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Key KD, Lewis L, Blanchard C, Sikorskii A, Patel M, Lucas T, Akintobi TH, Bailey S, Loney EH, Johnson JE. Study protocol: Exploring the use of Family Health Histories in the African American community to reduce health disparities in Flint, Michigan. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4131949. [PMID: 38645135 PMCID: PMC11030532 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4131949/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Background Health disparities are costly and preventable differences in disease progression that disproportionately affect minority communities such as African Americans. Practices to reduce health disparities can be rooted in prevention, particularly through screening tools. Family Health History tools are preventative screening mechanisms meant to explore family history to better understand how an individual's health can potentially be predicted or impacted. These tools are underutilized in the African American community. Contributions to this underutilization include a lack of cultural tailoring in the tools, a lack of health literacy in community members, and a lack of effective health communication. The Family Health History Study will create a culturally appropriate Family Health History toolkit to increase family health history utilization and ultimately decrease health disparities. Methods The proposed sample will be composed of 195 African American adults ages 18 + who live in Genesee County, Michigan. The study consists of two phases: the development phase and the randomized pilot study phase. The goal of the development phase (n = 95) is to explore how Family Health History toolkits can be modified to better serve the African American community using a community based participatory research approach and to create a culturally tailored family health history toolkit. In the pilot study phase, 100 participants will be randomized to the culturally tailored toolkit or the current standard Family Health History toolkit. Outcomes will include feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. Discussion This study will result in a culturally appropriate Family Health History tool that is co-developed with community members that can be utilized by African American adults to better understand their family health histories. Trial Registration Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05358964 Date: May 5, 2022.
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Adedokun B, Ademola A, Makumbi T, Odedina S, Agwai I, Ndom P, Gakwaya A, Ogundiran T, Ojengbede O, Huo D, Olopade OI. Unawareness of breast cancer family history among African women. Pan Afr Med J 2023; 45:188. [PMID: 38020349 PMCID: PMC10656588 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2023.45.188.21616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Introduction comprehensive cancer risk assessment services are lacking in most sub-Saharan African countries and the use of accurate family history (FH) information could serve as a cheap strategy for risk evaluation. The aim of this study is to determine the proportion of women unaware of family history of cancer among female relatives and associated socio-demographic characteristics. Methods using case-control data on breast cancer among 4294 women in Nigeria, Uganda and Cameroon, we investigated the proportion of women unaware of family history of cancer among their female relatives. The association between participants' response to their awareness of female relatives' cancer history and socio-demographic characteristics was analysed according to case-control status, family side and distance of relation. Results: the proportion of women unaware if any relative had cancer was 33%, and was significantly higher among controls (43.2%) compared to 23.9% among cases (p<0.001) (Adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) = 2.51, 95% CI = 2.14 - 2.95). Age, education and marital status remained significantly associated with being unaware of FH among controls on multiple regression. Conclusion about a third of women interviewed did not know about cancer history in at least one of their female relatives. Efforts aimed at improving cancer awareness in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are needed. Our findings could be useful for future studies of cancer risk assessment in SSA.
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- Babatunde Adedokun
- Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States of America
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- Center for Population and Reproductive Health, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Center for Population and Reproductive Health, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Hôpital Général Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- School of Medicine, St. Augustine International University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Center for Population and Reproductive Health, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States of America
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- Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States of America
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Li M, Kwok OM, Ma P, Tseng TS, Chen LS. Are College Students Interested in Family Health History Education? A Large Needs Assessment Survey Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2596. [PMID: 36767961 PMCID: PMC9915439 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Family health history (FHH) is an essential foundation for personalized disease prevention. As the incidence of early-onset chronic diseases is increasing among college students, it is important to provide them with the education required to learn about their FHH. This study aimed to assess college students' interest in receiving FHH education, preferred topics, and desired learning methods. We invited college students to complete an online survey from a large research-intensive university. A total of 2276 college students completed the survey. Nearly half of the participants self-identified as non-Hispanic white (45.5%). Slightly more than half of the sample (53.9%) were not interested in receiving FHH education mainly due to low prioritization. Among those who expressed interest in obtaining FHH education, the three most desired learning topics were the ability to interpret FHH information (76.1%), the application of FHH in disease prevention (72.0%), and FHH information collection strategies (63.6%). Computer-based learning (51.1%) was the most preferred educational method. Moreover, females, older individuals, those who have FHH in first-degree relatives, and participants who were members of racial and ethnic groups showed greater interests in receiving FHH education (ps < 0.05). Strategies to promote college students' awareness, collection, and use of FHH are needed.
