Publications [#80876] of Russell P. Hall III

Papers Published

1. AP Chesney, JA Chavira, RP Hall, HE Gary, Barriers to medical care of Mexican-Americans: the role of social class, acculturation, and social isolation., Medical care, UNITED STATES, vol. 20 no. 9 (September, 1982), pp. 883-91, ISSN 0025-7079
   (last updated on 2007/03/27)

   Abstract:
   Literature on medical care utilization by Mexican-Americans suggests that patterns of utilization can be explained, in part, by acculturation, social class and social isolation. The relative importance of these variables is explored in a survey of a rural Mexican-American community in Southern Texas. Data on 152 families are analyzed using a logit analysis, with utilization as the outcome variable. The results suggest that acculturation has a direct effect, while social class and social isolation interact to have a weak effect independent of acculturation. These results confirm the importance of understanding all three variables in planning and implementing medical care programs in Mexican-American communities.

   Keywords:
   Adult • Cultural Deprivation • Data Collection • Female • Health Services* • Hispanic Americans* • Humans • Male • Mexico • Middle Aged • Random Allocation • Social Class* • Social Isolation* • Texas • ethnology