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Orom H, Ramer NE, Allard NC, McQueen A, Waters EA, Kiviniemi MT, Hay JL. Colorectal cancer information avoidance is associated with screening adherence. J Behav Med 2024; 47:504-514. [PMID: 38460064 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00482-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer among U.S. men and women and the second deadliest. Effective screening modalities can either prevent CRC or find it earlier, but fewer than two thirds of U.S. adults are adherent to CRC screening guidelines. We tested whether people who defensively avoid CRC information have lower adherence to CRC screening recommendations and weaker intentions for being screened and whether CRC information avoidance adds predictive ability beyond known determinants of screening. Participants, aged 45-75 years, completed a survey about known structural determinants of CRC screening (healthcare coverage, healthcare use, provider recommendation), CRC information avoidance tendencies, and screening behavior (n = 887) and intentions (n = 425). Models were tested with multivariable regression and structural equation modeling (SEM). To the extent that participants avoided CRC information, they had lower odds of being adherent to CRC screening guidelines (OR = 0.55) and if non-adherent, less likely to intend to be screened (b=-0.50). In the SEM model, avoidance was negatively associated with each known structural determinant of screening and with lower screening adherence (ps < 0.01). Fit was significantly worse for nested SEM models when avoidance was not included, (i.e., the paths to avoidance were fixed to zero). Information avoidance was associated with screening behavior and other known structural determinants of screening adherence, potentially compounding its influence. Novel strategies are needed to reach avoiders, including health communication messaging that disrupts avoidance and interventions external to the healthcare system, with which avoiders are less engaged.
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Affiliation(s)
- Heather Orom
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, University of Kentucky, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Waters EA, Pogge G, Orom H, Kiviniemi MT, Hay JL, Lewicka M, Allard NC, Webster GD, Shepperd JA. I don't know my child's asthma risk: evidence against satisficing as an explanation for 'don't know' responses. J Risk Res 2023; 26:1370-1382. [PMID: 38274030 PMCID: PMC10810301 DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2023.2288006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
Several studies suggest that "don't know" (DK) responses to risk perception items may represent meaningful expressions of uncertainty about disease risk. However, researchers are often discouraged from including a DK response option in survey items due to concerns about respondents overusing it to minimize cognitive effort-a phenomenon often referred to as satisficing. Our objective was to investigate whether patterns of DK responses to risk perception survey items were consistent with satisficing behavior. We conducted a secondary analysis of survey data from 814 parents and guardians (hereafter caregivers) of children with asthma. Caregivers answered 18 items assessing their perceived risk of their child experiencing two types of poor asthma outcomes: asthma exacerbation, and low asthma control. We examined differences in the frequency and distribution of DK responses across all 18 items and by type of risk perception item (i.e., 2 vs. 5 response options, absolute vs. comparative risk). We found that 32% (n=548) of respondents marked DK at least once. Of the 266 caregivers who provided any DK response, most did so for only 1 or 2 items (51.9%, n=138), and only 6% (n=15) answered DK to more than half of the items. Using random coefficient Poisson models, we found more DK responding for dichotomous absolute (30.1%) than ordinal absolute items (5.3%), b=1.72, p<.001. We also found fewer DK responses to the ordinal absolute items than the comparative items (8.2%), b=-0.49, p<.001. Using Chi-square tests, we found that inattentive responding was not associated with responding DK. Our findings suggest that satisficing is unlikely to completely explain DK responding to perceived risk survey items. Researchers who exclude DK response options from risk perception survey items may obtain an incomplete understanding of their study sample's beliefs about risk.
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- Erika A Waters
- Department of Surgery - Public Health Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, State University of New York at Buffalo
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, State University of New York at Buffalo
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Sullivan LM, Weist EM, Barrington WE, Fairchild AL, Hwang W, Kiviniemi MT, Mohammed SD, Wyant VA, Alexander LA, Magaña L. Education for public health 2030: transformation to meet health needs in a changing world. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1269272. [PMID: 38162596 PMCID: PMC10757328 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Education for public health is at a critical inflection point, and either transforms for success or fails to remain relevant. In 2020, the Association for Schools and Programs of Public Health launched an initiative, Framing the Future 2030: Education for Public Health (FTF 2030) to develop a resilient educational system for public health that promotes scientific inquiry, connects research, education, and practice, eliminates inequities, incorporates anti-racism principles, creates and sustains diverse and inclusive teaching and learning communities, and optimizes systems and resources to prepare graduates who are clearly recognizable for their population health perspectives, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and practices. Three expert panels: (1) Inclusive excellence through an anti-racism lens; (2) Transformative approaches to teaching and learning; and (3) Expanding the reach, visibility, and impact of the field of academic public health are engaged in ongoing deliberations to generate recommendations to implement the necessary change. The article describes the panels' work completed thus far, a "Creating an Inclusive Workspace" guide, and work planned, including questions for self-evaluation, deliberation, and reflection toward actions that support academe in developing a resilient education system for public health, whether beginning or advancing through a process of change. The FTF 2030 steering committee asserts its strong commitment to structural and substantial change that strengthens academic public health as an essential component of a complex socio-political system. Lastly, all are called to join the effort as collaboration is essential to co-develop an educational system for public health that ensures health equity for all people, everywhere.
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- Lisa M. Sullivan
- Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC, United States
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- Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health, Health Systems and Population Health Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington, KY, United States
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- DEI Educational and Student Initiatives, Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Boston, MA, United States
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- Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC, United States
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- Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC, United States
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- Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC, United States
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Orom H, Stanar S, Allard NC, Hay JL, Waters EA, Kiviniemi MT, Lewicka M. Reasons people avoid colorectal cancer information: a mixed-methods study. Psychol Health 2023:1-23. [PMID: 37950399 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2280177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE With screening, colorectal cancer can be detected when treatable, or even prevented. However, approximately one in five people tend to avoid colorectal cancer information, and avoidance is associated with being less likely to have been screened for the disease. Crucial to developing strategies to reduce information avoidance, we sought a comprehensive understanding of reasons people avoid colorectal cancer information. METHODS AND MEASURES In a mixed methods study, we surveyed 200 participants who varied with respect to avoidance and interviewed 15 people who tended to avoid colorectal cancer information (all aged 40-75) about reasons for avoiding. RESULTS In both survey and interviews, primary reasons for information avoidance were: (1) shielding from anxiety and other aversive emotion, (2) perceived information sufficiency and (3) feelings of information overload. Trait anxiety, fear of diagnosis, anticipating negative interactions with healthcare, and negative associations with screening procedures exacerbated avoidance. Participants justified information non-relevance by attributing risk to other people's characteristics such as family history, gastrointestinal symptoms, being male, or living an unhealthy lifestyle. CONCLUSION Novel findings include the triggering influence of trait anxiety and financial constraints on information avoidance. Also, information overload and incorrect understanding of risk factors may exacerbate perceptions of information sufficiency and avoidance.
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- Heather Orom
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, University of Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Lewicka M, Hamilton JG, Waters EA, Orom H, Schofield E, Kiviniemi MT, Kanetsky PA, Hay JL. Associations between social COVID-19 exposure and psychological functioning. J Behav Med 2023; 46:472-482. [PMID: 36334169 PMCID: PMC9638199 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-022-00374-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health have been widely reported, but less is known about how the impact of COVID-19 on others in one's social circle shapes these high distress levels. This study examines associations between social COVID-19 exposure-knowing someone who had a COVID-19 infection-and psychological functioning, as well as whether socio-demographic factors moderate these relationships. In June 2020, respondents (N = 343) from clinics in Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. reported whether they had social COVID-19 exposure, anxiety, depression, and stress, and other COVID-19-related concerns. Social COVID-19 exposure was associated with increased anxiety, stress, and concerns about a family member getting sick, and concerns about drinking and substance use. Several associations between exposure and psychological functioning were stronger in women, younger people, and people with lower income, implying these groups face elevated psychological risks due to the pandemic, and should be prioritized in mental health recovery efforts.
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- Malwina Lewicka
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022 USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, 4590 Children’s Place, Suite 9600, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 304 Kimball, Buffalo, NY 14214 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022 USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, University of Kentucky, 1000 S. Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536 USA
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022 USA
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McLouth LE, Borger T, Bursac V, Hoerger M, McFarlin J, Shelton S, Shelton B, Shearer A, Kiviniemi MT, Stapleton JL, Mullett T, Studts JL, Goebel D, Thind R, Trice L, Schoenberg NE. Palliative care use and utilization determinants among patients treated for advanced stage lung cancer care in the community and academic medical setting. Support Care Cancer 2023; 31:190. [PMID: 36847880 PMCID: PMC9969037 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07649-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Despite clinical guidelines, palliative care is underutilized during advanced stage lung cancer treatment. To inform interventions to increase its use, patient-level barriers and facilitators (i.e., determinants) need to be characterized, especially among patients living in rural areas or those receiving treatment outside academic medical centers. METHODS Between 2020 and 2021, advanced stage lung cancer patients (n = 77; 62% rural; 58% receiving care in the community) completed a one-time survey assessing palliative care use and its determinants. Univariate and bivariate analyses described palliative care use and determinants and compared scores by patient demographic (e.g., rural vs. urban) and treatment setting (e.g., community vs. academic medical center) factors. RESULTS Roughly half said they had never met with a palliative care doctor (49.4%) or nurse (58.4%) as part of cancer care. Only 18% said they knew what palliative care was and could explain it; 17% thought it was the same as hospice. After palliative care was distinguished from hospice, the most frequently cited reasons patients stated they would not seek palliative care were uncertainty about what it would offer (65%), concerns about insurance coverage (63%), difficulty attending multiple appointments (60%), and lack of discussion with an oncologist (59%). The most common reasons patients stated they would seek palliative care were a desire to control pain (62%), oncologist recommendation (58%), and coping support for family and friends (55%). CONCLUSION Interventions should address knowledge and misconceptions, assess care needs, and facilitate communication between patients and oncologists about palliative care.