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- Ming Li
- Department of Health Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD 21252, USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Program, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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‘If you sell your sickness, you will get its medicine’: Care and intrafamilial communication for chronic diseases in southern Ghana. SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Duke NN, Jensen TM, Perreira KM, Hotz VJ, Harris KM. The Role of Family Health History in Predicting Midlife Chronic Disease Outcomes. Am J Prev Med 2021; 61:509-517. [PMID: 34229928 PMCID: PMC8818302 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The generational relevance for determining disease risk for the leading causes of morbidity and mortality for U.S. adults is a source of debate. METHODS Data on 12,300 adults (Add Health Study Members) participating in Wave V (2016-2018) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (also known as Add Health) were merged with data from respondents' parents (n=2,013) participating in the Add Health Parent Study (2015-2017). Analyses beginning in January 2020 examined the concordance in lifetime occurrence of chronic conditions across 4 generations, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, cancer, and depression and examined the associations between individual disease history and ones' family health history for the same condition. RESULTS Mean ages were 37.4 years for Add Health Study Members and 62.9 years for Add Health Parent Study mothers. The histories of mothers from the Add Health Parent Study on hyperlipidemia (AOR=1.61, 95% CI=1.04, 2.48), obesity (AOR=1.77, 95% CI=1.27, 2.48), and depression (AOR=1.87, 95% CI=1.19, 2.95) were significantly associated with increased odds of Add Health Study Member report of these conditions. Maternal great grandparent hyperlipidemia history was significantly associated with the Add Health Study Member hyperlipidemia (AOR=2.81, 95% CI=1.51, 5.21). Histories of diabetes in maternal grandfather (AOR=2.41, 95% CI=1.24, 4.69) and maternal great grandparent (AOR=3.05, 95% CI=1.45, 6.43) were significantly associated with Add Health Study Member diabetes. Each additional point in the Add Health Parent Study mothers' cardiometabolic risk factor index was associated with an 11% increase (incidence rate ratio=1.11, 95% CI=1.04, 1.19) in the expected count of cardiometabolic risk conditions for the Add Health Study Members. CONCLUSIONS Multigenerational health histories have value for quantifying the probability of diabetes, obesity, depression, and hyperlipidemia in early mid-adulthood. Family health history knowledge is relevant for health promotion and disease prevention strategies.
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- Naomi N Duke
- Duke Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, & Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research (DCCOR), & Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
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- School of Social Work, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Social Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Economics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Carolina Population Center, & Department of Sociology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Li M, Zhao S, Young CM, Foster M, Huei-Yu Wang J, Tseng TS, Kwok OM, Chen LS. Family Health History-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Am J Prev Med 2021; 61:445-454. [PMID: 34226092 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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CONTEXT National efforts have advocated for the need to deliver family health history-based interventions to the lay public for more than a decade. Yet, the numbers, characteristics, and outcomes of such interventions are unknown. This first-of-its-kind systematic literature review examines the characteristics and effectiveness of the existing family health history-based interventions. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The research team systematically searched peer-reviewed articles published between January 2003 and July 2020 in MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and Google Scholar. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS A total of 35 articles met the inclusion criteria. These studies assessed various behaviors, including family health history collection/communication with family members, family health history communication with healthcare providers, healthy diet adoption, physical activity level, uptake of medical screenings and genetic tests, and being proactive in healthcare matters. The average methodologic quality score of the studies was 9.9 (SD=1.6) of a theoretical range from 2 to 16. CONCLUSIONS Many family health history-based interventions exist to examine a variety of behaviors. Yet, there is room for improvement in methodology because few studies used a randomized or quasi-experimental design. In addition, most included studies did not report objective or longer-term outcome data to examine the effectiveness of family health history-based interventions.
