scholarly journals Redefining the Use of Digital Communities: AD Knowledge in an Online Educated Cohort of Midlife and Older Blacks

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 99-99
Author(s):  
Travonia Brown-Hughes ◽  
Alyssa Gamaldo ◽  
Corinne Pettigrew ◽  
Allison Caban-Holt ◽  
Nihal Mohamed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Electronic Communications ◽  
God's Will ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Digital Communities ◽  
Household Incomes ◽  
Diagnostic Delays

Abstract The normalization of memory loss continues to contribute to diagnostic delays among older adult African Americans with dementia. We utilized an innovative recruitment method to establish a solely online study to examine perceptions and knowledge levels of Alzheimer’s Disease in a highly educated geographically diverse cohort of 223 African Americans aged 50-84. Participants were recruited through largely electronic communications. Sample participants were primarily female (n=196), with 51.1% having completed a master’s degree, and 58.2% of participants with household incomes of $90,000 or higher. Study findings revealed that although highly educated, 42% of sample participants believed significant memory loss was a normal part of aging and 59.6% felt that God’s Will was a possible cause of AD. A sizable majority of participants, 86.5%, felt most family physicians were not trained to diagnose AD. Findings underscore the need for physician and community education within diverse populations, regardless of education and SES status.

scholarly journals Educational Attainment and Tobacco Harm Knowledge Among American Adults: Diminished Returns of African Americans and Hispanics

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shervin Assari ◽  
Mohsen Bazargan
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
High Educational Attainment ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
High Educational

Background and aims: Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs) refer to the smaller effects of educational attainment for ethnic minorities compared to the majority group. As a result of MDRs, research has documented more than expected tobacco use among Hispanics and African Americans (AAs) with high educational attainment. In theory, some of this increased risk may be due to lower tobacco harm knowledge. Accordingly, the present study compared ethnic groups for the association between educational attainment and tobacco harm knowledge among American adults in order to better understand a potential mechanism behind MDRs of educational attainment on tobacco use of Hispanics and AAs. Methods: The current cross-sectional study used baseline data of 27,405 adults, which were obtained from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (2013) study a nationally representative survey in the United States. The independent and dependent variables were educational attainment and tobacco harm knowledge, respectively. In addition, age, gender, employment, and poverty status were the covariates and ethnicity was the moderator. Finally, linear regression was used to analyze the data. Results: Educational attainment was inversely associated with tobacco harm knowledge in the pooled sample (b=0.11, 95% CI=0.09 - 0.13). Ethnicity showed a statistically significant interaction with educational attainment (b=-0.05, 95% CI=-0.10 - 0.00 for AAs and b=-0.14, 95% CI=-0.19 - -0.09 for Hispanics versus non-Hispanics), suggesting that the effect of educational attainment on tobacco harm knowledge was smaller for Hispanics and AAs compared to non-Hispanics and Whites. Conclusion: In general, although high educational attainment increases tobacco harm knowledge, highly educated Hispanics and AAs still report a disproportionately low level of tobacco harm knowledge. Eventually, the MDRs of educational attainment on tobacco harm knowledge may explain why highly educated Hispanics remain at high risk of tobacco use.

scholarly journals Older adults' concerns about cognitive health: commonalities and differences among six United States ethnic groups

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 1202-1228 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES N. LADITKA ◽  
SARAH B. LADITKA ◽  
RUI LIU ◽  
ANNA E. PRICE ◽  
BEI WU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Chinese Americans ◽  
Vietnamese Americans ◽  
Cognitive Health

ABSTRACTWe studied concerns about cognitive health among ethnically diverse groups of older adults. The study was grounded in theories of health behaviour and the representation of health and illness. We conducted 42 focus groups (N=396, ages 50+) in four languages, with African Americans, American Indians, Chinese Americans, Latinos, Whites other than Latinos (hereafter, Whites) and Vietnamese Americans, in nine United States locations. Participants discussed concerns about keeping their memory or ability to think as they age. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim. Constant comparison methods identified themes. In findings, all ethnic groups expressed concern and fear about memory loss, losing independence, and becoming ‘a burden’. Knowing someone with Alzheimer's disease increased concern. American Indians, Chinese Americans, Latinos and Vietnamese Americans expected memory loss. American Indians, Chinese Americans and Vietnamese Americans were concerned about stigma associated with Alzheimer's disease. Only African Americans, Chinese and Whites expressed concern about genetic risks. Only African Americans and Whites expressed concern about behaviour changes. Although we asked participants for their thoughts about their ability to think as they age, they focused almost exclusively on memory. This suggests that health education promoting cognitive health should focus on memory, but should also educate the public about the importance of maintaining all aspects of cognitive health.

