Racism, Psycho-Social Stress, and Health-related Quality of Life
Autor: | Lindsey M. King, Sahra Ibrahimi, Abraham A. Salinas-Miranda, Hamisu M. Salihu, Chioma A Ikedionwu, Korede K. Yusuf, Deepa Dongarwar, Estrellita Lo Berry |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Quality of life
media_common.quotation_subject Ethnic group Racism Structural equation modeling Psychosocial stress 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 10. No inequality Association (psychology) media_common 030505 public health Short Research Communication business.industry General Engineering 16. Peace & justice Mental illness medicine.disease Needs assessment Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 0305 other medical science business Psychosocial Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2019) |
ISSN: | 2161-864X 2161-8674 |
Popis: | There is a paucity of information on the intermediate behavioral pathways linking exposure to racial discrimination with negative health outcomes among racial and ethnic minority populations in low income settings. This study examined the association between experiences of discrimination and the number of unhealthy days due to physical or mental illness and whether alcohol use influenced the association. A community needs assessment was conducted from 2013-2014 within a low-income community in Florida. Structural equation modeling was performed using maximum likelihood estimation with robust standard errors. In a total of 201 observations, path analyses uncovered significant positive indirect associations (p |
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