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- Ming Li
- Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions, Towson University, Towson, Maryland
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- Department College of Health Professions, Exercise & Sports Sciences, College of Education & Human Sciences, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Medical Science Library, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Behavioral & Community Health Sciences Program, LSU School of Public Health, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education & Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
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"Being proactive, not reactive": exploring perceptions of genetic testing among White, Latinx, and Pacific Islander Populations. J Community Genet 2021; 12:617-630. [PMID: 34415555 DOI: 10.1007/s12687-021-00542-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Genetic testing is becoming an integral part of healthcare, but evidence suggests that both race and ethnicity influence access to and utilization of genetic testing. Given this barrier, data are needed on the perceptions of genetic testing in racial and ethnic minority groups. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of three types of genetic testing (genetic testing for adult-onset conditions, prenatal screening, and newborn screening) in a sample of US participants who identified as White, Pacific Islander, and Latinx (10 dyads from each group for 60 participants total). Data were collected through semi-structured dyadic interviews and assessed using thematic analysis. The major themes were knowledge as empowering, knowledge as stressful, and predictive nature of prenatal testing and newborn screening. Some differences were seen in themes by race and ethnicity. A sense of collective and familial health appeared to be a more important theme for Pacific Islander and Latinx participants compared to White participants. Adult-onset genetic testing was viewed variously across all groups with some noting how it may increase anxiety, particularly if the disease screened for was unable to be prevented with action. All three groups reported on the positives of prenatal testing and newborn screening yet often were confused on the differences between them. This study presents novel perceptions of genetic testing in participants from diverse communities across three types of genetic testing. Genetic healthcare providers should incorporate participants' perceptions, values, and beliefs into their counseling delivery as a way to engage with diverse communities.
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Abbas M, Mall R, Errafii K, Lattab A, Ullah E, Bensmail H, Arredouani A. Simple risk score to screen for prediabetes: A cross-sectional study from the Qatar Biobank cohort. J Diabetes Investig 2021; 12:988-997. [PMID: 33075216 PMCID: PMC8169357 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION The progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes is preventable by lifestyle intervention and/or pharmacotherapy in a large fraction of individuals with prediabetes. Our objective was to develop a risk score to screen for prediabetes in the Middle East, where diabetes prevalence is one of the highest in the world. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional, case-control study, we used data of 4,895 controls and 2,373 prediabetic adults obtained from the Qatar Biobank cohort. Significant risk factors were identified by logistic regression and other machine learning methods. The receiver operating characteristic was used to calculate the area under curve, cut-off point, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values. The prediabetes risk score was developed from data of Qatari citizens, as well as long-term (≥15 years) residents. RESULTS The significant risk factors for the Prediabetes Risk Score in Qatar were age, sex, body mass index, waist circumference and blood pressure. The risk score ranges from 0 to 45. The area under the curve of the score was 80% (95% confidence interval 78-83%), and the cut-off point of 16 yielded sensitivity and specificity of 86.2% (95% confidence interval 82.7-89.2%) and 57.9% (95% confidence interval 65.5-71.4%), respectively. Prediabetes Risk Score in Qatar performed equally in Qatari nationals and long-term residents. CONCLUSIONS Prediabetes Risk Score in Qatar is the first prediabetes screening score developed in a Middle Eastern population. It only uses risk factors measured non-invasively, is simple, cost-effective, and can be easily understood by the general public and health providers. Prediabetes Risk Score in Qatar is an important tool for early detection of prediabetes, and can help tremendously in curbing the diabetes epidemic in the region.
