The role of sense of community in improving the health‐related quality of life among Black Americans
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22901
Abstract: Abstract Black Americans have the lowest life expectancy and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL; a strong predictor of premature mortality) of any racial/ethnic group in the United States. Low rates of physical activity and engagement… read more here.
Keywords: health; among black; sense community; community ... See more keywords
Improved Serious Illness Communication May Help Mitigate Racial Disparities in Care Among Black Americans with COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06557-9
Abstract: In response to decades of systemic racism, protests calling for equality are occurring across the United States. Black Americans want change. This is not surprising given so many Black Americans experience racial discrimination, including in… read more here.
Keywords: communication; racial disparities; health; palliative care ... See more keywords
Discrimination and Multimorbidity Among Black Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-020-00773-z
Abstract: Objectives There is a notable lack of research on the risk factors for multimorbidity, which has become more common over recent decades. Black Americans experience discrimination more often than their White counterparts, and also have… read more here.
Keywords: multimorbidity; discrimination multimorbidity; multimorbidity among; black americans ... See more keywords
Major discriminatory events and suicidal thoughts and behaviors amongst Black Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.128
Abstract: BACKGROUND Risk for suicide is growing among certain groups of Black Americans, yet the topic remains understudied. Discrimination appears to increase risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, but the evidence has been mixed for Black… read more here.
Keywords: thoughts behaviors; discriminatory events; major discriminatory; black americans ... See more keywords
The contribution of dementia to the disparity in family wealth between black and non-black Americans
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x18000934
Abstract: Abstract The enormous economic burden of dementia in the United States of America falls disproportionately on families coping with this devastating disease. Black Americans, who are at greater risk of developing dementia than white Americans,… read more here.
Keywords: dementia; wealth; black non; black americans ... See more keywords
Mindfulness and acceptance-based interventions with Black Americans: A meta-analysis of intervention efficacy for depressive symptoms.
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DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000706
Abstract: OBJECTIVE A growing literature supports mindfulness and acceptance-based interventions (MABIs) for depression prevention and treatment with individuals from dominant cultural groups, and MABIs have been theorized to be well suited to resonate with individuals from… read more here.
Keywords: mindfulness acceptance; meta analysis; acceptance based; intervention ... See more keywords
Beliefs in COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Among Unvaccinated Black Americans: Prevalence, Socio-Psychological Predictors, and Consequences.
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2179711
Abstract: Health-related misinformation is a major threat to public health and particularly worrisome for populations experiencing health disparities. This study sets out to examine the prevalence, socio-psychological predictors, and consequences of beliefs in COVID-19 vaccine misinformation… read more here.
Keywords: among unvaccinated; misinformation; vaccine misinformation; beliefs covid ... See more keywords
Mexican illegality, black citizenship, and white power: immigrant perceptions of the U.S. socioracial hierarchy
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2017.1352466
Abstract: ABSTRACT While some scholars contend that immigrant integration is predicated on a strategic distancing from Blacks and closeness to Whites, others argue that highly racialised immigrants share more commonality with Black Americans than Whites. Drawing… read more here.
Keywords: illegality black; socioracial hierarchy; citizenship; black americans ... See more keywords
Tobacco-related health inequalities among Black Americans: A narrative review of structural and historical influences.
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DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2093812
Abstract: We conducted a narrative literature review to examine contributing factors of disparities in tobacco usage and outcomes affecting Black Americans. We propose potential solutions that can be used to effectively address these disparities. We identified… read more here.
Keywords: inequalities among; review; health inequalities; tobacco related ... See more keywords
DASH Diet and Blood Pressure among Black Americans with and without Chronic Kidney Disease: the Jackson Heart Study.
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DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpz090
Abstract: BACKGROUND The DASH diet lowers blood pressure (BP) more effectively in Blacks compared to other US racial subgroups. Considering chronic kidney disease (CKD) raises BP through complex mechanisms, DASH may affect BP differently among Blacks… read more here.
Keywords: dash score; dash diet; black americans; ckd ... See more keywords
Moving on Up? Neighborhood Status and Racism-Related Distress among Black Americans
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DOI: 10.1093/sf/soab075
Abstract: Abstract:At all levels of socioeconomic status, Black Americans can expect to live shorter and sicker lives than their White counterparts. This study advances the perspective that anti-Black stigma from Whites precludes Blacks from reaping the… read more here.
Keywords: distress; higher status; racism related; status ... See more keywords