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Review
. 2020 Jan 10:10:100539.
doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100539. eCollection 2020 Apr.

The concept of acculturation in epidemiological research among migrant populations: A systematic review

Maria Schumann  1 , Marleen Bug  1 , Katja Kajikhina  1 , Carmen Koschollek  1 , Susanne Bartig  1 , Thomas Lampert  1 , Claudia Santos-Hövener  1
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Review

The concept of acculturation in epidemiological research among migrant populations: A systematic review

Maria Schumann et al. SSM Popul Health. .

Abstract

•Acculturation is a widely used concept in epidemiological research.•There are various ways to measure acculturation using proxies or scales; often an acculturation score is calculated.•Studies often show inconsistencies in operationalization and measurement of the concept of acculturation.•The exact outcome is often unclear; this creates a lack of comparability, generalizability and transferability of the results.•Health relevant proxies such as language skills or feeling of belonging should be measured without calculating a score.

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