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- Mostafa Abbas
- Qatar Computing Research InstituteHamad Bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
- Department of Imaging Science and InnovationGeisingerDanvillePennsylvaniaUSA
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- Qatar Computing Research InstituteHamad Bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
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- Qatar Biomedical Research InstituteHamad Bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
- College of Health and Life SciencesHamad Bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
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- Qatar Computing Research InstituteHamad Bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
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- Qatar Computing Research InstituteHamad Bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
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- Qatar Computing Research InstituteHamad Bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
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- Qatar Biomedical Research InstituteHamad Bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
- College of Health and Life SciencesHamad Bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
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Wang H, Yeh YL, Li M, Ma P, Kwok OM, Chen LS. Effects of family health history-based colorectal cancer prevention education among non-adherent Chinese Americans to colorectal cancer screening guidelines. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2021; 104:1149-1158. [PMID: 33176978 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the effects of the first family health history (FHH)-based colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention education on 1) FHH of CRC communication with family members and primary care physicians (PCPs), 2) fecal occult blood test (FOBT) uptake, and 3) CRC preventive lifestyle modifications among 50- to 75-year-old Chinese Americans non-adherent to CRC screening guidelines. METHODS Using a community-based participatory research approach, we developed and implemented 62 culturally and linguistically appropriate, theory-driven, FHH-based CRC prevention educational workshops across Texas for 344 Chinese Americans (mostly with low education/income) aged 50-75 years who were non-adherent to CRC screening guidelines. RESULTS Linear mixed modeling analyses showed that participants' FHH of CRC communication with PCPs and family members significantly increased two-week post-workshop compared to pre-workshop data (ps<0.001). Moreover, at two-weeks post-workshop, 91.9 % of participants underwent FOBT. Nevertheless, no significant changes were found in participants' lifestyles. CONCLUSION Our educational workshops successfully increased Chinese Americans' FHH of CRC communication and FOBT uptake. Personalized education with longer follow-ups may be needed in future studies to promote lifestyle changes among Chinese Americans. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Health and public health professionals may adopt our workshop educational materials to provide patient and public CRC prevention education for Chinese Americans.
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- Haocen Wang
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Towson University, Towson, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.
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Ake JF, Lin J, Wilkinson AV, Koehly LM. Motivating Mexican American adults to share family history with healthcare providers. Prev Med Rep 2021; 22:101384. [PMID: 33996396 PMCID: PMC8099618 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Family history of metabolic conditions is a primary factor for clinicians to consider when administering preventive care. Sharing this information with healthcare providers proactively is therefore important to individual health outcomes. This brief report seeks to identify factors associated with sharing family history with healthcare providers in individuals of Mexican heritage. Data were obtained from a health education intervention study conducted during 2008–2010, which recruited 497 adult participants from 162 multigenerational households in Houston, Texas to receive family history-based risk feedback generated by Family Healthware™. Households were randomized to receive a pedigree of metabolic conditions or a pedigree coupled with supplementary information about one’s personalized risk assessment and behavioral recommendations. Participants completed two follow-up surveys at three and ten months post intervention, respectively. Analysis based on 296 participants from 147 households who read but did not share their feedback at three-month follow-up suggests benefits of providing personalized risk assessment and tailored behavioral recommendations in addition to a simple pedigree. Participants receiving supplementary risk feedback are more likely to share it with family members at three-month follow-up, which is associated with increased sharing and willingness to share risk feedback with healthcare providers at ten-month follow-up. The findings highlight the importance of family relationships in medical information disclosure in Mexican American adults. Future interventions should capitalize on family relationships in health education and promotion programs for optimal prevention of metabolic conditions in at-risk populations.
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- Jeriel F Ake
- University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD, United States
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin, TX, United States
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Talwar D, Zhao S, Goodson P, Chen LS. Evaluating a genomics short course for undergraduate health education students. Per Med 2020; 17:295-306. [PMID: 32618224 DOI: 10.2217/pme-2019-0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Background: There is a significant shortage of genomics training curricula targeting health education (HE) students. This study assessed the impact of an online theory-based genomics short course focusing on family health history (FHH) to undergraduate HE students. Materials & methods: Junior and senior HE students (n = 69) at a research-intensive university completed the course and took the pre- and post-course surveys. Results: Participants demonstrated positive improvements in their scores regarding FHH knowledge as well as attitudes, intention and confidence in adopting FHH-based genomics skills into future practice. They also showed satisfaction with the genomics course. Conclusion: Based on the initial success of the results, offering this genomics course to more HE students for further testing is recommended in the future.
