TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-Medical Prescription Sedative Use Among Adult Latina Mothers and Daughters
AU - Rojas, Patria
AU - Dillon, Frank R.
AU - Ravelo, Gira J.
AU - Malow, Robert
AU - Duan, Rui
AU - De La Rosa, Mario R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by award number P20MD002288 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and award number R24DA014260 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, or the National Institutes of Health. The authors would like to thank Arnaldo Gonzalez, the interviewers, and the women who participated in this study.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - This study examines correlates of non-medical prescription sedative, tranquilizer, and hypnotics use (hereafter NPSU) among a non-clinical, community-based sample of adult Latina mother-daughter dyads. Participants were 316 Latina mothers and daughters enrolled in a study of intergenerational transmission of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors in South Florida. Interviewers administered a questionnaire containing study variables such as age, education, time in the U.S., Spanish language proficiency, health insurance status, wellness behaviors, perceived health condition, alcohol use, NPSU, and other drug use. Correlates of NPSU across mothers and daughters were determined using a dyadic model analysis. Daughters' health status, age, wellness, and illicit drug use were associated with mothers' NPSU. Mothers who reported being uninsured, having higher levels of education, and indicating poorer health statuses reported more NPSU. Daughters' wellness behaviors, age, illicit drug use, and insurance status were associated with their NPSU. Insured mothers and mothers who engaged in illicit drug use had daughters who reported more NPSU. The study's findings provide a modest understanding of family dynamics surrounding NPSU, and it suggests that as women age and their perceived health status worsens, their NPSU may increase.
AB - This study examines correlates of non-medical prescription sedative, tranquilizer, and hypnotics use (hereafter NPSU) among a non-clinical, community-based sample of adult Latina mother-daughter dyads. Participants were 316 Latina mothers and daughters enrolled in a study of intergenerational transmission of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors in South Florida. Interviewers administered a questionnaire containing study variables such as age, education, time in the U.S., Spanish language proficiency, health insurance status, wellness behaviors, perceived health condition, alcohol use, NPSU, and other drug use. Correlates of NPSU across mothers and daughters were determined using a dyadic model analysis. Daughters' health status, age, wellness, and illicit drug use were associated with mothers' NPSU. Mothers who reported being uninsured, having higher levels of education, and indicating poorer health statuses reported more NPSU. Daughters' wellness behaviors, age, illicit drug use, and insurance status were associated with their NPSU. Insured mothers and mothers who engaged in illicit drug use had daughters who reported more NPSU. The study's findings provide a modest understanding of family dynamics surrounding NPSU, and it suggests that as women age and their perceived health status worsens, their NPSU may increase.
KW - Latinos
KW - mothers and daughters
KW - non-medical prescription drug use
KW - sedatives
KW - women
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U2 - 10.1080/02791072.2013.825513
DO - 10.1080/02791072.2013.825513
M3 - Article
C2 - 24377172
AN - SCOPUS:84885046893
SN - 0279-1072
VL - 45
SP - 329
EP - 339
JO - Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
JF - Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
IS - 4
ER -