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Brener L, Vu HMK, Horwitz R, Cama E, Martin K, Rance J, Okeke S, Bryant J. 'People Like Us Would Have No Clue If the Information Is Online': Exploring Understanding and Sources of Hepatitis B Information Among Vietnamese Australians. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2024:10.1007/s40615-024-02055-4. [PMID: 38918320 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-02055-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
Abstract
Socio-cultural and behavioural factors are often not adequately considered in designing health promotion programs for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. Given that people of Vietnamese background are disproportionately impacted by hepatitis B, the aim of this research was to better understand these factors to inform hepatitis B health promotion messages for the Vietnamese community. Twenty participants (four living with hepatitis B) were interviewed by a Vietnamese-speaking researcher. The interview sessions explored beliefs about health, the body and liver; knowledge and attitudes about hepatitis B vaccines, testing, clinical management and stigma; and sources of health information and value given to information on social media. Participants had a range of understandings of health and hepatitis B which informed their responses to health education and intervention. Participants appeared to have limited knowledge and misconceptions about transmission, prevention, treatment, and management of hepatitis B. Stigma surrounding hepatitis B was apparent, with over half the participants reporting that they distanced themselves from people living with hepatitis B. Participants preferred online information resources for younger people and traditional media in the Vietnamese language for older people. By understanding what Vietnamese people know about hepatitis B and how they access health information, these findings can be used to inform health promotion campaigns using print, media, and radio to ensure wide reach. Knowledge of community specific information is key to reducing the burden of hepatitis B among culturally and linguistically diverse communities and ensuring they are able to access healthcare services for testing, monitoring, and care.
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Affiliation(s)
- Loren Brener
- Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Wang T, Kong LN, Yao Y, Li L. Self-Efficacy, Coping Strategies and Quality of Life among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B. West J Nurs Res 2023; 45:800-806. [PMID: 37377383 DOI: 10.1177/01939459231184714] [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] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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This study aimed to examine the relationships of self-efficacy, coping strategies, and quality of life (QoL) among patients with chronic hepatitis B and to explore whether coping strategies play a mediating role. In this cross-sectional study, 193 patients with chronic hepatitis B from two tertiary hospitals were recruited. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. The results indicated that physical and mental QoL were positively associated with self-efficacy and negatively associated with resignation coping. Moreover, resignation coping partially mediated the relationship between self-efficacy and physical and mental QoL. Our findings indicated that healthcare providers can enhance self-efficacy with an emphasis on reducing the use of resignation coping to better improve QoL among patients with chronic hepatitis B.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tian Wang
- Resident Physician, Department of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Lecturer, School of Nursing, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing, China
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- Attending Physician, Department of Liver Disease, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China
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Ma GX, Zhu L, Lu W, Handorf E, Tan Y, Yeh MC, Johnson C, Guerrier G, Nguyen MT. Improving Long-Term Adherence to Monitoring/Treatment in Underserved Asian Americans with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) through a Multicomponent Culturally Tailored Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:1944. [PMID: 36292391 PMCID: PMC9601489 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10101944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although Asian Americans make up 6% of the U.S. population, they account for 58% of Americans with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Yet, adherence to monitoring and antiviral treatment guidelines among Asian American CHB patients remains suboptimal. METHODS The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention on adherence to CHB monitoring among Asian Americans with CHB. The intervention components included virtual patient education, patient navigation, and mobile health reminders delivered by bilingual community health educators. Chi-square test and t-test were used to compare demographic characteristics and two CHB measures: CHB clinical follow-up and CHB laboratory monitoring by the time of the 12-month follow-up assessment. A generalized linear mixed-effects model (GLMM) was fitted to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. RESULTS The study sample consisted of 358 Chinese and Vietnamese Americans living with CHB, including 181 in the intervention group and 177 in the control group. The intervention group had a significantly higher rate of CHB clinical follow-up (86.2%) and CHB laboratory monitoring (79.0%) than did the control group (54.2% and 45.2%, respectively). Results of the GLMM showed significant intervention effects on CHB clinical follow-up (odds ratio = 7.35, 95% confidence interval = 4.06-13.33) and CHB laboratory monitoring (odds ratio = 6.60, 95% confidence interval = 3.77-11.56) at the 12-month follow-up assessment. CONCLUSION The multicomponent intervention was effective in improving adherence to CHB monitoring among Asian Americans. Additional implementation research is needed to better understand and apply effective interventions to other underserved populations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Grace X. Ma
- Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
- Department of Urban Health and Population Science, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
- Department of Urban Health and Population Science, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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- Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Nutrition Program, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Hunter College Center for Cancer Health Disparities Research (CCHDR), Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
- College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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