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- Divya Talwar
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.,Division of Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Health, Exercise & Sports Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Pokharel M, Elrick A, Canary HE, Clayton MF, Sukovic M, Champine M, Hong SJ, Kaphingst KA. Health communication roles in Latino, Pacific Islander, and Caucasian Families: A qualitative investigation. J Genet Couns 2019; 29:399-409. [PMID: 31605434 DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Family communication about health is critical for the dissemination of information that may improve health management of all family members. Communication about health issues, attitudes, and behaviors in families is associated with life expectancy as well as quality of life for family members. This study addresses family communication about health by examining individual roles for family health communication and factors related to these roles, among families of three different racial/ethnic groups: Caucasians, Latinos, and Pacific Islanders. Data were collected from 60 participants recruited as 30 family dyads, 10 from each group, through qualitative semistructured interviews. Interviews were conducted with each participant separately and then together in a dyadic interview. Two coders independently coded interview transcripts using NVivo 11. Results identified the family health communication roles of collector, disseminator, health educator, and researcher. We also identified several factors related to these roles using the lens of family systems theory-the presence of chronic conditions in the family, previous experience, medical education, and family hierarchy. Findings demonstrate many similarities and relatively few differences in the family health communication roles and the related factors among the families of different race/ethnicity. Conclusions highlight implications for future research and intervention development.
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- Manusheela Pokharel
- Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
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- Department of Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.,Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- School of Communication, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah.,College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.,Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Allen CG, Roberts M, Guan Y. Exploring Predictors of Genetic Counseling and Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Findings from the 2015 U.S. National Health Interview Survey. J Pers Med 2019; 9:E26. [PMID: 31083288 PMCID: PMC6616387 DOI: 10.3390/jpm9020026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Despite efforts to increase the availability of clinical genetic testing and counseling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian (HBOC)-related cancers, these services remain underutilized in clinical settings. There have been few efforts to understand the public's use of cancer genetic services, particularly for HBOC-related cancers. This analysis is based on data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a U.S.-based nationwide probability sample, to better understand the public's use of HBOC-related clinical cancer genetic services. Bivariate analyses were used to compute percentages and examine the associations of familial cancer risk for three genetic services outcomes (ever had genetic counseling for cancer risk, ever discussed genetic testing for cancer risk with a provider, and ever had genetic testing for cancer risk). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the association of familial cancer risk and other demographic and health variables with genetic services. Most women (87.67%) in this study were at low risk based on self-reported family history of breast and ovarian cancer, 10.65% were at medium risk, and 1.68% were at high risk. Overall, very small numbers of individuals had ever had genetic counseling (2.78%), discussed genetic testing with their physician (4.55%) or had genetic testing (1.64%). Across all genetic services outcomes, individuals who were at higher familial risk were more likely to have had genetic counseling than those at lower risk (high risk: aOR = 5.869, 95% CI = 2.911-11.835; medium risk: aOR = 4.121, 95% CI = 2.934-5.789), discussed genetic testing (high risk: aOR = 5.133, 95% CI = 2.699-9.764; medium risk: aOR = 3.649, 95% CI = 2.696-4.938), and completed genetic testing (high risk: aOR = 8.531, 95% CI = 3.666-19.851; medium risk aOR = 3.057, 95% CI = 1.835-5.094). Those who perceived themselves as being more likely to develop cancer than the average woman were more likely to engage in genetic counseling (aOR = 1.916, 95% CI = 1.334-2.752), discuss genetic testing (aOR = 3.314, 95% CI = 2.463-4.459) or have had genetic testing (aOR = 1.947, 95% CI = 1.13-3.54). Personal cancer history was also a significant predictor of likelihood to have engaged in genetic services. Our findings highlight: (1) potential under-utilization of cancer genetic services among high risk populations in the U.S. and (2) differences in genetic services use based on individual's characteristics such as self-reported familial risk, personal history, and beliefs about risk of cancer. These results align with other studies which have noted that awareness and use of genetic services are low in the general population and likely not reaching individuals who could benefit most from screening for inherited cancers. Efforts to promote public awareness of familial cancer risk may lead to better uptake of cancer genetic services.
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- Caitlin G Allen
- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA.
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA.