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- Laurie E McLouth
- Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, 760 Press Avenue, 467 Healthy Kentucky Research Building, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
- Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, 760 Press Avenue, 467 Healthy Kentucky Research Building, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA
- Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Departments of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Medicine, Freeman School of Business and Tulane Cancer Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Department of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, University Medical Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Lincoln Memorial University- DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN, USA
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Departmental of Internal Medicine, Division of Cancer Biostatistics, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Departmental of Internal Medicine, Division of Cancer Biostatistics, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- King's Daughters Health System, Ashland, KY, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, 760 Press Avenue, 467 Healthy Kentucky Research Building, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA
- Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Lewicka M, Hay JL, Waters EA, Schofield E, Orom H, Kiviniemi MT. Worldview Orientations and Personal and Social Risk Perceptions for COVID-19 in a U.S. Population-Based Sample. J Prev (2022) 2023; 44:53-68. [PMID: 36394703 PMCID: PMC9670042 DOI: 10.1007/s10935-022-00715-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Adoption of COVID-19 preventive behaviors involves considering personal risk and the risk to others. Consequently, many COVID-19 prevention measures are intended to protect both the individual engaging in the behavior and others in the population. Yet, the preponderance of research is focused on perceptions of an individual's personal risk, making risk perception for others a critical area for investigation. Two worldview orientations describing values regarding how society should be organized, hierarchy-beliefs prioritizing social hierarchy, and individualism-beliefs prioritizing personal autonomy, have been linked to a range of risk perceptions. This study objective is to examine the association of worldview orientations with COVID-19 risk perceptions for oneself and others in a United States context. Using a national sample of 410 U.S. adults, we examined the associations between worldview orientations and six facets of risk (absolute risk, risk certainty, comparative risk, risk severity, fear, feelings of risk) using demographics-adjusted multivariable regression models. We conducted separate analyses for each of the following referents: (1) personal risk, (2) risk for the average person within the United States, and (3) risk to people within specific social groups (e.g., family, co-workers). Results indicate that stronger hierarchical and individualistic orientations were associated with lower COVID-19 risk perceptions for all three referents. The results were particularly consistent for fear and feelings of risk. Individualism was related to higher risk perception certainty for personal risk and the risk to people within specific social groups. Hierarchy was related to lower perceived severity for all referents. Findings suggest that U.S. public health messaging sensitive to worldview orientations may be needed to optimize acceptance of recommendations for protective behaviors, including vaccination. The relationship of worldview orientations to health risk perceptions may help guide messaging for future infectious outbreaks where risk perceptions are t drivers of protective behavior.
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- Malwina Lewicka
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY USA
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- School of Medicine, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
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Hay JL, Kiviniemi MT, Orom H, Waters EA. Moving beyond the "Health Halo" of Alcohol: What Will it Take to Achieve Population Awareness of the Cancer Risks of Alcohol? Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2023; 32:9-11. [PMID: 36620900 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-1102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
We discuss the implications of Seidenberg and colleagues' report confirming low levels of accurate awareness of the cancer harms associated with alcohol use, including wine, beer, and liquor consumption. The authors propose that academic and lay messaging describing consumption of wine and other forms of alcohol as reducing heart disease risk has created generalized beliefs about the health benefits of drinking alcohol. This "health halo" surrounding alcohol consumption leads the public to overgeneralize alcohol health benefits to other diseases, including cancer. We discuss the need to address high levels of perceived risk uncertainty to help the public distinguish between the impact of alcohol on heart disease versus cancer, and to overcome other barriers to including alcohol use reduction as a cancer prevention strategy. Given recent increases in U.S. population drinking rates, as well as morbidity and mortality associated with alcohol use, the time is right to marshal multilevel efforts to educate the public regarding the fact that alcohol is carcinogenic. If successful, these efforts will have multiple downstream benefits, including the ability of the lay public to use the most up-to-date scientific evidence to make informed decisions about whether, and how much, to engage in a risky behavior. See related article by Seidenberg et al., p. 46.
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- Jennifer L Hay
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Surgery (Division of Public Health Sciences), Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri
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Przybyla SM, Cprek SE, Kiviniemi MT. Infusing high-impact practices in undergraduate public health curricula: Models, lessons learned, and administrative considerations from two public universities. Front Public Health 2022; 10:958184. [PMID: 36203660 PMCID: PMC9530270 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.958184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
High-impact practices (HIPs) can improve the rigor, quality, and outcomes of undergraduate education. Several high-impact practices are explicitly woven into the overarching goals, learning objectives, and curricular competencies for undergraduate public health degree programs, while others are natural fits. However, capitalizing on the value of HIPs for public health undergraduates requires a conscious effort in the process of curriculum design, course delivery, and administration of these programs. In this paper, we discuss both conceptual approaches and practical steps involved in the integration of HIPs in curriculum design and implementation. We discuss two exemplars of undergraduate programs that incorporate high-impact practices, illustrating how the same practices can be developed and implemented in different but equally effective ways across programs. We close with practical suggestions for designing or refining an undergraduate program to maximize the inclusion and effectiveness of high-impact practices.
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- Sarahmona M. Przybyla
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States,*Correspondence: Marc T. Kiviniemi
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Guyol GG, Kerr SM, Colson E, Corwin MJ, Smith LA, Heeren T, Kiviniemi MT, Parker MG. The Impact of Maternal Worry on Infant Care Practices. Acad Pediatr 2022; 22:935-941. [PMID: 35307603 PMCID: PMC9357110 DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Examine the 1) prevalence of worries among US mothers of infants; 2) association between worries and American Academy of Pediatrics recommended infant care practices (breastfeeding, supine sleep, roomsharing without bedsharing); 3) association of maternal and household characteristics with worries. METHODS We analyzed a nationally representative sample of 3165 mothers who were surveyed regarding safe sleep and breastfeeding when infants were 2 to 6 months of age in 2011-2014. We examined the prevalence of 8 maternal worries (housing, job, income, neighborhood, family relationships, health, baby's health, family member health). We used multivariable logistic regression to examine associations of A) both overall number of worries and individual worries with each infant care practice; and B) maternal and household characteristics with worries. RESULTS Twenty-six percent of mothers reported 0 worries, 26% reported 1-2 worries, 23% reported 3-4 worries, and 25% reported 5-8 worries. Compared to those with 0 worries, mothers with 5-8 worries had increased odds of bedsharing (adjusted odds ratio = 1.60 [1.19-2.14]) and non-supine sleep (aOR = 1.37 [1.07-1.74]). Specific worries associated with increased odds of bedsharing included: housing (aOR = 1.39 [1.09-1.78]), income (aOR = 1.35 [1.09-1.67]), neighborhood (aOR = 1.37 [1.05-1.78]), family relationships (aOR = 1.43 [1.10-1.86]), and health of a family member (aOR = 1.24 [1.06-1.46]). Maternal worries were not associated with infant feeding practices. CONCLUSIONS We found a high prevalence of worries regarding basic needs, family relationships, and health among US mothers. Greater total worries and several individual worries were associated with higher odds of bedsharing. The "cognitive load" of maternal worries may impact adherence to safe sleep practices and requires further investigation.
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- Genevieve G Guyol
- Department of Pediatrics (GG Guyol, MJ Corwin, LA Smith, and MG Parker), Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Newborn Medicine (GG Guyol), Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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- Slone Epidemiology Center (SM Kerr, MJ Corwin), Boston University, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pediatrics (E Colson), Yale University, New Haven, Conn; Department of Pediatrics (E Colson), School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo
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- Department of Pediatrics (GG Guyol, MJ Corwin, LA Smith, and MG Parker), Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass; Slone Epidemiology Center (SM Kerr, MJ Corwin), Boston University, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pediatrics (GG Guyol, MJ Corwin, LA Smith, and MG Parker), Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass; CDC Foundation (LA Smith), Atlanta, Ga
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- Department of Biostatistics (T Heeren), Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Health, Behavior & Society (MT Kiviniemi), College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky
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- Department of Pediatrics (GG Guyol, MJ Corwin, LA Smith, and MG Parker), Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
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Chen X, Schofield E, Hay JL, Waters EA, Kiviniemi MT, Orom H. Race/Ethnicity, Nativity Status, and Patient Portal Access and Use. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2022; 33:1135-1145. [DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Waters EA, Kiviniemi MT, Hay JL, Orom H. Dismissing "Don't Know" Responses to Perceived Risk Survey Items Threatens the Validity of Theoretical and Empirical Behavior-Change Research. Perspect Psychol Sci 2022; 17:841-851. [PMID: 34813719 PMCID: PMC9081103 DOI: 10.1177/17456916211017860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Since the middle of the 20th century, perceptions of risk have been critical to understanding engagement in volitional behavior change. However, theoretical and empirical risk perception research seldom considers the possibility that risk perceptions do not simply exist: They must be formed. Thus, some people may not have formulated a perception of risk for a hazard at the time a researcher asks them, or they may not be confident in the extent to which their perception matches reality. We describe a decade-long research program that investigates the possibility that some people may genuinely not know their risk of even well-publicized hazards. We demonstrate that indications of not knowing (i.e., "don't know" responses) are prevalent in the U.S. population, are systematically more likely to occur among marginalized sociodemographic groups, and are associated with less engagement in protective health behaviors. "Don't know" responses are likely indications of genuinely limited knowledge and therefore may indicate populations in need of targeted intervention. This body of research suggests that not allowing participants to indicate their uncertainty may threaten the validity and generalizability of behavior-change research. We provide concrete recommendations for scientists to allow participants to express uncertainty and to analyze the resulting data.
