Nursing and Acculturation

AN INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR NURSING

Concept Analysis of Acculturation in Filipino Immigrants Within Health Context
Reimund Serafica, MSN, RN Reimund Serafica, MSN, RN, is a Doctoral candidate in Nursing (Research & Education) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Keywords Acculturation, Filipino immigrants, concept analysis Correspondence Reimund Serafica, MSN, RN, School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822. E-mail: [e-mail]

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Although acculturation has been widely used as a health research variable among other immigrant populations, it is nonexistent to the Filipino immigrant population. Accurate assessment, measurement, and exploration of acculturation of Filipinos in the United States can help improve the overall health care of this population. The work of Walker and Avant is used as a guide to analyze and clarify the operational definition of acculturation of this group within the context of health.

Introduction The U.S. Census Bureau determined that in 2000, Filipino Americans (FAs) numbered 1,850,314 and are the second largest Asian ethnic group (U.S. Census Bureau, 2002) in the United States. This is a 32% increase from 1990 and a 137% increase from 1980 (Chung et al., 2007). These waves of immigration from the Philippines can be characterized as a search for economic opportunity and family reunification (de Castro, Gee, & Takeuchi, 2008; Kataoka-Yahiro, Ceria, & Yoder, 2004). As the FA population continues to rapidly increase, it is important to understand the process of acculturation that occurs in this population and its potential to affect their lifestyle choices and health status. Selection of Concept The concept of acculturation is central to immigrant population. Acculturation has been widely used as a research variable to measure the effects of cultural beliefs and values on health and to study how those effects may change as individuals integrate some of the values of the

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