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Racial differences in health concern.

Corrine I Voils1, Eugene Z Oddone, Kevin P Weinfurt

  • 1Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC 27705, USA. corrine.voils@duke.edu

Journal of the National Medical Association
|March 15, 2006
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Racial differences in health concern exist, with whites less worried about following doctor

Area of Science:

  • Health disparities
  • Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Racial disparities in health behaviors and outcomes are significant.
  • Understanding risk-related affect across racial groups can inform interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate racial differences in health risk concerns among diverse populations.
  • To explore how affect related to health risks varies across racial groups.

Main Methods:

  • Phone interviews conducted with a community sample of 197 whites, 155 blacks, and 163 Latinos.
  • Assessed concerns regarding diet, exercise, following medical advice, and disease.
  • Utilized multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) with profile analysis for comparisons.

Main Results:

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  • Whites reported significantly lower concern about an inability to follow doctors' recommendations compared to blacks and Latinos (p < 0.01).
  • No significant racial differences were found in concerns related to diet, exercise, or disease.

Conclusions:

  • Targeted health interventions for black and Latino communities should balance promoting health concern without causing undue anxiety.
  • Addressing specific barriers, like adherence to medical advice, may be crucial for certain racial groups.