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BACKGROUND: Developing an understanding of the negative impact of discrimination is critical when examining the suicidality of Black young adults in the US. Suicide rates among Black young adults have increased at alarming rates. One of the reasons for this increase is the disparities related to access to mental health services, which has long-term health consequences. This study addresses a significant gap in the literature by examining associations between experiences of everyday discrimination, attitudes towards mental health help-seeking attitudes, on the outcomes suicide ideation, planning to die by suicide, and suicide attempts. METHODS: The data came from a national study of the experiences of Black young adults regarding mental, physical, and sexual health. Participants were recruited from across the Midwestern region of the United States through Qualtrics Panels, an online survey delivery service used to recruit study participants. The total sample for this study was N = 362, and the average age of the sample was 21 (SD: 1.96). We used a logistic regression analysis to examine the role of everyday discrimination, mental health support-seeking attitudes, and covariates on the outcomes: suicide ideation, planning to die by committing suicide, and suicide attempts. RESULTS: Black young adults with positive mental health help-seeking attitudes were 34% less likely to attempt suicide (OR = 0.66; 95% CI: 0.46, 0.96) and 35% less likely to experience suicide ideation (OR = 0.65; 95% CI: 0.47, 0.89). However, those young adults who experienced discrimination daily were more likely to report having attempted suicide (OR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.34, 2.15). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings offer valuable insights into the complex interplay between experiences of discrimination, attitudes toward seeking mental health support, and suicidal behaviors. However, our research also underscores how experiences of discrimination can significantly exacerbate feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and inadequacy, further contributing to suicidal behaviors in this population. By promoting positive mental health help-seeking behaviors, actively addressing discrimination, and applying an intersectional approach to suicide prevention efforts, we can take significant strides towards building a more supportive and inclusive society. This approach aims to empower individuals to seek help, reduce the risk of suicidal behaviors, and create a more welcoming environment for all members of our community.
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Negro o Afroamericano , Servicios de Salud Mental , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud , Ideación Suicida , Intento de Suicidio , Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Adulto Joven , Negro o Afroamericano/psicología , Negro o Afroamericano/estadística & datos numéricos , Intento de Suicidio/psicología , Intento de Suicidio/estadística & datos numéricos , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud/psicología , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Servicios de Salud Mental/estadística & datos numéricos , Estados Unidos , Adolescente , Racismo/psicología , Adulto , Conducta de Búsqueda de AyudaRESUMEN
African American/Black (henceforth Black) men face disproportionate risks of morbidity and mortality from both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and colorectal cancer (CRC). The American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7) tool was designed to examine predictors of CVD with included behaviors also linked to CRC risk (i.e., smoking status, weight, diet, and physical activity). However, no studies have combined LS7 assessment alongside CRC screening history, which serves as a proxy for assessing CRC risk, in Black men. In this study, Black men aged 45-75 participating in annual community wellness events were screened for 6 of 7 LS7 measures (excluding diet, LS6) and self-reported CRC screening. Analyses conducted using R 4.0.5. revealed that Black men (N = 680), with an average age of 57.3 years (SD = 7.5), reported poor (39.7%), intermediate (34.6%), or ideal (25.7%) LS6 scores with higher scores corresponding to lower risk for CVD. However, for every 1-point increase in LS6 scores (0-6), there was a 26% lower odds of reported CRC screening (p = .001). In the fully adjusted model, men with 4+ ideal LS6 behaviors had a 60% lower odds of self-reported CRC screening compared to those with two ideal LS6 behaviors (p < .001). These findings underscore the need for culturally relevant interventions for Black men across all levels of cardiovascular health (CVH) to increase CRC screening uptake.
