Songs of Immigrants and Emigrants

2020 ◽  
pp. 231-251
Author(s):  
David Menconi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Jim Crow ◽  
Cost Of Living ◽  
Thelonious Monk ◽  
John Coltrane ◽  
Nina Simone ◽  
Jim Crow South

As a crossroads state, North Carolina’s population has more than doubled since 1970. Musical immigrants move here for the same reasons as everyone else: quality of life, cost of living, scenery, inspiration. The influx includes everyone from jazz giant Branford Marsalis to electronic inventor Bob Moog. It runs two ways, however, with African-Americans fleeing the Jim Crow South for brighter futures up North -- Nina Simone, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk among them.

scholarly journals Quantifying the Influence of Individual, Community, and Health System Factors on Quality of Life Among Inner-City African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

2021 ◽  
pp. 014572172199628
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Campbell ◽  
Alice Yan ◽  
Renee E. Walker ◽  
Lance Weinhardt ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Health System ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
System Factors

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the association of individual, community, and health system factors on quality of life among inner-city African Americans with type 2 diabetes. Methods Primary data from a cross-sectional study with a community sample of 241 inner-city African Americans with type 2 diabetes were analyzed. Paper-based surveys were administered in which the SF-12 was used to capture the physical component (PCS) and mental component (MCS) of quality of life. Four regression approaches (sequential, stepwise with backward and forward selection, and all possible subsets regression) were used to examine the influence of individual, community, and health system factors on PCS and MCS after adjusting for relevant covariates using a conceptual framework. Results In fully adjusted models, having less than a high school education and having major depression were associated with lower quality-of-life scores for MCS across all 4 regression approaches. Being employed was positively associated with better quality-of-life scores for PCS across all 4 regression approaches. PCS was higher across all 4 regression approaches for those reporting a history of trauma. At the health systems level, usual source of care was associated with better PCS across 3 regression approaches. Conclusions These results highlight key factors that influence quality of life among inner-city African Americans with type 2 diabetes that could be targets for interventions in this population. However, additional research is needed to understand existing pathways that may be driving many of these relationships.

The Contribution of Hope to the Quality of Life among Aging African Americans: 1980–1992

2000 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virgil H. Adams ◽  
James S. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Personal Efficacy ◽  
Age Cohorts ◽  
Frequency Of Contact

This study examined age differences between 1979–80 and 1992 in the quality of life of African Americans using panel data from the National Survey of Black Americans. Of particular interest was the role of the hope dimension of personal efficacy in accounting for variance in general well-being, beyond that contributed by social demographic and economic indicators. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that hope and family satisfaction in 1980 consistently accounted for significant amounts of variance in general life satisfaction in the 1992 fourth wave of data among all three cohorts. For older respondents, increased frequency of contact with friends and family help were the most important contributors to high satisfaction. Across waves in all age cohorts family satisfaction and contact with friends were most important in contributing to life satisfaction. Implications for further research on well-being among African Americans were discussed.

scholarly journals Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life among African-Americans in a lifestyle weight loss program

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 1025-1033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aluko A. Hope ◽  
Shiriki K. Kumanyika ◽  
Justine Shults ◽  
William C. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Weight Loss Program ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Prostate cancer in African Americans: relationship of patient and partner self-efficacy to quality of life

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 433-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa C. Campbell ◽  
Francis J. Keefe ◽  
Daphne C. McKee ◽  
Christopher L. Edwards ◽  
Steven H. Herman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Quality of life differences between African Americans and Hispanic Americans with multiple sclerosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diamond Garcia ◽  
Jason Ledesma ◽  
Kristen Berube ◽  
Sarah Valdez ◽  
Eric Tamrazian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Hispanic Americans

Disparities in Outcomes for African Americans and Whites Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Literature Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Goodman ◽  
Michael L. Parks ◽  
Kelly McHugh ◽  
Kara Fields ◽  
Rie Smethurst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
English Language ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hand Search ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Total Knee

Objective.African Americans in the United States undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA) less often than whites, in part because of lower expectations among African Americans for successful surgery. Whether this lower expectation is justified is unknown. Our objective is to compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and satisfaction after TKA between African Americans and whites.Methods.A systematic review of English language articles using Medline, the Cochrane register, Embase (April 21, 2015), and a hand search of unlisted disparities journals was performed. Search terms included total knee replacement, quality of life, outcomes, and satisfaction. High-quality cohort studies that examined HRQOL in African Americans and white adults 6 months or more after TKA were included.Results.Of the 4781 studies screened by title, and 346 by abstract, 7 studies included race in their analysis. Results included 5570 TKA patients, 4077 whites (89%), and 482 (11%) blacks. Because studies used different outcome measures and were inconsistent in their adjustment for confounders, we could not perform a quantitative synthesis of results. In 5 studies, US blacks had worse pain, in 5 worse function, and in 1 less satisfaction 6 months to 2 years after TKA.Conclusion.US blacks may derive less benefit from TKA than whites as measured by HRQOL, pain, function, and satisfaction. Many studies assessing predictors of patient-related TKA outcomes fail to analyze race as a variable, which limited our study. More studies assessing the effect of race and socioeconomic factors on TKA outcome are needed.

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