Racial, ethnic differences in complementary and integrative health use among adults with mental illness: Results from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Lee Za Ong ◽  
Karisse A. Callender ◽  
Kacie M. Blalock ◽  
Jerome J. Holzbauer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
National Health ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Black African ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Integrative Health ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the patterns of complementary and integrative health (CIH) use among adults with a racial/ethnic minority background and a mental illness. A secondary data analysis of 2017 National Health Interview Survey (N = 793) was conducted using chi-square, multivariate logistic regression, and multinomial logistic regression. Overall, Black/African Americans and Hispanic/Latinx groups remained the least proportional of CIH therapies utilization. Being a male, Black/African American or Latinx/Hispanic and had work experience were predictors of the least use of the CIH therapies. Research is needed to bridge the gaps on the CIH use among a racial/ethnic minority with mental illness and to enhance the equitable and collaborative mental health care in the community.

scholarly journals Pediatric Asthma Among Small Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups: An Analysis of the 2006-2015 National Health Interview Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Wen ◽  
Shelley H. Liu ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Perry Sheffield ◽  
Bian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
National Health ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Ethnic Minority Groups ◽  
Current Asthma ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Few studies have examined the asthma burden among small racial/ethnic minority groups such as Asian children. We examined asthma disparities among children aged 4-17 in 6 small non-Hispanic racial/ethnic minority groups (American Indian/Alaska Native [AI/AN], Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, other Asian, and multiple race) by using the 2006-2015 National Health Interview Survey. These small minority groups represented a weighted 6.1% of the study population (6770 of 88 049). The prevalence of current asthma ranged from 5.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.5%-7.5%) among Chinese children to 13.8% (95% CI, 10.4%-17.2%) among multiple-race children and 14.6% (95% CI, 10.8%-18.4%) among AI/AN children. Compared with non-Hispanic white children, AI/AN (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2-2.2) and multiple-race (aOR = 1.4; 95% CI, 1.0-2.0) children had higher odds for current asthma. Several small racial/ethnic minority groups are at heightened risk of asthma-associated outcomes, highlighting the need for further research on these populations.

Affordable Care Act and Cancer Survivors' Financial Barriers to Care: Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey, 2009-2018

2021 ◽  
pp. OP.21.00095
Author(s):  
Christopher T. Su ◽  
Dolorence Okullo ◽  
Stephanie Hingtgen ◽  
Deborah A. Levine ◽  
Susan D. Goold
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
National Health ◽  
Affordable Care Act ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Barriers To Care ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
The Impact

PURPOSE: Since Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation in 2014, studies have demonstrated gains in insurance coverage for cancer survivors < 65 years. We assessed the impact of ACA implementation on financial barriers to care by stratifying survivors at age 65 years, when individuals typically become Medicare-eligible. METHODS: We used data from respondents with cancer in the 2009-2018 National Health Interview Survey. We identified 21,954 respondents representing approximately 7.4 million survivors, who were then age-stratified at age 65 years. Survey responses regarding financial barriers to medical care and medications were analyzed, and age-stratified multivariable logistic regression modeling was performed, which evaluated the impact of ACA implementation on these measures, adjusted for demographic and socioeconomic variables. RESULTS: After multivariable logistic regression, ACA implementation was associated with higher adjusted odds of Medicaid insurance (odds ratio [95% CI] 2.02 [1.72 to 2.36]; P < .0001) and lower adjusted odds of no insurance (0.57 [0.48 to 0.68]; P < .0001). Regarding financial barriers, ACA implementation was associated with lower adjusted odds of inability to afford medications (0.68 [0.59 to 0.79]; P < .0001), inability to afford dental care (0.83 [0.73 to 0.94]; P = .004), and delaying care (0.78 [0.69 to 0.89]; P = .002) in the 18-64 years group. Similarly, ACA implementation was associated with lower adjusted odds of secondary outcomes such as delaying refills, skipping doses, and anxiety over medical bills. Similar associations were not seen in the > 65 years group. CONCLUSION: Survivor-reported measures of financial barriers in cancer survivors age 18-64 years significantly improved following ACA implementation. Similar changes were not seen in the Medicare-eligible cohort, likely because of high Medicare enrollment and few uninsured.

Associations of Prayer, Mind-Body Therapy, and Smoking Cessation in a National Survey

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 593-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. F. Gillum ◽  
Glen Bennett ◽  
Scott Santibañtez ◽  
Michael Donahue
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
National Health ◽  
National Survey ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Body Therapy ◽  
Interview Survey

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death. Many people use mind-body therapies and/or prayer to assist them in smoking cessation, but more information on their effectiveness is needed. In the 2002 National Health Interview Survey, 5,864 persons aged 18 or older reported smoking in the prior 12 mo.; among these, users of any of 10 mind-body therapies or prayer were compared to nonusers to assess smoking cessation attempts and smoking cessation over a 1-yr. period. Weighted logistic regression showed that the adjusted odds of reporting quit attempts during the year prior to interview or of reporting no longer smoking at interview were significantly higher in those using prayer alone, any mind-body therapy alone, or both, compared with those who used neither. In the subset of 2,839 persons who reported smoking 12 mo. prior to interview and attempting to quit during the year prior to interview, the odds of reporting no longer smoking at interview were no greater for those who used prayer, any mind-body therapy, or both, than in those using neither.

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