access. Advantageous health outcomes from the "Hispanic Mortality Paradox" and the "Latina Birth Outcomes Paradox" persist, but health gains may be offset in the future by increasing rates of obesity and diabetes. Recommendations focus on the adoption of the Health in All Policies framework, expanding access to health care, developing cultural sensitivity in the health care workforce, and generating and disseminating research findings on Hispanic health.

Indexed as

Health care accessHealth care inequalitiesHispanicsLatinosScoping studySocial determinants of health

Identifiers

PMID29450072
PMCPMC5809877
OpenAlexW2560496194

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Registered trials

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