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Bhattacharya G. Advancing Black Men's Type 2 Diabetes Healthcare Through Addressing Gender-centered Social Norms, Cognitive Scripts, and Manhood: An Integrated Public Health Approach for Reducing T2D Disparities. SOCIAL WORK IN PUBLIC HEALTH 2024; 39:666-677. [PMID: 38994694 DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2376828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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In the United States, the burden of type 2 diabetes (T2D) health complications and outcomes is higher in Black men, and the diabetes disparities are escalating. Previous evidence-based research underscored the need to explore gender-specific experiences of chronic illness in social-cultural, historical, and clinical contexts. Our community-engaged qualitative study focused on learning from the live experiences of Black men (n = 15) in the Arkansas Delta area. Applying a narrative approach, we explored and learned from the participants about their perception of the consequences of T2D on manhood and the usefulness of T2D management instructions. Findings indicate that an integrated public health approach contextualizes social-cultural norms, cognitive scripts, and gender-centered expressions of manhood, a promising direction in T2D healthcare; social support is essential for emotional and physical help in continued T2D management; and connecting with Black men and their insights are vital to develop relevant and appropriate guidelines for T2D management care.
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- Gauri Bhattacharya
- College of Health Sciences, School of Social Work, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Mouhawasse E, Haff CW, Kumar P, Lack B, Chu K, Bansal U, Dubin JM. Can AI chatbots accurately answer patient questions regarding vasectomies? Int J Impot Res 2024:10.1038/s41443-024-00970-y. [PMID: 39179908 DOI: 10.1038/s41443-024-00970-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2024] [Revised: 08/08/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the healthcare industry. There have been limited studies assessing AI model efficacy and accuracy in urology. To our knowledge, there is a lack in research looking at one of the most common urological procedures: the vasectomy. Ten frequently asked questions regarding vasectomies were individually entered into three different AI sources (ChatGPT, Bard & Bing) using free interfaces available to consumers. The responses were critically analyzed by three urologists and graded on a scale of 1 to 4 for clarity, accuracy, and evidence-based information, with 1 being the best and 4 being the worst. ChatGPT had the best average rating per question at 1.367, followed by Bard at 2.167 and Bing at 1.800(p = 0.000083). ChatGPT was found to provide significantly more satisfactory answers than both Bard (p = 0.00005) and Bing (p = 0.03988). The difference between Bard and Bing however was found to be insignificant (p = 0.09651). Overall, our study shows that AI Chatbots may provide mostly accurate information on frequently asked questions regarding vasectomies and is a reasonable resource for patients interested in the procedure to use. ChatGPT is the most accurate and concise of the chatbots assessed.
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- Edwin Mouhawasse
- Charles E. Schmidt Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
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- Charles E. Schmidt Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Charles E. Schmidt Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Charles E. Schmidt Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Advanced Urology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL, 33021, USA
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL, 33021, USA
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George W, Miller M, Stewart EC, Wilus D, Campbell L, Barlow BC, Mayo-Gamble TL, Barajas C, Hill C, Johnson V, Reed L, Williams J, Cunningham-Erves J. Using a community-engaged research process to plan, implement, and evaluate a cancer education program to improve knowledge and screening intentions among African American men. J Psychosoc Oncol 2024:1-24. [PMID: 39146493 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2024.2379822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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OBJECTIVE We assessed acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of a culturally appropriate, cancer education program to improve cancer knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, and screening intentions for oropharynx, colon, and prostate cancers among African American men. We detailed the community-engaged research process used for African American men to design, implement, and evaluate the program. MATERIALS AND METHODS We recruited 84 (61 in-person, 23 online) African American men over 2-months across 4 churches in Middle Tennessee in 2021. A single group, pre-post-test design was used to evaluate the 2.5-h hybrid program. Scales used were: General self-efficacy for cancer screening; attitudes toward cancer; general cancer knowledge; and subjective norms related to cancer. One-item measured cancer screening intention. Taba robust partial correlation measured the degree of association between changes in means of each explanatory variable with changes in means of each outcome variable. IBM SPSS version 28 and R/RStudio version 3.6.0 was used for data analysis. We conducted three focus groups (n = 17) to assess program acceptability. Microsoft Excel version 26 was used to conduct thematic analysis for this data. FINDINGS Quantitative Significant differences were found in the pre/post comparisons of knowledge (mean difference: 0.22; p-value = 0.015), self-efficacy (mean difference: 0.23; p-value < 0.001), and prostate cancer screening intention (mean difference: 0.19; p-value = 0.049) scores. This indicates the mean score for knowledge, self-efficacy, and prostate cancer screening intention was significantly higher post-intervention. Qualitative Focus group themes were: (1) Impact of Program on Participants Psychosocial Health (2) Perspectives on Life after the program. (3) Views on Programmatic Components; (4) Recommendations for Program Improvement. CONCLUSIONS Results demonstrate our program is feasible, acceptable, and could increase cancer screening intentions and behavior. Psychosocial providers should demonstrate cultural awareness and humility when providing services to address the psychological and social needs for cancer screening among African American men.