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- Erika A. Waters
- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Kiviniemi MT, Orom H, Hay JL, Waters EA. Prevention is political: political party affiliation predicts perceived risk and prevention behaviors for COVID-19. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:298. [PMID: 35164719 PMCID: PMC8842925 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12649-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Many US politicians have provided mixed messages about the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and whether and to what extent prevention practices should be put in place to prevent transmission. This politicization of the virus and pandemic may affect individuals’ risk perceptions and willingness to take precautions. We examined how political party affiliation relates to risk perception for one’s own and other people’s likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19 illness. Methods We surveyed members of a nationally-representative, probability-sampling based survey panel (N = 410) to examine their risk perceptions, precautionary behaviors, and political party affiliation. Results The more strongly one identified as a Republican, the less risk one perceived to oneself from SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and the less risk one perceived other people faced. Moreover, those identifying as more strongly Republican engaged in fewer preventive behaviors. Conclusions This differential response may affect virus transmission patterns and poses a considerable challenge for health communications efforts.
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- Marc T Kiviniemi
- University of Kentucky, 151 Washington Avenue, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, USA
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- Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA
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Chen X, Schofield E, Orom H, Hay JL, Kiviniemi MT, Waters EA. Health Literacy, Education, and Internal Consistency of Psychological Scales. Health Lit Res Pract 2021; 5:e245-e255. [PMID: 34533393 PMCID: PMC8447849 DOI: 10.3928/24748307-20210728-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Measurement error might lead to biased estimates, causing ineffective interventions and service delivery. Identifying measurement error of health-related instruments helps develop accurate assessment of health-related constructs. Objective: We compared the internal consistency of eight psychological scales used in health research in groups with adequate versus limited health literacy and in groups with higher versus lower education. Methods: Participants (N = 1,005) from a nationally representative internet panel completed eight self-report scales: (1) information avoidance, (2) cognitive causation, (3) unpredictability, (4) perceived severity, (5) time orientation, (6) internal health locus of control, (7) need for cognition, and (8) social desirability. The first four assess beliefs about diabetes and colon cancer. We used the Newest Vital Sign to categorize participants' health literacy (limited vs. adequate). We also categorized participants' education (high school or less vs. more than high school). We compared the Cronbach's alpha for each psychological scale between groups with different health literacy and education levels using the Feldt test. Key Results: Among all the 13 subscales, scale internal consistency was significantly lower among people with limited health literacy than those with adequate health literacy for five subscales: information avoidance for colon cancer (0.80 vs. 0.88), unpredictability of diabetes (0.84 vs. 0.88), perceived severity for diabetes (0.66 vs. 0.75), need for cognition (0.63 vs. 0.82), and social desirability (0.52 vs. 0.68). Internal consistency was significantly lower among people who had a high school education or less than among those with more than a high school education for four scales: perceived severity of diabetes (0.70 vs. 0.75), present orientation (0.60 vs. 0.66), need for cognition (0.73 vs. 0.80), and social desirability (0.61 vs. 0.70). Conclusions: Several psychological instruments demonstrated significantly lower internal consistency when used in a sample with limited health literacy or education. To advance health disparities research, we need to develop new scales with alternative conceptualizations of the constructs to produce a measure that is reliable among multiple populations. [HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice. 2021;5(3):e244–e255.] Plain Language Summary: We compared the internal consistency of several psychological scales in groups with adequate versus limited health literacy and higher versus lower education. For several scales, internal consistency was significantly lower among (1) people with limited health literacy compared those who have adequate health literacy and/or (2) people who had a high school education or less compared to those with more than a high school education.
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- Xuewei Chen
- Address correspondence to Xuewei Chen, PhD, School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 429 Willard Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078;
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Kiviniemi MT, Orom H, Hay JL, Waters EA. Limitations in American adults' awareness of and beliefs about alcohol as a risk factor for cancer. Prev Med Rep 2021; 23:101433. [PMID: 34189021 PMCID: PMC8220226 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Alcohol is a carcinogen. Recommendations to reduce alcohol use to lower cancer risk are increasingly common. However, neither the beliefs of US adults about alcohol consumption and cancer risk, nor factors influencing those beliefs, are well understood. We used data from the 2019 Health Information National Trends Survey (analysis N = 4,470) to examine beliefs about whether drinking too much alcohol increases cancer risk. We compared those beliefs to beliefs for three other health problems, and examined whether believing alcohol is a cancer risk factor was related to demographics, risk perceptions, other beliefs about the nature of cancer, and alcohol consumption behavior. Only 33% of US adults reported believing that alcohol is a cancer risk factor; 27% stated that it was not, and the highest proportion (40%) reported they did not know. Misbeliefs and lack of knowledge about alcohol and health outcomes were higher for cancer than other outcomes. Higher age, education, seeking health information, risk perceptions, and pessimistic beliefs about cancer predicted both lack of knowledge and misbeliefs about alcohol use and cancer. However, misbeliefs and lack of knowledge were not limited to those who reported alcohol consumption. Demographic and psychosocial factors are associated with problematic beliefs about alcohol's role as a risk factor for cancer. Because perceived risk for health problems is a driver of behavior change, cancer prevention and control efforts to reduce alcohol consumption must attend to and address both the misperceptions about and lack of knowledge of alcohol's role in increasing risk for cancer.
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- Marc T. Kiviniemi
- Department of Health, Behavior, and Society University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Community Health & Health Behavior University at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surger, Washington University at Saint Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Orom H, Allard NC, Kiviniemi MT, Hay JL, Waters EA, Schofield E, Thomas SN, Tuman M. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Prosocial Beliefs and Prevention Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2021; 9:1807-1817. [PMID: 34462903 PMCID: PMC8405041 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01117-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Controlling the COVID-19 pandemic has required communities to engage in prosocial action, including behaviors that may inconvenience individuals, but protect the collective (e.g., mask wearing, social distancing). The purpose of this study was to understand to what extent COVID-19 prosocial beliefs and behavior differ by race/ethnicity and why this might be the case. A US nationally representative sample of 410 adults completed a survey about COVID-19 beliefs and prevention behaviors between June 12 and 18, 2020. Compared to White respondents, Black respondents perceived the risk of COVID-19 to be greater to the US population; and both Black and Latinx respondents thought it was more important to protect a variety of non-close others (e.g., people in their city or state). Black and Latinx respondents engaged in several prevention behaviors, including social distancing, to a greater extent than White respondents. There were indirect effects of Black vs. White race on engaging in protective behaviors through greater perceived risk to others and beliefs in the importance of protecting distal others. Results indicate that targeted messages promoting prevention, including vaccination with pro-social messages, may resonate with communities of color. They also suggest that lower levels of prosocial beliefs among White people have likely hindered the US response to the epidemic.
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- Heather Orom
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA.
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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Ford S, Peterson CE, Whiteley J, Kiviniemi MT, Martin MY, Carpenter KM, Whitt-Glover MC, Jacob Arriola KR. Using a group development framework to maximize leadership strategies in the inaugural session of the Society of Behavioral Medicine Leadership Institute. Transl Behav Med 2021; 10:877-883. [PMID: 33030527 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The 2016-2017 Inaugural Class of the Society of Behavioral Medicine Leadership Institute (SBM LI) debuted to an eager team of 36 mid-career fellows led by energetic mentors, professional coaches, and career development experts. Fellows were divided into learning communities of eight participants for deeper engagement. Our "Green Team" learning community bonded quickly and actively committed to our collective progress and projects. Upon returning home from the in-person sessions, our activities included monthly team conference calls and consultation with our mentors and selected coaches. The Green Team regularly communicated throughout the year, giving feedback to each other about our projects to be presented at the 2017 SBM Annual Meeting. We also discussed our mentoring and coaching experiences, leadership skills put to use at our institutions, and personal development. Contact continued via social media, email, teleconferencing, and collaborations at other professional meetings. The Green Team utilized the Tuckman and Jensen model of small group development to describe how we developed into a high-functioning group that maximized the resources afforded by the SBM LI to yield successful leadership outcomes. This commentary will offer an example of how a productive SBM LI team works collaboratively to utilize its mentors and resources for professional development.