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Allen C, Escoffery C, Haardörfer R, McBride C. Factors Influencing Not Perceiving Family Health History Assessments as Important: Opportunities to Improve Dissemination of Evidence-Based Population Screening for Cancer. Public Health Genomics 2019; 21:144-153. [DOI: 10.1159/000499125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Lin J, Myers MF, Koehly LM, Marcum CS. A Bayesian hierarchical logistic regression model of multiple informant family health histories. BMC Med Res Methodol 2019; 19:56. [PMID: 30871571 PMCID: PMC6419428 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-019-0700-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Family health history (FHH) inherently involves collecting proxy reports of health statuses of related family members. Traditionally, such information has been collected from a single informant. More recently, research has suggested that a multiple informant approach to collecting FHH results in improved individual risk assessments. Likewise, recent work has emphasized the importance of incorporating health-related behaviors into FHH-based risk calculations. Integrating both multiple accounts of FHH with behavioral information on family members represents a significant methodological challenge as such FHH data is hierarchical in nature and arises from potentially error-prone processes. Methods In this paper, we introduce a statistical model that addresses these challenges using informative priors for background variation in disease prevalence and the effect of other, potentially correlated, variables while accounting for the nested structure of these data. Our empirical example is drawn from previously published data on families with a history of diabetes. Results The results of the comparative model assessment suggest that simply accounting for the structured nature of multiple informant FHH data improves classification accuracy over the baseline and that incorporating family member health-related behavioral information into the model is preferred over alternative specifications. Conclusions The proposed modelling framework is a flexible solution to integrate multiple informant FHH for risk prediction purposes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12874-019-0700-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Jielu Lin
- Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Lin J, Marcum CS, Myers MF, Koehly LM. Racial differences in family health history knowledge of type 2 diabetes: exploring the role of interpersonal mechanisms. Transl Behav Med 2018; 8:540-549. [PMID: 29346616 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibx062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Collecting complete and accurate family health history is critical to preventing type 2 diabetes. Whether there are any racial difference in family health history knowledge of type 2 diabetes and whether such differences are related to interpersonal mechanisms remain unclear. We seek to identify the interpersonal mechanisms that give rise to discrepancies in family health history knowledge of type 2 diabetes in families of different racial backgrounds. We analyze informant-dyad consensus with respect to shared family history of type 2 diabetes in 127 informants of 45 families in the greater Cincinnati area (white: 28 families, 78 informants; black/African-American: 17 families, 49 informants). We first document a difference in informant-dyad consensus by race and then test whether this difference can be explained by interpersonal ties, particularly health communication. Compared with their white counterparts, dyads in families of black/African-American background are more likely to have an uneven distribution of knowledge, with one informant knowing and the other not knowing his/her family health history. The racial difference is explained by dyads in families of black/African-American background having fewer reciprocal health communication ties. While associated with informant-dyad consensus, education, kinship ties, and closeness ties do not account for the observed racial difference. Activating health communication is a key to improving family health history knowledge, especially in families of black/African-American background. Researchers and clinicians should leverage communication ties in the family network for better collection and utilization of family health history in preventive services.
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- Jielu Lin
- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Lin J, Marcum CS, Wilkinson AV, Koehly LM. Developing Shared Appraisals of Diabetes Risk Through Family Health History Feedback: The Case of Mexican-Heritage Families. Ann Behav Med 2018; 52:262-271. [PMID: 29538667 PMCID: PMC6693036 DOI: 10.1093/abm/kax037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Collecting complete and accurate family health history is critical to preventing type 2 diabetes. Purpose We seek to identify the optimal risk feedback approach that facilitates risk communication between parents and their adult children and helps them develop shared appraisals of family history of type 2 diabetes. Methods In a sample of parent-adult child dyads from 125 Mexican-heritage families residing in Houston, Texas, we examine change in parent-child dyadic (dis)agreement with respect to their shared family health history from baseline to 10 months after receipt of risk feedback generated by Family Healthware. A 2 × 2 factorial design is applied to test how the recipient (one parent or all family members) and the content (risk assessment with or without behavioral recommendations) of the feedback affect (dis)agreement through interpersonal ties, particularly dyadic risk communication. Results Providing risk assessment without behavioral recommendations to the parent, but not the adult child, shifts the dyads toward agreement (relative risk ratio [RRR]= 1.78, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.18-2.67]), by activating reciprocal risk communication between parents and children (RRR =2.70, 95% CI [1.81-4.03]). Dyads with close interpersonal ties are more likely to shift toward agreement (RRR = 3.09, 95% CI [1.89-5.07]). Conclusion Programs aimed at improving family health history knowledge and accuracy of reports should tailor risk feedback strategically for better intervention effect and leverage a network approach in disease prevention among at-risk minority and/or immigrant populations. Trial Registration Number NCT00469339.