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- Whitney George
- School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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- School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Second Missionary Baptist Cooperative Ministries, Hickory, TN, USA
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Griffith DM. Gender health equity: The case for including men's health. Soc Sci Med 2024; 351 Suppl 1:116863. [PMID: 38825381 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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United States' federal policy and infrastructure fail to explicitly consider the health of men, particularly the poor health of marginalized men. This inattention to men's health hinders the nation's ability to improve population health, to achieve gender health equity, and to achieve health equity more broadly. Expanding efforts to consider gender in federal policy and infrastructure to include men, naming men as a population whose poor health warrants policy attention, creating offices of men's health in federal agencies, and utilizing an intersectional lens to develop and analyze policies that affect health would likely yield critical improvements in population health and health equity in the United States. Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, I illustrate the persistence of sex differences in mortality and leading causes of death, and how these patterns mask gender gaps in health that are driven largely by marginalized men. Given the common practice of presenting data by sex and race separately, it is difficult to recognize when the health of specific groups of men warrants attention. I utilize the case of Black men to illustrate the importance of an intersectional approach, and why men's health is critical to achieving gender and racial equity in health. While a gender mainstreaming approach has enhanced the nation's ability to consider and address the health of women and girls, it has not expanded to be inclusive of boys and men. Consequently, I argue that if our goal is to achieve health equity, it is critical to employ an intersectional approach that simultaneously considers the full range of factors that influence individual and population health and well-being. An intersectional approach would facilitate efforts to simultaneously explore strategies to achieve racial, ethnic, and gender health equity, which are driven by structural determinants beyond sex and gender related factors.
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- Derek M Griffith
- Center for Men's Health Equity, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Racial Justice Institute, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Health, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Global Action on Men's Health, United Kingdom.
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Jiang Y, Man X, Shi X, Zhao L, Yang W, Cheng W. Who consumes curative care expenditure of medical institutions in Beijing: a case study based on System of Health Accounts 2011. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:548. [PMID: 37231464 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09564-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND China's health system is challenged by complex health problems experienced by different population groups and caused by multiple diseases. This study examined the distribution of curative care expenditure (CCE) of medical institutions in Beijing using beneficiary characteristics such as residency, gender, age, and disease. Suggestions are presented for the development of health policies. METHODS A total of 81 medical institutions with approximately 80 million patients in Beijing, China, were selected via a multistage stratified cluster random sampling approach. Based on this sample, the System of Health Accounts 2011 was used to estimate the CCE of medical institutions. RESULTS The CCE of medical institutions in Beijing was ¥246.93 billion in 2019. The consumption of patients from other provinces was ¥60.04 billion, accounting for 24.13% of the total CCE. The CCE of female consumption (52.01%/¥128.42 billion) exceeded that of male consumption (47.99%/¥118.51 billion). Almost half of the CCE (45.62%/¥112.64 billion) was consumed by patients aged 60 or above. Adolescent patients up to an age of 14 (including those aged 14) mainly chose secondary or tertiary hospitals for treatment. Chronic non-communicable diseases accounted for the largest share of CCE consumption, with circulatory diseases accounting for the highest proportion. CONCLUSIONS This study identified significant differences in CCE consumption in Beijing according to region, gender, age, and disease. Currently, the utilization of resources in medical institutions is not reasonable, and the hierarchical medical system is not sufficiently effective. Therefore, the government needs to optimize the allocation of resources according to the needs of different groups and rationalize the institutional process and functions.