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- Sabrina Ford
- Institute for Health Policy, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Cancer Education and Career Development Program, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, UMass Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Chen X, Schofield E, Hay JL, Waters EA, Kiviniemi MT, Orom H. Race/Ethnicity, Nativity Status, and Patient Portal Access and Use. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2021; 32:700-711. [PMID: 34120971 DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We examined whether patient portal (online medical records) access and use differed between groups of various races/ethnicities and nativity status. We used data from the nationally representative Health Information National Trends Survey (N=3,191). We used logistic regression to examine associations between nativity status and the following three binary outcomes: (1) being offered access to patient portals by health care providers/insurers, (2) being encouraged to use one by their health care providers, and (3) having used one within the past 12 months. We also investigated whether race/ethnicity moderated the relation between nativity status and these three outcomes. Among Asians, the likelihood of being offered access to a patient portal depended on nativity status. U.S.-born Asians had the highest rate of being offered access to a portal (66%) and foreign-born Asians had the lowest rate (38%). There were no differences as a function of nativity status for other racial/ethnic groups.
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Klasko-Foster LB, Przybyla S, Orom H, Gage-Bouchard E, Kiviniemi MT. The influence of affect on HPV vaccine decision making in an HPV vaccine naïve college student population. Prev Med Rep 2020; 20:101195. [PMID: 32983851 PMCID: PMC7498828 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The HPV vaccine is recommended for all adolescents starting at age 11, but coverage is low, especially in the young adult population. The CDC is prioritizing catch-up vaccination and has expanded recommendations for all young adults to age 26. College students may be ideal targets for HPV vaccine interventions as they typically have on-site clinics that offer prevention services and students are in the position to make decisions about their own healthcare. We examined the risk perceptions of 101 HPV vaccine-naïve college students, both in terms of risk cognition (beliefs about susceptibility to HPV-related cancers and genital warts) and affect (worry and fear regarding HPV-related health outcomes) as they relate to HPV vaccine intentions. Participants completed an online survey, reporting absolute and comparative risk perceptions for HPV-related cancers/genital warts, fear and worry related to getting HPV-related cancer and/or genital warts, desire for positive emotions, affective associations with the HPV vaccine, and intentions to get the HPV vaccine. More fear/worry about vaccination was directly associated with increased vaccine intentions. The perceived risk to intentions relation included an indirect effect via fear/worry. Desire for positive affect strengthened this relation. Positive affective associations with the HPV vaccine were also related to increased vaccine intentions. Given the public health impact of increasing HPV vaccine coverage for young adults, educational strategies framing the HPV vaccine positively while decreasing fear/worry related to negative health outcomes might increase interest in on-campus catch-up vaccination.
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Klasko-Foster LB, Keller MM, Kiviniemi MT. Is it disgusting or am I just easily disgusted? The relation between situational disgust, dispositional disgust, and colonoscopy intentions. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2020; 29:e13244. [PMID: 32596994 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE While early detection is an effective way to reduce mortality from colorectal cancer, screening rates are low. An underlying factor in screening completion failure may be experiences of disgust when learning about screening and/or dispositional disgust. METHOD Participants recruited via Amazon MTurk (N = 296) read information about colonoscopy and completed an online survey assessing both dispositional forms of disgust (i.e. trait disgust and disgust sensitivity) and situational forms, including state disgust and disgust associated with colonoscopy. Participants reported intentions to discuss colonoscopy with a provider and to prepare for and complete screening. RESULTS Greater state disgust and the degree to which one associated disgust with colonoscopy predicted lower screening, preparation and provider discussion intentions. By contrast, neither trait disgust nor disgust sensitivity was associated with intentions. Both disgust sensitivity and trait disgust moderated the state disgust to intentions relation. CONCLUSIONS This is one of few investigations of disgust examining the relation between specific types and colonoscopy intentions. Screening uptake may be improved by identifying specific components of disgust that have an effect on colonoscopy intentions. Future work focusing on the interplay between different disgust mechanisms as they relate to colonoscopy behaviour is important for intervention development.
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- Lynne B Klasko-Foster
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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We identified determinants of uncertainty about perceived risk judgments and demonstrated that uncertainty is associated with lower engagement in risk-reducing behavior. We found that people likely have metacognitive awareness of when their judgments are overly pessimistic, resulting in uncertainty and that question context (more constraints) and people's time orientation (future orientation) are associated with lower uncertainty. Uncertainty about conditioned risk judgments was associated with lower engagement in exercising and eating a healthy diet in order to reduce risk for heart disease. As a potential determinant of behavior, uncertainty about risk judgments merits further consideration for integration into theories of health behavior.
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- Heather Orom
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Surgery (Division of Public Health Sciences), Washington University Medical School, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8100, St. Louis, MO, 63130 USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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Bardach SH, Yarbrough M, Walker C, Alfred DL, Ighodaro E, Kiviniemi MT, Jicha GA. Insights From African American Older Adults on Brain Health Research Engagement: "Need to See the Need". J Appl Gerontol 2020; 40:201-208. [PMID: 32013658 DOI: 10.1177/0733464820902002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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African Americans (AAs) have an elevated risk of developing dementia, yet are underrepresented in clinical research. This project uses a community-engaged photovoice approach to add to existing understanding of barriers and facilitators to AA participation in Alzheimer's disease research and identify strategies to enhance engagement. Three AA research advocates served as community facilitators to identify and guide groups of AA adults through an eight to nine session photovoice project. Group sessions involved discussions and sharing of images pertaining to various prompts in the area of brain health and research participation. Sessions were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Participants identified three categories of barriers to AA research participation: (a) Mistrust, (b) avoidance and fear of acknowledging problems, and (c) seeing the risks of research but not the need. Participants shared suggestions and approaches for ameliorating each of these barriers. This process revealed unique insights into barriers and opportunities for increasing AA engagement in aging and dementia research.
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- Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Love's Angels Early Childhood Development Center, Paris, KY, USA
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Klasko-Foster LB, Kiviniemi MT, Jandorf LH, Erwin DO. Affective components of perceived risk mediate the relation between cognitively-based perceived risk and colonoscopy screening. J Behav Med 2020; 43:121-130. [PMID: 31065890 PMCID: PMC6834895 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-019-00049-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Perceived risk is a common component of health decision making theory. When affective components of risk are assessed as predictors of a behavior, they are usually examined separately from cognitive components. Less frequently examined are more complex interplays between affect and cognition. We hypothesized that cognitive and affective risk components would both have direct effects on colonoscopy behavior/intentions and that affective components would mediate the relationship of cognitively-based perceived risk to colonoscopy screening. In two secondary analyses, participants reported their cognitive and affective perceived risk for colorectal cancer, past colonoscopy behavior, and future screening intentions. In both studies, cognitive and affective risk components were associated with increased screening behavior/intentions and cognitive risk components were mediated through affective risk. Given the impact of early detection on colorectal cancer prevention, educational strategies highlighting both components of risk may be important to increase screening rates.
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- Lynne B Klasko-Foster
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, SUNY, 3435 Main Street, 312 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA.
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- Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Bowman Hall Room 346, 151 Washington Avenue, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1077, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA
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Kiviniemi MT, Ellis EM, Orom H, Waters EA, Hay JL. ‘Don’t know’ responding and estimates of perceived risk: failing to provide a ‘don’t know’ response systematically biases laypeople’s perceived risk estimates. Health, Risk & Society 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2020.1714557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Marc T. Kiviniemi
- Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Office of Disease Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Chen X, Orom H, Kiviniemi MT, Waters EA, Schofield E, Li Y, Hay JL. Cultural Worldviews and Perceived Risk of Colon Cancer and Diabetes. Health Risk Soc 2020; 22:324-345. [PMID: 33762881 DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2020.1827142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Individuals with different cultural worldviews conceptualize risks in distinct ways, yet this work has not extended to personal illness risk perception. The purpose of this study was to 1) examine the relationships between two types of cultural worldviews (Hierarchy-Egalitarian; Individualism-Communitarianism) and perceived risk (perceived severity and susceptibility) for diabetes and colon cancer, 2) test whether health literacy modifies the above relationships, and 3) investigate whether trust in government health information functions as a putative mediator of the relations between cultural worldviews and disease perceived risk. We recruited (N=600) participants from a nationally-representative Internet survey panel. Results were weighted so the findings are representative of the general United States population. People with a more hierarchical worldview expressed lower perceived susceptibility to developing both diabetes and colon cancer, and perceived these diseases to be less severe, relative to those with a less hierarchical (more egalitarian) worldview. There was no significant association between individualistic worldview and perceived risk. Health literacy modified the relationships between hierarchical worldview and perceived risk; the associations between hierarchical worldview and lower perceived severity were stronger for those with limited health literacy. We did not observe indirect effects of cultural worldviews on perceived risk through trust in health information from government sources. It may be useful to identify specifically tailored risk communication strategies for people with hierarchical and individualistic worldviews, especially those with limited health literacy, that emphasize their important cultural values. Further research examining cultural components of illness risk perceptions may enhance our understanding of risk-protective behaviors.
