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Multidimensional effects of acculturation on English-language neuropsychological test performance among HIV+ Caribbean Latinas/os

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TitleMultidimensional effects of acculturation on English-language neuropsychological test performance among HIV+ Caribbean Latinas/os
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsArentoft, A, Byrd, D, Robbins, RN, Monzones, J, Miranda, C, Rosario, A, Coulehan, K, Fuentes, A, Kubo-Germano, K, D'Aquila, E, Sheynin, J, Fraser, F, Morgello, S, Rivera-Mindt, M
JournalJournal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
Volume34
Issue8
Pagination814-825
Date Published05/2012
KeywordsAcculturation, Cognition, External, HIV, Latina, Neuropsychology
Abstract

Acculturation has been linked to neuropsychological performance in several ethnic groups. However, research among Latina/o samples has examined primarily Mexicans/Mexican Americans and has not examined Latina/o clinical populations of Caribbean descent. This study examined associations between a multidimensional acculturation measure and neuropsychological performance among 82 HIV+ Caribbean Latina/o adults. Multivariate results showed that US acculturation significantly predicted 11-14% of the variance in global neuropsychological functioning, verbal fluency, and processing speed, whereas Latina/o acculturation predicted 6-8% of the variance in motor and executive function (trend level associations). Both linguistic and nonlinguistic cultural factors had distinct effects on neuropsychological performance.
URLhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22624844
DOI10.1080/13803395.2012.683856