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Trauma, socioeconomic resources, and self-rated health in an ethnically diverse adult cohort.
- Source :
- Ethnicity & Health; Feb2013, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p97-113, 17p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 6 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Objectives.To evaluate ethnic group differences in the association between trauma exposure and health status among an ethnically diverse sample originating in Hawai‘i. Design.Across a 10-year period (1998–2008), participants (N=833) completed five waves of questionnaire assessments. Trauma exposure was measured retrospectively at the most recent assessment (wave 5), socioeconomic resources (educational attainment and employment status) were measured at wave 1, and self-rated health was measured at each of the five waves. Results.Results indicated that greater exposure to trauma was associated with poorer self-rated health, as were lower educational attainment and lower work status. In addition, there was ethnic group variation in health ratings, as well as in how strongly trauma exposure predicted health status. Specifically, within Filipino American and Native Hawaiian ethnic groups, there was a stronger negative association between trauma exposure and self-rated health. Conclusion.These results suggest complex interrelations among trauma, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and physical health. Further understanding these relations may have implications for medical and behavioral interventions in vulnerable populations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- ANALYSIS of variance
ASIANS
HEALTH status indicators
HISPANIC Americans
PROBABILITY theory
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
SELF-evaluation
STATISTICS
SURVEYS
WHITE people
WOUNDS & injuries
DATA analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
RETROSPECTIVE studies
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13557858
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Ethnicity & Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86417761
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2012.700916