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- Xuewei Chen
- School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery (Division of Public Health Sciences), Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Riley KE, Hay JL, Waters EA, Biddle C, Schofield E, Li Y, Orom H, Kiviniemi MT. Lay beliefs about risk: relation to risk behaviors and to probabilistic risk perceptions. J Behav Med 2019; 42:1062-1072. [PMID: 31093806 PMCID: PMC7234841 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-019-00036-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Lay illness risk beliefs are commonly held philosophies about how risk works. These include beliefs that one's personal illness risk is unknowable and beliefs that thinking about one's risk can actually increase that risk. Beliefs about risk may impact risk behaviors and thereby subsequent health status. However, limited research examines the relation between lay risk beliefs and health behavior. This paper explores this possible relation. A nationally representative sample of adults (N = 1005) recruited from an internet panel were surveyed about lay risk beliefs and risk perceptions regarding diabetes and colorectal cancer, psychosocial factors (i.e., health literacy, need for cognition, locus of control), demographics, and current health behaviors (i.e., cigarette smoking, red meat intake, physical activity). In separate sets of regressions controlling for either demographics, psychosocial factors, or risk perceptions, lay risk beliefs remained significantly related to health behaviors. It may be important to consider how to address lay risk beliefs in intervention content and targeting in order to increase adaptive health behaviors and thereby prevent chronic disease.
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- Kristen E Riley
- Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, 152 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10022, USA.
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- Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Community Connections of New York, Inc., Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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- University of Buffalo- State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Murray AB, Boardley D, Wasshenova EV, Mahas R, Kiviniemi MT, Tipton J, Geers AL. Affective determinants of physical activity in cancer survivors. Psychol Health 2019; 35:593-612. [PMID: 31657226 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1658761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Objective: Research with non-cancer survivor populations finds affective variables to be important determinants of physical activity. This study assessed the ability of explicit and implicit affective variables to predict the physical activity of cancer survivors, above that accounted for by cognitive variables. The study also tested whether the affective variables were connected to physical activity directly or indirectly through their association with behavioural intentions. Design: In a cross-sectional design, cancer survivors (n = 122) completed questionnaires and an implicit affect task. Main outcome measures: Self-report measures assessed three affective variables (e.g. positive affective associations), five cognitive variables (e.g. cognitive beliefs), physical activity estimates, behavioural intentions and participants also completed an implicit affect task regarding physical activity. Results: Two of the three explicit affect variables and the implicit affect variable accounted for significant variability in physical activity estimates beyond that accounted for by the cognitive variables. Positive affective associations were the strongest predictor in multivariate analyses. Behavioural intentions did not mediate the link between the affect variables and physical activity estimates. Conclusions: Explicit and implicit affective variables are direct and unique predictors of physical activity in cancer survivors. Physical activity interventions for cancer survivors should target both explicit affect and implicit affect.
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- Ashley B Murray
- Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- School of Population Health, College of Health and Human Services, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- School of Population Health, College of Health and Human Services, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- College of Nursing and health, Madonna University, Livonia, MI, USA
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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Hay JL, Kiviniemi MT, Orom H, Waters EA. Using NCI-Designated Cancer Center Catchment-Area Data to Understand an Ignored but High-Need Constituent: People Uncertain or Avoidant about Their Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2019; 28:1955-1957. [PMID: 31501151 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-19-0430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In 2016, the NCI provided supplemental funding to 15 NCI-designated cancer centers to enhance cancer centers' capacity to collect critical catchment-area data across behavioral and psychosocial domains [March 2019 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (CEBP)-CEBP Focus]. In response, we highlight opportunities for cancer risk perception research when collecting and utilizing catchment-area data given the remarkably high proportions of individuals who report they are at average cancer risk, high levels of cancer risk information avoidance, and extremely negative ("death") associations with cancer. First, we advocate for enhanced measurement specificity regarding whether some participants may be uncertain regarding their cancer risk. Second, we advocate for examination of whether the large proportion of people who rate their risk as average have common (demographic and attitudinal) characteristics, which may dictate specific and targeted cancer prevention and control intervention. Finally, we advocate for further examination of cancer risk information avoidance and negative cancer associations to clarify subgroups that may fail to engage with risk information. Given the ubiquity of risk uncertainty, information avoidance, and negative cancer associations, further research into these prevalent beliefs will enhance our ability to bring the latest information regarding cancer prevention and control to the general population of the United States.
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- Jennifer L Hay
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), New York, New York.
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Orom H, Schofield E, Kiviniemi MT, Waters EA, Biddle C, Chen X, Li Y, Kaphingst KA, Hay JL. Low Health Literacy and Health Information Avoidance but Not Satisficing Help Explain "Don't Know" Responses to Questions Assessing Perceived Risk. Med Decis Making 2019; 38:1006-1017. [PMID: 30403579 DOI: 10.1177/0272989x18799999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND People who say they don't know (DK) their disease risk are less likely to engage in protective behavior. PURPOSE This study examined possible mechanisms underlying not knowing one's risk for common diseases. METHODS Participants were a nationally representative sample of 1005 members of a standing probability-based survey panel who answered questions about their comparative and absolute perceived risk for diabetes and colon cancer, health literacy, risk factor knowledge and health information avoidance, and beliefs about illness unpredictability. Survey satisficing was a composite assessment of not following survey instructions, nondifferentiation of responses, haphazard responding, and speeding. The primary outcomes were whether a person selected DK when asked absolute and comparative risk perception questions about diabetes or colon cancer. Base structural equation modeling path models with pathways from information avoidance and health literacy/knowledge to DK responding for each DK outcome were compared to models that also included pathways from satisficing or unpredictability beliefs. RESULTS Base models contained significant indirect effects of health literacy (odds ratios [ORs] = 0.94 to 0.97, all P < 0.02) and avoidance (ORs = 1.05 to 1.15, all P < 0.01) on DK responding through risk factor knowledge and a direct effect of avoidance (ORs = 1.21 to 1.28, all P < 0.02). Adding the direct effect for satisficing to models resulted in poor fit (for all outcomes, residual mean square error estimates >0.17, all weighted root mean square residuals >3.2, all Comparative Fit Index <0.47, all Tucker-Lewis Index <0.49), indicating that satisficing was not associated with DK responding. Unpredictability was associated with not knowing one's diabetes risk (OR = 1.01, P < 0.01). LIMITATIONS The data were cross-sectional; therefore, directionality of the pathways cannot be assumed. CONCLUSIONS DK responders may need more health information, but it needs to be delivered differently. Interventions might include targeting messages for lower health literacy audiences and disrupting defensive avoidance of threatening health information.
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- Heather Orom
- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (HO, MTK, CB, XC).,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (ES, YL, JLH).,Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (EAW).,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (KAK)
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- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (HO, MTK, CB, XC).,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (ES, YL, JLH).,Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (EAW).,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (KAK)
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- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (HO, MTK, CB, XC).,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (ES, YL, JLH).,Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (EAW).,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (KAK)
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- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (HO, MTK, CB, XC).,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (ES, YL, JLH).,Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (EAW).,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (KAK)
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- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (HO, MTK, CB, XC).,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (ES, YL, JLH).,Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (EAW).,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (KAK)
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- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (HO, MTK, CB, XC).,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (ES, YL, JLH).,Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (EAW).,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (KAK)
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- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (HO, MTK, CB, XC).,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (ES, YL, JLH).,Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (EAW).,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (KAK)
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- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (HO, MTK, CB, XC).,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (ES, YL, JLH).,Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (EAW).,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (KAK)
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- University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (HO, MTK, CB, XC).,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (ES, YL, JLH).,Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (EAW).,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (KAK)
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African Americans experience a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality from colorectal cancer, which may be due to low adherence to screening recommendations. Previous studies have found relationships between decision-making factors and screening behavior, but few have looked at both cognitive and affective factors or within a specifically African American sample. To better understand determinants that drive screening behavior, this study examines affective, cognitive, and social variables as predictors of colonoscopy in an age-eligible African American population. Participants completed surveys assessing affective associations with colonoscopy, perceived benefits and barriers, self-efficacy, knowledge, fear of colonoscopy, perceived risk, and colorectal cancer worry and fear. Regression analysis was used to model decision-making constructs as predictors of screening behavior/intentions. Affective, cognitive, and health care experience variables predicted colonoscopy completion and intentions. Provider-level factors and previous cancer screenings predicted prior screening only, but not intentions. Affective and cognitive components of perceived risk were associated with decreased likelihood of colonoscopy behavior, but increased likelihood of colonoscopy intentions. These findings suggest that colonoscopy decision making involves a complex array of both cognitive and affective determinants. This work extends our knowledge of colorectal cancer screening decision making by evaluating the effects of these multiple determinants on screening behavior in an African American sample. Future work exploring the interplay of affect and cognitions as influences on colonoscopy decision making and how health care experiences may moderate this effect is needed to develop effective intervention approaches and reduce screening disparities.
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- Lynne B. Klasko-Foster
- University at Buffalo, SUNY, School of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, 3435 Main Street, 312 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, NY 14214
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1130, New York, NY, 10029,
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263,
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, SUNY, School of Public Health and Health Professions, 3435 Main Street, 314 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, NY 14214
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Kiviniemi MT, Przybyla SM. Integrative Approaches to the Undergraduate Public Health Major Curriculum: Strengths, Challenges, and Examples. Front Public Health 2019; 7:106. [PMID: 31114779 PMCID: PMC6503149 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Many “first generation” undergraduate public health degree programs were designed based on “siloed” course structures centered around subunits in the discipline (e.g., Introduction to Epidemiology, Introduction to Environmental Health) that may be meaningful primarily to experts in the field. An alternative to the siloed approach is an integrative curricular design, in which courses are designed around meaningful thematic units (e.g., explaining public health problems, asking and answering scientific questions in public health), with an emphasis on drawing connections between knowledge from different but complementary disciplinary areas as a means to improve student learning and retention. The integrative approach shifts the curriculum conversation to capitalize on the interdisciplinary roots of the public health profession. This approach is consistent with the learning outcome recommendations in the Framing the Future Task Force report and in the CEPH requirements for the undergraduate public health major. We explore integrative approaches to developing curricular models for undergraduate public health programs and discuss both pedagogical and career preparation arguments supporting an integrative curriculum approach. These include facilitating the often-challenging task for students of seeing how concepts interrelate, making transparent how “basic” knowledge in the discipline relates to “real world” applications of the content, and better mirroring how professionals in the discipline actually use knowledge in practice. Finally, we review examples of core concepts and features in an integrative curriculum approach to the undergraduate public health major as an effective educational program with high-quality, learner-centered educational experiences.
