Graduation Year
2023
Document Type
Senior Thesis
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Primary Major
Nursing
Primary Minor
Leadership Studies
Thesis Advisor
Patricia Harris, PhD, RN, CNS
Abstract
Background
Filipino-Americans and their health care data seem to be difficult to find individually, and this is due to the continual grouping of this population with other Asian subgroups into the Asian-American population. The needs of the Filipino-American population are distinctly different from other Asian-American subgroups, and the underrepresentation leads to inadequate health care, lack of education within the community, and in some cases, disproportional deaths of Filipino-Americans.
Objective
To highlight the importance of adequate aggregation of health assessment data of a specific population on individualized care, in this paper, Filipino-Americans.
Summary of Findings
In the review of literature, it seems that aggregation of health assessment data specifically for Filipino-Americans depict major issues that may not reflect on the majority of the Asian-American population. The inadequate aggregation of Filipino-American healthcare data is also comparable to the experiences of Filipino-Canadians, who also face a similar issue in their country.
Proposal
Through a mixed-method study, the researchers aim to identify some of the more prominent health disparities of Filipinos in America, research possible interventions for those disparities, and create ways to prevent inadequate aggregation of Filipino-American healthcare data.