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Negro o Afroamericano , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares , Neoplasias Colorrectales , Detección Precoz del Cáncer , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neoplasias Colorrectales/diagnóstico , Estudios Transversales , Negro o Afroamericano/estadística & datos numéricos , Anciano , Estados Unidos , Tamizaje MasivoRESUMEN
Unaffordable housing has been associated with poor health. We investigated the relationship between severe housing cost burden and premature cancer mortality (death before 65 years of age) overall and by Medicaid expansion status. County-level severe housing cost burden was measured by the percentage of households that spend 50% or more of their income on housing. States were classified on the basis of Medicaid expansion status (expanded, late-expanded, nonexpanded). Mortality-adjusted rate ratios were estimated by cancer type across severe housing cost burden quintiles. Compared with the lowest quintile of severe housing cost burden, counties in the highest quintile had a 5% greater cancer mortality rate (mortality-adjusted rate ratio = 1.05, 95% confidence interval = 1.01 to 1.08). Within each severe housing cost burden quintile, cancer mortality rates were greater in states that did not expand Medicaid, though this association was significant only in the fourth quintile (mortality-adjusted rate ratio = 1.08, 95% confidence interval = 1.03 to 1.13). Our findings demonstrate that counties with greater severe housing cost burden had higher premature cancer death rates, and rates are potentially greater in non-Medicaid-expanded states than Medicaid-expanded states.
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Vivienda , Medicaid , Mortalidad Prematura , Neoplasias , Humanos , Neoplasias/mortalidad , Neoplasias/economía , Estados Unidos , Vivienda/economía , Medicaid/economía , Persona de Mediana Edad , Masculino , Femenino , Costo de Enfermedad , Renta , Adulto , AncianoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) and liver cancer are two of the leading causes of cancer death in the United States and persistent disparities in CRC and liver cancer incidence and outcomes exist. Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the main contributors to liver cancer. Effective screening for both CRC and HCV exist and are recommended for individuals based upon age, regardless of gender or sex assigned at birth. Recommendations for both screening behaviors have been recently updated. However, screening rates for both CRC and HCV are suboptimal. Targeting adoption of multiple screening behaviors has the potential to reduce cancer mortality and disparities. OBJECTIVE: To examine psychosocial factors associated with completion of CRC and HCV screenings in order to inform a multi-behavioral educational intervention that pairs CRC and HCV screening information. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with participants (N = 50) recruited at two community health centers in Florida (United States). Kruskal-Wallis and Fisher's exact tests were used to examine associations between completion of both CRC and HCV screening, CRC and HCV knowledge, Preventive Health Model constructs (e.g., salience and coherence, response efficacy, social influence), and sociodemographic variables. RESULTS: Most participants were White (84%), female (56%), insured (80%), and reported a household income of $25,000 or less (53%). 30% reported ever previously completing both CRC and HCV screenings. Prior completion of both screening behaviors was associated with higher educational attainment (p = .014), having health insurance (p = .022), being U.S.-born (p = .043), and higher salience and coherence scores for CRC (p = .040) and HCV (p = .004). CONCLUSIONS: Findings demonstrate limited uptake of both CRC and HCV screenings among adults born between 1945 and 1965. Uptake was associated with multiple sociodemographic factors and health beliefs related to salience and coherence. Salience and coherence are modifiable factors associated with completion of both screening tests, suggesting the importance of incorporating these health beliefs in a multi-behavioral cancer education intervention. Additionally, health providers could simultaneously recommend and order CRC and HCV screening to improve uptake among this age cohort.
