The Impact of a Standardized Disease Management Program on Race/Ethnicity and Gender Disparities in Care and Mortality

Background. The literature on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is contradictory regarding the impact of weight status on CRC screening. This study was intended to determine if CRC screening rates among 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) respondent racial/ethnic and gender subgroups were influenced by weight status.Methods. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine if CRC screening use differed significantly among obese, overweight, and normal-weight individuals in race/ethnic and gender subgroups.Results. Multivariable analyses showed that CRC screening rates did not differ significantly for individuals within these subgroups who were obese or overweight as compared to their normal-weight peers.Conclusion. Weight status does not contribute to disparities in CRC screening in race/ethnicity and gender subgroups.

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Prevalence of Vaccination Rates in Systolic Heart Failure: A Prospective Study of 549 Patients by Age, Race, Ethnicity, and Sex in a Heart Failure Disease Management Program

Congestive Heart Failure ◽

10.1111/j.1751-7133.2010.00190.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 278-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Kathy Hebert ◽

George Marzouka ◽

Lee Arcement ◽

Elyse Julian ◽

Frank Cortazar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Disease Management ◽

Prospective Study ◽

Disease Management Program ◽

Systolic Heart Failure ◽

Management Program ◽

Vaccination Rates ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

Heart Failure Disease Management ◽

A Prospective Study

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Investigating the Influence of Mentor–Mentee Race and Gender Pairs on Public Health Persistence

Pedagogy in Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/23733799211049238 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1_suppl) ◽

pp. 63S-70S

Author(s):

Cynthia Trawick ◽

Thema Monroe-White ◽

Michael Joseph ◽

NyThea Campbell Tolbert ◽

Jigsa Tola ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Further Education ◽

White Female ◽

Graduate Degree ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

And Gender ◽

Ethnicity And Gender ◽

The Impact

Background. Mentoring and immersive experiences through internships are important means of increasing underrepresented (UR) students’ persistence in public health. However, while the positive effects of mentoring are well established, studies on the effect of race/ethnicity and gender mentor matching on persistence have produced mixed results. Aims. This article investigates the impact of homogeneous and heterogeneous mentor–mentee pairs on UR intern persistence for Project Imhotep, a summer internship program at Morehouse College. Method. The authors employ multivariable logistic regression analyses to examine the relationship between mentor and mentee race/ethnicity and gender characteristics on undergraduate intern academic persistence and career attainment. Results. Mentor demographics and institution type are predictors associated with intern academic and career persistence; however, the predictive importance of model attributes varied by outcome. Mentees paired with UR mentors (female or male) were more likely to attend graduate school, and mentees mentored by female mentors (UR female or White female) were more likely to pursue a graduate degree in public health. Finally, mentees mentored by UR females had the highest likelihood of either pursuing a graduate degree in public health or a public health career. Discussion. This article advances our understanding of how mentor–mentee race/ethnicity and gender affects the recruitment and retention of undergraduate students from racially and ethnically UR populations into public health. Conclusions. The findings suggest that the degree of shared racial/ethnic and/or gender identity between a public health intern and mentor influenced the likelihood of the intern pursuing further education or a public health career.

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Examining the impact of race/ethnicity and gender intersectionality on preferences of social distance from individuals with mental health conditions

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment ◽

10.1080/10911359.2018.1433572 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 370-380 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sha-Lai L. Williams ◽

E. Peter Cabrera-Nguyen ◽

Sharon D. Johnson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Distance ◽

Health Conditions ◽

Mental Health Conditions ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

And Gender ◽

Ethnicity And Gender ◽

The Impact

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The Role of Psychosocial Processes in Explaining the Gradient Between Socioeconomic Status and Health

Current Directions in Psychological Science ◽

10.1111/1467-8721.01245 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 119-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 204

Author(s):

Nancy E. Adler ◽

Alana Conner Snibbe

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Allostatic Load ◽

Direction Of Causation ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

And Gender ◽

Psychosocial Processes ◽

The Life Course ◽

Ethnicity And Gender ◽

The Impact

The gradient between socioeconomic status (SES) and health is well established: Many measures of health show that health increases as SES increases. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are not well understood. Behavioral, cognitive, and affective tendencies that develop in response to the greater psychosocial stress encountered in low-SES environments may partially mediate the impact of SES on health. Although these tendencies might be helpful for coping in the short term, over time they may contribute to the development of allostatic load, which increases vulnerability to disease. Debate remains regarding the direction of causation between SES and health, the impact of income inequality, the interaction of SES with race-ethnicity and gender, and the effects of SES over the life course.

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The implementation of a chronic disease management program (Prolanis) in Indonesia: a literature review

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology ◽

10.1515/jbcpp-2019-0350 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sesty Rachmawati ◽

Hanni Prihhastuti-Puspitasari ◽

Elida Zairina

Keyword(s):

Chronic Disease ◽

Disease Management ◽

Literature Review ◽

Disease Management Program ◽

Social Insurance ◽

Chronic Disease Management ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Management Program ◽

Healthcare Facilities ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background The Chronic Disease Management Program or Program Pengelolaan Penyakit Kronis (Prolanis) is a program initiated by the Social Insurance Administration Organization or Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Social (BPJS) in Indonesia. Prolanis aim to provide a proactive healthcare service approach for patients with chronic diseases particularly those with diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Prolanis also aims to achieve the optimal quality of life in patients with chronic disease through effective and efficient healthcare services including cost. All primary healthcare centers and a few of the private clinics in Indonesia have implemented Prolanis, however, the impact of the program has not been reviewed. This review aimed to see the implementation of Prolanis in healthcare facilities in Indonesia. Methods A literature review was conducted by searching articles through Google Scholar and PubMed databases up to August 2019. The following keywords or terms were used: Prolanis, BPJS indexed with terms related to blood pressure or hypertension in Indonesia. The references, citations and similar articles from the identified articles were used to identify additional sources. Results Twenty-four articles were identified through the first search using the key terms although only eight articles met the inclusion criteria. This review showed that the implementation of Prolanis in the healthcare facilities in Indonesia was varied in terms of the activities and services provided. The healthcare professional involved in the implementation of Prolanis were also varied. There were some barriers faced by the healthcare facilities including the availability of funding, the healthcare facilities and infrastructures, the unavailability of standard operating orocedures (SOPs) as well as the limitation of human resources involved in Prolanis. Conclusions The implementation of Prolanis in Indonesia has not been optimized, as there were some barriers during its implementation in the healthcare facilities.

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