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- Marc T Kiviniemi
- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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PURPOSE Rural residents may have lower access to and use of certain health information sources relative to urban residents. We investigated differences in information source access and use between rural and urban US adults and whether having low health literacy might exacerbate rural disparities in access to and use of health information. METHODS Six hundred participants (50% rural) completed an online survey about access and use of 25 health information sources. We used logistic regression models to test associations between rurality and access to and use of health information sources and whether rurality interacted with health literacy to predict the access and use. FINDINGS Compared to urban residents, rural residents had lower access to health information from sources including primary care providers, specialist doctors, blogs, and magazines, and less use of search engines. After accounting for sociodemographics, rural residents only had lower access to specialist doctors than urban residents. Rural residents with limited health literacy had lower access to mass media and scientific literature but higher use of corporations/companies than rural residents with adequate health literacy and urban residents regardless of health literacy level. CONCLUSIONS Some differences in access to and use of health information sources may be accounted for by sociodemographic differences between rural and urban populations. There may be structural barriers such as shortage of specialist doctors and limited media exposure that make it harder for rural residents to access health information, especially those with limited health literacy.
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- Xuewei Chen
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery (Division of Public Health Sciences), Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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Waters EA, Biddle C, Kaphingst KA, Schofield E, Kiviniemi MT, Orom H, Li Y, Hay JL. Examining the Interrelations Among Objective and Subjective Health Literacy and Numeracy and Their Associations with Health Knowledge. J Gen Intern Med 2018; 33:1945-1953. [PMID: 30120636 PMCID: PMC6206359 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4624-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Health literacy and numeracy influence many health-related behaviors and outcomes. Health literacy and numeracy have been assessed objectively and subjectively, but interrelationships among the measures and the consistency of their association with health knowledge have not been examined. OBJECTIVE To increase understanding of the structure and interrelations among objective and subjective health literacy and numeracy and how these constructs relate to knowledge of risk factors of two major diseases. DESIGN Secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data, weighted to be representative of the general US population of non-institutionalized adults. PARTICIPANTS Participants (N = 1005, 55.2% response rate) were recruited from GfK KnowledgePanel. The unweighted sample included 52% women, 26% racial/ethnic minorities, and 37% with no college experience. MAIN MEASURES Objective health literacy, subjective health literacy, objective numeracy, subjective numeracy. Objective and perceived knowledge of diabetes and colon cancer risk factors were also assessed. KEY RESULTS Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a model with correlated (r = 0.16-0.56) but separate factors for each of the four literacy/numeracy constructs best fit the data (RMSEA = 0.055 (95% CI 0.049-0.061), CFI = 0.94). Consistency between measures in classifying people as having adequate or limited health literacy or numeracy was 60.9-77.1%, depending on the combination of measures. All four literacy/numeracy constructs were independently associated with objective diabetes knowledge and objective colon cancer knowledge (all ps < .04). Subjective (but not objective) literacy and numeracy measures were associated with diabetes perceived knowledge (all ps < .02). No literacy/numeracy measures were associated with perceived colon cancer knowledge. CONCLUSIONS We identified objective and subjective health literacy and numeracy as four distinct but related concepts. We also found that each construct accounts for unique variance in objective (but not subjective) disease knowledge. Until research uncovers what psychological processes drive subjective measures (e.g., motivation, self-efficacy), research investigating the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes should consider assessing all four measures.
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- Erika A Waters
- Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8100, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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- University at Buffalo - State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
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- University at Buffalo - State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
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- University at Buffalo - State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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BACKGROUND Socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in colorectal cancer screening are persistent. Lower education and income are both associated with lower screening rates. Both cognitive (e.g., perceived barriers) and affective (e.g., disgust, fear) decision-making constructs are known determinants of colorectal cancer screening behavior. This study tests the hypotheses that SES may be related to decision-making constructs and that this SES-decision-making construct relation may contribute to explaining the SES-screening behavior disparity. METHOD Surveys assessing perceived benefits and barriers to screening, self-efficacy, positive and negative affective associations with colonoscopy, fear of colonoscopy, colorectal cancer knowledge, past screening behavior, and demographics including education and income were completed by 2,015 African American participants ages 50 and older. Both univariable and multivariable relations of SES to decision-making constructs were examined, as were univariable and multivariable models of the indirect effect of SES on screening via decision-making constructs. RESULTS Socioeconomic status was related to both screening compliance and the decision-making constructs. Bootstrap modeling of the indirect effect showed that the total effect of the SES-screening behavior relation included an indirect effect via social cognitive decision-making constructs. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that cognitive and affective decision-making constructs account for at least some of the SES disparities in colorectal cancer screening behavior. As such, more research is needed to explore the intra individual-level influences of disparities in colorectal cancer screening. In addition, work is needed to develop effective intervention approaches to address the relation of SES to decision-making constructs. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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OBJECTIVE Negative feelings about condoms are a key barrier to their use. Using the behavioural affective associations model, we examined the joint effects of affective associations and cognitive beliefs about condoms on condom use. DESIGN In Study 1 (N = 97), students completed measures of their affective associations and cognitive beliefs about sex and condoms, sexual activity and condom use. In Study 2 (N = 171), a measure of behavioural intentions and condom selection task were added. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Condom use measured in Study 1 as (1) current condom use, and (2) willingness to use condoms; in Study 2 as: (1) behavioural intentions, (2) number of condoms selected. RESULTS Affective associations with sex and condoms were behaviour-specific, were directly associated with the respective behaviour, and mediated the relations of cognitive beliefs to behaviour, ps < .05. In Study 2, affective associations were associated with behavioural intentions and the number of condoms selected, ps < .05; cognitive beliefs were indirectly associated with these outcomes through affective associations, indirect effects: ps < .05. CONCLUSIONS Affective associations are a behaviour-specific and proximal predictor of condom use, mediating the effect of cognitive beliefs, suggesting they may be a particularly viable intervention target.
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- Erin M. Ellis
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, SUNY
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, SUNY
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Ellis EM, Erwin DO, Jandorf L, Saad-Harfouche F, Sriphanlop P, Clark N, Dauphin C, Johnson D, Klasko-Foster LB, Martinez C, Sly J, White D, Winkel G, Kiviniemi MT. Designing a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a community-based narrative intervention for improving colorectal cancer screening for African Americans. Contemp Clin Trials 2018; 65:8-18. [PMID: 29198730 PMCID: PMC5803387 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the methodology of a 2-arm randomized controlled trial that compared the effects of a narrative and didactic version of the Witness CARES (Community Awareness, Reach, & Empowerment for Screening) intervention on colorectal cancer screening behavior among African Americans, as well as the cognitive and affective determinants of screening. METHODS Witness CARES targeted cognitive and affective predictors of screening using a culturally competent, community-based, narrative or didactic communication approach. New and existing community partners were recruited in two New York sites. Group randomization allocated programs to the narrative or didactic arm. Five phases of data collection were conducted: baseline, post-intervention, three-month, six-month, and qualitative interviews. The primary outcome was screening behavior; secondary outcomes included cognitive and affective determinants of screening. RESULTS A total of 183 programs were conducted for 2655 attendees. Of these attendees, 19.4% (N=516) across 158 programs (50% narrative; 50% didactic) were study-eligible and consented to participate. Half (45.6%) of the programs were delivered to new community partners and 34.8% were delivered at faith-based organizations. Mean age of the total sample was 64.7years and 75.4% were female. CONCLUSION The planned number of programs was delivered, but the proportion of study-eligible attendees was lower than predicted. This community-based participatory research approach was largely successful in involving the community served in the development and implementation of the intervention and study.
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- Erin M Ellis
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14214, United States.