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Neoplasias Colorrectales , Hepatitis C Crónica , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Adulto , Recién Nacido , Humanos , Estados Unidos , Femenino , Estudios Transversales , Neoplasias Colorrectales/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Colorrectales/psicología , Hepacivirus , Detección Precoz del Cáncer/psicología , Tamizaje Masivo , Centros Comunitarios de SaludRESUMEN
It is an assumption that physically active adults lead an overall healthy lifestyle. To examine this assumption, we administered a cross-sectional, web-based survey to a sample of young-to-middle-aged US adults between 18 and 49 who self-reported participation in at least one recreational sporting event in the past month. Logistic regressions were conducted to examine demographic characteristics associated with cancer risk and protective behaviors. Gender was represented equally (N = 938), and the average age was 32 years (SD: 8.4). Most participants reported >three days of moderate- to high-intensity physical activity (79%), but not meeting fruit and vegetable consumption guidelines (78%). Many reported current tobacco use (32%), binge drinking at least once in the past 30 days (62%), and suboptimal sun protection use (67%). Participation in lifestyle-related cancer risk and protective behaviors varied based on age, sex, education, routine doctor visits, perceived overall health, health-information-seeking behavior (how participants obtained health information), or team-based sport participation in regression models. Future interventions should be tailored to address varied cancer risk profiles among even physically active adults to encourage multiple healthy behavior changes.
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Neoplasias , Persona de Mediana Edad , Adulto , Humanos , Estudios Transversales , Neoplasias/epidemiología , Neoplasias/prevención & control , Estilo de Vida , Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud , FrutasRESUMEN
The cancer incidence among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) has significantly increased in recent years, but there is limited information about the factors that influence the perceived cancer risk among AYAs. A cross-sectional, web-based survey of 281 physically active Black and White AYA women was administered to assess the influences of demographic characteristics, family history of cancer, cancer risk factor knowledge, and lifestyle-related risk and protective behaviors on perceived cancer risk. Linear regression analyses were performed in SAS version 9.4. Self-reported Black race (ß = -0.62, 95% CI: -1.07, -0.17) and routine doctor visits (ß = -0.62, 95% CI: -1.18, -0.07) were related to a lower perceived cancer risk. Family history of cancer (ß = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.13, 0.99), cancer risk factor knowledge (ß = 0.11, 95% CI: 0.03, 0.19), and current smoking status (ß = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.20, 1.40) were related to a higher perceived cancer risk. Perceptions of cancer risk varied among this sample of physically active, AYA women. Lower perceptions of cancer risk among Black AYA women demonstrate a need for culturally tailored cancer educational information that presents objective data on lifetime cancer risk. Reportedly higher perceptions of cancer risk among AYA smokers presents an ideal opportunity to promote smoking cessation interventions. Future interventions to address cancer risk perception profiles among physically active, AYA women should tailor approaches that are inclusive of these unique characteristics.
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Neoplasias , Humanos , Femenino , Adulto Joven , Adolescente , Estudios Transversales , Grupos Raciales , Estilo de Vida , Atención a la SaludRESUMEN
PURPOSE: Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecological cancer among women in the United States. Despite well-documented racial/ethnic disparities in EC incidence and mortality rates, limited data exist regarding disparities in hysterectomy surgical outcomes. We evaluated associations of race/ethnicity with postoperative complications, serious adverse events (SAEs), and length of hospital stay among women undergoing EC-related hysterectomy. METHODS: Using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) data, we identified women (≥18 years) undergoing hysterectomy to treat EC between 2014 and 2020. We used multivariable logistic regression to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for associations of race/ethnicity (white, black, and Latina) with postoperative complications and SAEs. We used Poisson regression with robust standard errors to calculate incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and 95% CIs for the association of race/ethnicity with length of hospital stay. RESULTS: Of 22,778 women undergoing EC-related hysterectomy, 3.1% developed postoperative complications. Black (adjusted OR: 1.62; 95% CI 1.05-2.48) and Latina women (adjusted OR: 1.79; 95% CI 1.04-3.09) had higher postoperative complication risks than white women. The overall SAE incidence was 5.0%. Black women (adjusted OR: 1.55, 95% CI 1.13-2.15) had higher SAE risks than white women. Length of hospital stay was significantly longer for black women than white women (IRR: 1.18; 95% CI 1.07-1.30). CONCLUSIONS: We observed racial/ethnic disparities in EC-related hysterectomy surgical outcomes in a large, diverse sample of U.S. women between 2014 and 2020. Studies to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of these racial disparities, with a focus on social context remain necessary.