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Perceptions of negative health-care experiences and self-reported health behavior change in three racial and ethnic groups
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Schwei, Rebecca J. Johnson, Timothy Matthews, Alicia K. Jacobs, Elizabeth A. |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Our two study objectives were: (1) to understand the relationship between the perception of a previous negative health care experience and race/ethnicity, and how socio-demographic, access-to-health-care, and self-reported health variables modified this relationship and (2) to assess how many behaviors participants reported changing as a result of experiencing a perceived negative health care experience, which behaviors they changed, and if there were differences in patterns of change across racial/ethnic groups. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of 600 African American, Mexican-Hispanic, and white adults in socioeconomically diverse neighborhoods in Chicago, IL. We used multivariable logistic regression to analyze the relationship between a perceived negative health care experience in the last 5 years and race/ethnicity. We summed and then calculated the percentage of people who changed each of the 10 behaviors and evaluated whether or not there were differences in behavior change across racial/ethnic groups. More than 32% of participants reported a perceived negative health care experience in the past 5 years. Participants who had a bachelor’s degree or above (OR; 2.95,95%CI:1.01–8.63), avoided needed care due to cost (OR:1.84,95%CI:1.11–3.06), or who reported fair/poor health (OR:3.58,95%CI:1.66–7.80) had significantly increased odds of reporting a negative health care experience. Of these people, 88% reported “sometimes/always” changing at least one health seeking behavior. There were no racial/ethnic differences in reporting negative experiences or in patterns of behavior change. Race/ethnicity was not related to reporting a perceived negative health care experience or reported patterns of behavior change in response to that experience. However those who avoided care due to cost, were more highly educated, or who indicated poorer health status reported having a negative experience more often. Our findings suggest that the perception of a previous negative experience may influence subsequent health care seeking behaviors. |
| Related Links | http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc5548094?pdf=render https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5548094/pdf |
| Ending Page | 168 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| Starting Page | 156 |
| ISSN | 13557858 |
| e-ISSN | 14653419 |
| DOI | 10.1080/13557858.2016.1244621 |
| Journal | Ethnicity & health |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 22 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2017-03-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Ethnic Studies Biomedical Social Sciences Negative Health Care Experience Health Care Behaviors Race/ethnicity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Arts and Humanities Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Cultural Studies |
