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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2015 Jun 26;15(1):46–72. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2014.1002878
Key Question KQ1. What is the relationship between acculturation and cigarette smoking in Hispanic women?
  1. What factors moderate the effect of acculturation on cigarette smoking?What factors moderate

  2. Is acculturation more closely related to certain patterns of smoking?

  3. Does the reported effect of acculturation vary by conceptualization or measure?

Populations Hispanic Women
Intervention Acculturation. Measures of acculturation may include proxy variables (e.g., nativity, length of time in the U.S., language), unidimensional scales (e.g., Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans [ARSMA]), or bidimensional scales (e.g., Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II [ARSMA-II]).
Comparator Other Hispanic women
Outcomes Cigarette smoking (current – 30 day, 90 days, 1 year; lifetime)
Timing Short and long term outcomes
Study design All study designs will be considered. Studies must be quantitative and provide data from which an effect size can be calculated.