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Association of acculturation levels and prevalence of diabetes in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA)Namratha R Kandula
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Diabetes Care 31:1621-8. 2008..We studied the association between acculturation and diabetes in a population sample of 708 Mexican-origin Hispanics, 547 non-Mexican-origin Hispanics, and 737 Chinese participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)...
The relationship between health literacy and knowledge improvement after a multimedia type 2 diabetes education programNamratha R Kandula
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Patient Educ Couns 75:321-7. 2009..We examined the effect of a MDEP targeted to patients with low literacy on knowledge and assessed the association between literacy and knowledge improvement...
Association between neighborhood context and smoking prevalence among Asian AmericansNamratha R Kandula
Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 North Lakeshore Dr, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Am J Public Health 99:885-92. 2009..To study neighborhood-level determinants of smoking among Asian Americans, we examined 3 neighborhood factors (ethnic enclave, socioeconomics, and perceived social cohesion) and smoking prevalence in a population-based sample...
Knowledge gaps and misconceptions about coronary heart disease among U.S. South AsiansNamratha R Kandula
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:439-42. 2010..Although South Asians are at higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) than most other U.S. racial/ethnic groups, very little research has addressed this disparity...
Literacy and retention of information after a multimedia diabetes education program and teach-backNamratha R Kandula
Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
J Health Commun 16:89-102. 2011..Health education interventions must incorporate strategies that can improve retention of health information and actively engage patients in long-term learning...
Differences in self-reported health among Asians, Latinos, and non-Hispanic whites: the role of language and nativityNamratha R Kandula
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Ann Epidemiol 17:191-8. 2007..SROH may not be comparable across cultural groups. We assessed if differences in SROH between non-Hispanic whites (NHW), Latinos, and Asians were explained primarily by differences in socioeconomic status (SES) or language and nativity...
Low rates of colorectal, cervical, and breast cancer screening in Asian Americans compared with non-Hispanic whites: Cultural influences or access to care?Namratha R Kandula
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Cancer 107:184-92. 2006....
Leisure time, non-leisure time, and occupational physical activity in Asian AmericansNamratha R Kandula
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Ann Epidemiol 15:257-65. 2005..Regular physical activity reduces the risk of these diseases, yet little is known about physical activity in Asian Americans and how it changes after immigration...
Association between prior experiences of discrimination and patients' attitudes towards health care providers collecting information about race and ethnicityNamratha R Kandula
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:789-94. 2009..However, minorities were less comfortable providing race/ethnicity information and were more worried than non-Hispanic whites about the potential misuse of this information...
Attitudes toward health care providers, collecting information about patients' race, ethnicity, and languageDavid W Baker
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N St Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Med Care 45:1034-42. 2007..Experts recommend that health care providers (HCPs) collect patients' race/ethnicity and language, but we know little about public attitudes towards this...
Immigrant perceptions of discrimination in health care: the California Health Interview Survey 2003Diane S Lauderdale
Department of Health Studies University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Med Care 44:914-20. 2006..Previous research about discrimination has focused on race/ethnicity. Because immigrants are clustered in certain racial and ethnic groups, failure to consider immigration status could distort race/ethnicity effects...
The unintended impact of welfare reform on the medicaid enrollment of eligible immigrantsNamratha R Kandula
Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Health Serv Res 39:1509-26. 2004..Inclusive state policies may overcome this effect...
South asian american perspectives on overweight, obesity, and the relationship between weight and healthJoyce W Tang
Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 N Lake Shore Dr, 10th Fl, Chicago, IL 60611 E mail
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E107. 2012..The objective of this study was to examine perceptions of weight appropriateness and the effect of weight on health among South Asian Americans...
Walking for transportation or leisure: what difference does the neighborhood make?Ming Wen
Department of Sociology, University of Utah, Salt Lake, UT, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:1674-80. 2007..Patients are often advised to initiate a physical activity program by walking for transportation or leisure. This study explored whether neighborhood factors beyond the individual might affect compliance...