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- Yan Jiang
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3Rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3Rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
- National Institute of Chinese Medicine Development and Strategy, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3Rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
- National Institute of Chinese Medicine Development and Strategy, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3Rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3Rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3Rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
- National Institute of Chinese Medicine Development and Strategy, Beijing, China.
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Abualhaija N. Men's health disparities: Causes and interventions. Nurs Forum 2022; 57:785-792. [PMID: 35701992 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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According to the existing, extensive scientific evidence in the literature, men on average are living sicker and dying younger at a higher rate compared to women. The causes of men's infirmities are complex and multifaceted, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality rates and decreased life expectancy. Despite the statistics of the doomed health status among men, interests to eliminate their health disparities remain inconsistent and ill-defined. Therefore, efforts to eradicate men's health disparities should be positioned in interdisciplinary health education, research, and policy using sex and gender-based health frameworks. The purpose of this paper is to explore men's health generally by discussing common health disparities, the causes of the gender gap in men's health outcomes, proposing some strategies for advancing men's health, and finally providing nursing implications for education, practice, research, and health/public policy. Notably, interdisciplinary, gender-based health education potentially has significant impacts on men's health. The promotion of such initiatives can consequently address the intricacies of men's health, which will provide future healthcare professionals with the knowledge, attitude, and skills necessary to improve men's health.
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- Nashat Abualhaija
- School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and Human Performance, University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA
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Wallace BH, Chard S, Roth EG. The Graying of the Cool Pose: Examining Active Care Strategies Among Older African-American Men With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2022; 77:2016-2025. [PMID: 35552416 PMCID: PMC9683491 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbac071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The influence of masculinity norms on disparate health outcomes has been established in the literature. What is less understood are the specific ways in which African-American men "do health" by engaging in strategies promoting positive health outcomes. This article reframes what has been previously examined through a health deficit perspective by reporting the experiences and positive health maintenance strategies of older, African-American men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes). METHODS We employed an intersectional framework to thematically analyze qualitative interviews with African-American male participants (N = 15) in our National Institute on Aging-funded study of diabetes among older adults in Baltimore. Interviews consisted of a modified version of the McGill Illness Narrative Interview, which included discussions of diabetes experiences and self-management strategies. RESULTS The majority of African-American men in our study link their successful diabetes management to purposeful self-care activities, despite structural and personal limitations. These activities include proactively seeking diabetes education, healthy eating, medication management, and engaging in supportive relationships. DISCUSSION Active pursuit of a healthy lifestyle often requires redefining Black manhood, defying negative gender stereotypes of what it means to be a Black male. Results are described in the context of the "Cool Pose," a framework for understanding how African-American men and boys cope with systemic racial oppression and the unachievable dominant standards of masculinity in the United States. The results suggest that this framework may be less applicable for older African-American men who promote well-being in the wake of chronic disease as they age.
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- Brandy Harris Wallace
- Address correspondence to: Brandy Harris Wallace, PhD, UMBC, Center for Aging Studies, PUP, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA. E-mail:
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- UMBC, Center for Aging Studies, PUP, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,UMBC, Sociology and Anthropology Department, PUP, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- UMBC, Center for Aging Studies, PUP, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Wright L, Hotaling J, Pastuszak AW. Response to the Letter-to-the-Editor: "Erectile Dysfunction and Treatment: An Analysis of Associated Chronic Health Conditions". Urology 2021; 160:231. [PMID: 34788665 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Lindsey Wright
- Univeristy of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT USA; Department of Surgery, Surgical Population Analysis Research Core, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT USA
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