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- Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Center for Behavioral Oncology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Center for Behavioral Oncology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States
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- Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States
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- Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14214, United States
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Center for Behavioral Oncology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Center for Behavioral Oncology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Center for Behavioral Oncology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Center for Behavioral Oncology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14214, United States
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Kiviniemi MT, Orom H, Waters EA, McKillip M, Hay JL. Education-based disparities in knowledge of novel health risks: The case of knowledge gaps in HIV risk perceptions. Br J Health Psychol 2018; 23:420-435. [PMID: 29388364 DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Risk perception is a key determinant of preventive health behaviour, but when asked, some individuals indicate they do not know their health risk. Low education is associated with both lack of knowledge about health risk and with the persistence and exacerbation of gaps in knowledge about health issues. This study uses the context of an emerging infectious disease threat to explore the hypothesis that the education-don't know risk relation results from differences in knowledge about the health issue of interest. Specifically, we examine whether patterns of change over time follow theoretical predictions that disparities in risk knowledge would increase over time in less educated sectors of the population (knowledge gap hypothesis). DESIGN Secondary analysis of population-representative behavioural surveillance survey. METHOD We analysed data from the 1993 to 2000 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys, which measured education and perceived HIV/AIDS risk in a population sample collected separately in each survey year; don't know responses were coded. RESULTS In each year, individuals with higher education were less likely to respond don't know. The absolute prevalence of don't know responding dropped over time; nonetheless, there was an increase over time in the magnitude of the pattern of lower education being associated with greater don't know responding. CONCLUSIONS We found support for the knowledge gap hypothesis. Over time, populations with greater education gained more knowledge about their HIV risk than populations with lower education. Results highlight the need to carefully consider health communication strategies to reach and address those individuals with low education and health knowledge. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? A meaningful potion of the population answers 'don't know' when asked to report their risk for health problems, indicating a lack of risk perception in the domain. Previous studies have shown that level of education is associated with don't know responding - those with lower educational attainment are more likely to respond don't know. The education-don't know responding relation suggests that lack of health information and health domain knowledge might be a factor in lacking risk perception, but this mechanism has not been previously tested. What does this study add? Patterns of changes in don't know responding over time as population-level knowledge of a health risk increase are consistent with the health information/health knowledge hypothesis outlined above. As population knowledge of HIV/AIDS risk in the United States increased over time (indicated by declining overall rates of don't know responses), the relation of education level to don't know responding actually became stronger. The pattern of change over time is the classic 'knowledge gap hypothesis' pattern, which has not been previously demonstrated for knowledge of personal health risk. The knowledge gap response pattern supports the health information/health knowledge hypothesis.
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Chen X, Hay JL, Waters EA, Kiviniemi MT, Biddle C, Schofield E, Li Y, Kaphingst K, Orom H. Health Literacy and Use and Trust in Health Information. J Health Commun 2018; 23:724-734. [PMID: 30160641 PMCID: PMC6295319 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2018.1511658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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There is a need to investigate which health information sources are used and trusted by people with limited health literacy to help identify strategies for addressing knowledge gaps that can contribute to preventable illness. We examined whether health literacy was associated with people's use of and trust in a range of potential health information sources. Six hundred participants from a GfK Internet survey panel completed an online survey. We assessed health literacy using the Newest Vital Sign, the sources participants used to get health information, and the extent to which participants trusted health information from these sources. We performed multivariable regressions, controlling for demographic characteristics. Lower health literacy was associated with lower odds of using medical websites for health information and with higher odds of using television, social media, and blogs or celebrity webpages. People with lower health literacy were less likely to trust health information from specialist doctors and dentists, but more likely to trust television, social media, blogs/celebrity webpages, friends, and pharmaceutical companies. People with limited health literacy had higher rates of using and trusting sources such as social media and blogs, which might contain lower quality health information compared to information from healthcare professionals. Thus, it might be necessary to enhance the public's ability to evaluate the quality of health information sources. The results of this study could be used to improve the reach of high-quality health information among people with limited health literacy and thereby increase the effectiveness of health communication programs and campaigns.
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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- Department of Surgery (Division of Public Health Sciences), Washington University Medical School, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8100, St. Louis, MO, 63130 USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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- Department of Communication, University of Utah, 2000 Circle of Hope Drive, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112 USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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Kiviniemi MT, Ellis EM, Hall MG, Moss JL, Lillie SE, Brewer NT, Klein WM. Mediation, moderation, and context: Understanding complex relations among cognition, affect, and health behaviour. Psychol Health 2017; 33:98-116. [DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1324973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Marc T. Kiviniemi
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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OBJECTIVE The feelings and emotions individuals associate with health-related behaviours influence engagement in those behaviours. However, the structure and the content of these affective associations have not been examined. The studies reported here examined competing hypotheses about the structure (unidimensional or bidimensional) and content (generalised affect or specific emotions) of affective associations with two health-related behaviours: physical activity and fruit/vegetable consumption. DESIGN For each behaviour, participants (fruit and vegetable consumption n = 149; physical activity n = 199) completed an assessment of the association of 40 positive and 51 negative affect concepts with the behaviour. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Ratings of affective associations with each behaviour. RESULTS Confirmatory factor analyses comparing unidimensional and bidimensional affect structure models showed that the structure of individuals' affective associations was bidimensional for both behaviours - positive and negative affective associations were shown to be separate and distinct constructs. Exploratory factor analyses supported a model of affective associations as generalised affect for both behaviours. CONCLUSION Affective associations with both physical activity and with fruit/vegetable consumption consist of separate positive and negative dimensions of generalised affect. These findings lead to recommendations for research and intervention development based on the implications for how affective associations might operate to influence behavioural decision-making.
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- Marc T Kiviniemi
- a Department of Community Health and Health Behavior , University at Buffalo , Buffalo , NY , USA
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Kiviniemi MT, Mackenzie SLC. Framing Undergraduate Public Health Education as Liberal Education: Who Are We Training Our Students To Be and How Do We Do That? Front Public Health 2017; 5:9. [PMID: 28239603 PMCID: PMC5301016 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The rapid development of the undergraduate major in public health over the past 15 years has led to a debate about the most appropriate framing for the degree. Should it be viewed as a liberal education degree (akin to academic disciplines such as psychology and political science) or as a professional training degree (akin to disciplines such as nursing and management)? This paper presents an overview of both the liberal education and the professional training degree approaches to the undergraduate public health degree. The reality of public health work in the modern era and the constraints on undergraduate-level training lead to our conclusion that the liberal education framing is a more optimal way to design the degree program. Such a framework optimizes career opportunities, especially long-term opportunities, for graduates, acknowledges the reality of the complex and diverse career paths that one can take under the general umbrella of public health, and accounts for the important role of critical thinking skills in undergraduate education. Ultimately, the distinction between liberal education and professional training may be fuzzier than the debate often highlights-an intentional, well-designed, and thoughtfully implemented undergraduate public health curriculum can address the range of student needs underlying both the liberal education and professional training approaches to the degree, thus optimizing both learning goals and career outcomes for undergraduate public health students.
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- Marc T Kiviniemi
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, SUNY , Buffalo, NY , USA
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- Department of Health Services, University of Washington , Seattle, WA , USA
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Klasko LB, Jandorf LM, Erwin DO, Kiviniemi MT. Abstract C69: Predicting colonoscopy screening behavior and future intentions in a diverse sample of African Americans in New York State. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7755.disp16-c69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives: Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States; African Americans experience a disproportionate colorectal cancer burden in both its incidence and mortality. Colonoscopy is one of several screening tests recommended to detect disease early, but screening rates are lower among African Americans than non-Hispanic whites. Given the need to address disparities, it is important to understand factors that increase and decrease the likelihood of colonoscopy completion for African Americans. This cross-sectional study examines cognitive and affective decision-making factors as predictors of colonoscopy uptake in a sample of African American New York State residents, ages 50 and older.
Methods: Participants were 1687 African American adults aged 50 and older living in the New York City and Buffalo, New York metropolitan areas attending a group educational program. Participants completed surveys assessing positive and negative affective associations with colonoscopy, perceived benefits and barriers, self-efficacy, colorectal cancer knowledge, fear of colonoscopy, perceived risk, cancer worry, and cancer fear. They also reported past screening behavior and future screening intentions. Linear and logistic regressions were used to model decision-making constructs as predictors of past screening behavior and future screening intentions.
Results: All of the assessed decision making constructs except for perceived risk were associated with past screening behavior. Perceived benefits (OR=1.25, p<0.01), positive affective association with colonoscopy (OR=1.23, p<0.001), self-efficacy to screen (OR=1.69, p<0.001), and knowledge (OR=1.20, p<0.001) were associated with increased likelihood of screening, while perceived barriers (OR=0.44, p<0.001), negative affective associations (OR=0.86, p<0.05), fear of colonoscopy (OR=0.50, p<0.001), cancer worry (OR=0.89, p<0.05), and cancer fear (OR=0.85, p<0.01) were associated with decreased likelihood of past colonoscopy completion. For the 562 participants eligible for colonoscopy in the next year (never screened or previously screened between seven and ten years prior to data collection), perceived benefits (β=0.15, p<0.01), self-efficacy (β=0.18, p<0.001), knowledge (β=0.12, p<0.01), perceived risk (β=0.11, p<0.05), cancer worry (β=0.12, p<0.05), and cancer fear (β=0.15, p<0.01) were associated with greater future screening intentions and perceived barriers were associated with decreased intentions (β =-0.18, p<0.001).
Conclusions: Cognitive and affective factors predicted both past colonoscopy screening behavior and future screening intentions. These findings suggest that both cognitive and affective factors impact colonoscopy screening decision-making among age eligible African Americans in New York State. Most interventions only target cognitive components. Thus, future interventions aimed at reducing screening disparities may need to address both cognitive beliefs as well as screening attitudes.
Citation Format: Lynne B. Klasko, Lina M. Jandorf, Deborah O. Erwin, Marc T. Kiviniemi. Predicting colonoscopy screening behavior and future intentions in a diverse sample of African Americans in New York State. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr C69.