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- Jielu Lin
- National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Skapinsky KF, Persky S, Lewis M, Goergen A, Ashida S, de Heer HD, Hadley D, Wilkinson AV, Koehly LM. Heart disease risk information, encouragement, and physical activity among Mexican-origin couples: Self- or spouse-driven change? Transl Behav Med 2018; 8:95-104. [PMID: 29385582 PMCID: PMC6065544 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibx012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Family health history is an accessible, clinically-recommended genomic tool that improves health risk evaluation. It captures both genetic and modifiable risk factors that cluster within families. Thus, families represent a salient context for family health history-based interventions that motivate engagement in risk-reducing behaviors. While previous research has explored how individuals respond to their personal risk information, we extend this inquiry to consider how individuals respond to their spouse's risk information among a sample of Mexican-Americans. One hundred and sixty spouse-dyads within Mexican-heritage households received a pedigree or a pedigree and personalized risk assessments, with or without behavioral recommendations. Analyses of Covariance (ANCOVAs) were conducted to assess the relationship between risk feedback, both personal and spouse, and self-reported physical activity levels at 3-month and 10-month assessments, controlling for baseline levels. The effect of being identified as an encourager of spouse's healthy weight was also evaluated. Personal feedback had no effect on participants' physical activity at either 3- or 10-month assessments. However, husbands' risk information was associated with wives' physical activity levels at 3-month assessment, with women whose husbands received both increased risk feedback and behavioral recommendations engaging in significantly higher physical activity levels than all other women. At 10-month follow-up, physical activity levels for both husbands and wives differed depending on whether they encouraged their spouse's healthy weight. Spousal risk information may be a stronger source of motivation to improve physical activity patterns than personal risk information, particularly for women. Interventions that activate interpersonal encouragement among spouses may more successfully extend intervention effects.
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- Kaley F Skapinsky
- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Patient and Family Engagement Research Program, Center for Communication Science, RTI International, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Health Sciences Department, College of Health and Human Services, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Austin, TX, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Chinese Americans' Views and Use of Family Health History: A Qualitative Study. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162706. [PMID: 27649411 PMCID: PMC5029932 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objective Family health history (FHH) plays a significant role in early disease detection and prevention. Although Asian Americans are the fastest growing U.S. immigrant group, no data exists regarding Chinese Americans’ (the largest Asian subgroup) views and use of FHH. This study examines this important issue. Methods Forty-nine adults from southern U.S. Chinese American communities participated in this qualitative, semi-structured, in-depth interview study. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed with a content analysis approach. Results Although the majority of participants perceived the importance of collecting FHH, most lacked FHH knowledge and failed to collect FHH information. Barriers affecting FHH collection and discussion among family members included long-distance separation from family members, self-defined “healthy family,” and Chinese cultural beliefs. Lack of doctors’ inquiries, never/rarely visiting physicians, self-defined “healthy family,” perceived insignificance of discussing FHH with doctors, and Chinese cultural beliefs were the obstacles in communicating FHH with physicians. Conclusions Chinese Americans had limited usage of their FHH and faced cultural, distance, knowledge-, and healthcare system-related barriers that influenced their FHH use. Developing FHH education programs for Chinese Americans is highly recommended.
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Koehly LM. It's Interpersonal: Family Relationships, Genetic Risk, and Caregiving. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2016; 57:32-39. [PMID: 27507685 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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My research program considers family relationships across the life course: in early life, with a focus on disease prevention-leveraging genetic risk information and relationships to motivate health-promoting behaviors-and in later life, with a focus on informal caregiving-identifying characteristics of those most vulnerable to, or resilient from, caregiver stress. It is fortuitous, if not tragic, then, that my research and personal worlds collided during my mother's final 8 months of life. Here, I discuss how this experience has shifted my thinking within both arms of my research program. First, I consider the state of the science in family health history, arguing that the current approach which focuses on an individual's first- and second-degree relatives does not take us far enough into the relational landscape to activate communal coping with disease risk. Second, I discuss caregiving from a family systems perspective. My family's experience confirmed the importance of using a systems approach and highlighted a need to identify underlying variability in members' expectations of caregiving roles. In so doing, I capture the significance of understanding the multiple perspectives that frame a context in which families adapt and cope with risk and disease diagnoses.
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- Laura M Koehly
- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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