P3-258: THE INFLUENCE OF THE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP ON WILLINGNESS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO DISCUSS MEMORY LOSS WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. P726-P726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan J. Flowers Benton ◽  
Dorothy Farrar Edwards ◽  
Wade G. Gunn ◽  
Paul Izard ◽  
Ashley Kaseroff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship

scholarly journals African Americans with Memory Loss: Findings from a Community Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky

2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah D. Danner ◽  
Charles D. Smith ◽  
Peace Jessa ◽  
JoAnna Hudson
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Community Clinic ◽  
With Memory

Depression and Memory Loss in African Americans with Diabetic Retinopathy

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 1249-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry W. Rovner ◽  
Robin J. Casten ◽  
Ann P. Murchison ◽  
Allen C. Ho ◽  
Jeffrey Henderer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Memory Loss

scholarly journals Understanding dementia in ethnically diverse groups: a qualitative study from Norway

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 2191-2214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Sagbakken ◽  
Ragnhild Storstein Spilker ◽  
Reidun Ingebretsen
Keyword(s):  
Health Personnel ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Explanatory Models ◽  
God's Will ◽  
Older Immigrants ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Significant Public Health ◽  
Diverse Groups

AbstractAs the number of older immigrants in Europe rises, dementia within minority ethnic populations warrants attention as a significant public health problem. Equitable health and care services constitute a prioritised health policy aim on both supranational and national levels in Europe and is formulated in the Norwegian health legislation. Through interviews and focus groups with older immigrants, relatives of immigrants with dementia and health personnel, we explored the perceptions of dementia among ethnically diverse groups in Norway. The findings show that many interpret symptoms such as memory loss and disorientation as a natural part of ageing. Others consider dementia symptoms to have a psycho-social origin, deriving from social isolation. Some describe symptoms as an expression of a potentially transient sign of madness, while others point to destiny and God's will, representing basic and unalterable causes. However, another pattern of perception includes viewing dementia as a potentially transient physical illness, including a belief in a medical cure. By investigating how people with dementia and their families understand and manage the condition, one may facilitate access to relevant and adapted information. Furthermore, by exploring how people relate to their illness, health personnel may challenge explanatory models that create unrealistic expectations of cure, as well as models that, due to stigma or normalisation of symptoms, prevent the use of public care.

scholarly journals Who reads contemporary erotic novels and why?

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Kraxenberger ◽  
Christine A. Knoop ◽  
Winfried Menninghaus
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Book Market ◽  
Committed Relationships ◽  
Traditional Beliefs ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Online Study ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
A Current

AbstractIn the wake of EL James’s series Fifty Shades of Grey, the book market has seen a veritable surge of bestselling erotic novels over the past decade. The online study reported here pursued two questions: (1) Who reads these erotic novels? (2) What are the reasons underlying this preference? Most of the readers of erotic novels that responded to our survey are heterosexual women in committed relationships. They are highly educated, from a broad age span, describe themselves as avid readers and like to share their reading experiences with others. Distraction and feelings of ease were identified as prime rewards associated with reading erotic novels. The sexual explicitness of the novels and their potential to provide guidance in life also play a role, yet turned out to be less important than suggested in previous research. Contrary to critical opinion, our participants consider erotic novels––at least to a certain degree–to be emancipated, feminist, and progressive. We relate this finding primarily to the surveyed participants’ rather traditional beliefs regarding gender roles. Our study is the first to explore empirically the readership and the reading rewards underlying a current large-scale cultural phenomenon, emphasizing the need for future investigations off the literary canon.

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