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- Lynne B. Klasko
- 1State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York,
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- 2Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York,
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Beehler GP, Novi J, Kiviniemi MT, Steinbrenner L. Military veteran cancer survivors' preferences for a program to address lifestyle change and psychosocial wellness following treatment. J Psychosoc Oncol 2016; 35:111-127. [PMID: 27901404 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2016.1265623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This study aimed to understand military veteran cancer survivors' preferences regarding the delivery of post-treatment wellness services. Thirty-three military veteran cancer survivors were interviewed about their perceptions of three models of health service delivery (home-, primary care-, and oncology-based services). Conventional qualitative content analysis revealed strengths and weaknesses of each service delivery model's content and structure (e.g., program location, inclusion of emotional support, access to clinical experts). All service delivery programs had strengths, with clinic-based programs offering the greatest breadth of services deemed important for wellness by cancer survivors.
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- Gregory P Beehler
- a VA Center for Integrated Healthcare , VA Western New York Healthcare System , Buffalo , NY , USA.,b School of Nursing , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , NY , USA.,c School of Public Health and Health Profession , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- d Behavioral Health Careline , New Mexico VA Health Care System , Albuquerque , NM , USA
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- c School of Public Health and Health Profession , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , NY , USA
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- e Medical VA Careline, VA Western New York Healthcare System , Buffalo , NY , USA
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BACKGROUND Many people report uncertainty about their cancer risk. We examined whether such uncertainty was related to cancer prevention and detection behaviors. METHODS National Health Interview Survey data from 2005 to 2010 were analyzed. Participants reported their perceived risk for colorectal and breast cancers. Responses were coded as "valid" (i.e., less/as/more likely than average) or "don't know." RESULTS In bivariate analyses for both cancer sites and survey years, "don't know" responders (DKR) engaged in less physical activity than "valid" responders (p < 0.05). DKR had lower mammography adherence than "valid" responders in 2005 and lower colorectal screening adherence in 2010 (p < 0.05). DKR had marginally lower colorectal screening adherence and fruit/vegetable consumption in 2005 (p < 0.06). Multivariable models indicated that the DKR-behavior relationship could be largely accounted for by education. CONCLUSION Interventions that help people understand their cancer risk may provide particular benefit to people with low education and might consequently reduce health disparities.
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- Erika A Waters
- Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8100, 660 S. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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Beehler GP, Rodrigues AE, Kay MA, Kiviniemi MT, Steinbrenner L. Perceptions of barriers and facilitators to health behavior change among veteran cancer survivors. Mil Med 2016; 179:998-1005. [PMID: 25181718 DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-14-00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to health behavior change related to body size in a sample of veteran cancer survivors. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted with a sample of 35 male and female cancer survivors receiving care at a Veterans Administration comprehensive cancer center. Participants completed individual interviews regarding barriers and facilitators to lifestyle change and responded to a brief questionnaire regarding current health behaviors. RESULTS Participants reported suboptimal adherence to recommended health behavior goals and the majority were overweight or obese (80%). Qualitative analysis revealed numerous barriers and facilitators to health behavior change across six broad categories: environmental factors, health services delivery factors, health-related factors, factors related to attitudes toward change, factors related to enacting change, and motivational factors. Veteran cancer survivors were impacted by common barriers to change affecting the general population, cancer-specific factors related to personal diagnosis and treatment history, and health service delivery factors related to the Veterans Administration health care system. CONCLUSIONS There are many barriers and facilitators that exist in diverse domains for veteran cancer survivors, each of which offers unique challenges and opportunities for improving engagement in behavior change following cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Gregory P Beehler
- VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, VA Western New York Healthcare System, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215
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- Behavioral VA Careline, VA Western New York Healthcare System, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215
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- Behavioral VA Careline, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073
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- School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
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- Medical VA Careline, VA Western New York Healthcare System, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215
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Ellis EM, Collins RL, Homish GG, Parks KA, Kiviniemi MT. Perceived controllability of condom use shifts reliance on implicit versus explicit affect. Health Psychol 2016; 35:842-6. [DOI: 10.1037/hea0000336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kiviniemi MT, Snyder M, Omoto AM. Too Many of a Good Thing? The Effects of Multiple Motivations on Stress, Cost, Fulfillment, and Satisfaction. Pers Soc Psychol Bull 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0146167202289003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Individuals engage in behaviors to satisfy motivations and can engage in the same behavior to satisfy a variety of different motivations. Previous research has examined how differences in the overall amount of motivation influence outcomes but has not addressed how differences in the number of conceptually distinct motivations one has for a particular action influence outcomes. In two longitudinal field studies, individuals with more than one motivation for volunteering experienced greater negative outcomes than did those who volunteered to satisfy a single motivation. A laboratory study manipulated the number of motivations individuals had for engaging in a volunteer activity. Individuals with two motivations reported greater negative outcomes than did those with one motivation. The importance of these findings for understanding the linkages of motivation and action in self-regulated behaviors is discussed.
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LaValley SA, Kiviniemi MT, Gage-Bouchard EA. Where people look for online health information. Health Info Libr J 2016; 34:146-155. [PMID: 27207817 DOI: 10.1111/hir.12143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To identify health-related websites Americans are using, demographic characteristics associated with certain website type and how website type shapes users' online information seeking experiences. METHODS Data from the Health Information National Trends Survey 4 Cycle 1 were used. User-identified websites were categorised into four types: government sponsored, commercially based, academically affiliated and search engines. Logistic regression analyses examined associations between users' sociodemographic characteristics and website type, and associations between website type and information search experience. RESULTS Respondents reported using: commercial websites (71.8%), followed by a search engines (11.6%), academically affiliated sites (11.1%) and government-sponsored websites (5.5%). Older age was associated with the use of academic websites (OR 1.03, 95% CI 1.02, 1.04); younger age with commercial website use (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.95, 0.98). Search engine use predicted increased levels of frustration, effort and concern over website information quality, while commercial website use predicted decreased levels of these same measures. DISCUSSION Health information seekers experience varying levels of frustration, effort and concern related to their online searching. CONCLUSION There is a need for continued efforts by librarians and health care professionals to train seekers of online health information to select websites using established guidelines and quality criteria.
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- Susan A LaValley
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Emanuel AS, Kiviniemi MT, Howell JL, Hay JL, Waters EA, Orom H, Shepperd JA. Avoiding cancer risk information. Soc Sci Med 2015; 147:113-20. [PMID: 26560410 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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RATIONALE Perceived risk for health problems such as cancer is a central construct in many models of health decision making and a target for behavior change interventions. However, some portion of the population actively avoids cancer risk information. The prevalence of, explanations for, and consequences of such avoidance are not well understood. OBJECTIVE We examined the prevalence and demographic and psychosocial correlates of cancer risk information avoidance preference in a nationally representative sample. We also examined whether avoidance of cancer risk information corresponds with avoidance of cancer screening. RESULTS Based on our representative sample, 39% of the population indicated that they agreed or strongly agreed that they would "rather not know [their] chance of getting cancer." This preference was stronger among older participants, female participants, and participants with lower levels of education. Preferring to avoid cancer risk information was stronger among participants who agreed with the beliefs that everything causes cancer, that there's not much one can do to prevent cancer, and that there are too many recommendations to follow. Finally, the preference to avoid cancer risk information was associated with lower levels of screening for colon cancer. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that cancer risk information avoidance is a multi-determined phenomenon that is associated with demographic characteristics and psychosocial individual differences and also relates to engagement in cancer screening.
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- Washington University at Saint Louis School of Medicine, USA
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Kiviniemi MT, Kozlowski LT. Deficiencies in public understanding about tobacco harm reduction: results from a United States national survey. Harm Reduct J 2015; 12:21. [PMID: 26135116 PMCID: PMC4487951 DOI: 10.1186/s12954-015-0055-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Tobacco products differ in their relative health harms. The need for educating consumers about such harms is growing as different tobacco products enter the marketplace and as the FDA moves to regulate and educate the public about different products. However, little is known about the patterns of the public’s knowledge of relative harms. Methods Data were analyzed from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 4 Cycle 2, a population-representative survey of US adults conducted between October 2012 and January 2013 (N = 3630). Participants reported their perceptions of the relative risks of e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and different types of cigarettes compared to “traditional” cigarettes. Relative risk perceptions for each product type, as well as the consistency and accuracy of harm reduction beliefs, were analyzed. Results About 65 % of the respondents accurately reported that no cigarettes were less harmful than any others. Slightly more than half of US adults perceived e-cigarettes to be safer than regular cigarettes, a belief in line with current scientific evidence. By contrast, only 9 % of respondents perceived some smokeless tobacco products to be safer, a belief strongly supported by the evidence. Only 3.5 % of respondents had patterns of relative risk perceptions in line with current scientific evidence for all three modalities. Conclusions The discrepancy between current evidence and public perceptions of relative risk of various tobacco/nicotine products was marked; for most tobacco types, a large proportion of the population held inaccurate harm reduction beliefs. Although there was substantial awareness that no cigarettes were safer than any other cigarettes, there could be benefits from increasing the percentage of the public that appreciates this fact, especially among current smokers. Given the potential benefits of tobacco risk reduction strategies, public health education efforts to increase understanding of basic harm reduction principles are needed to address these misperceptions.
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- Marc T Kiviniemi
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, School of Public Health and Health Professions, 3425 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA.
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, School of Public Health and Health Professions, 3425 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA.
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