认为宗教对健康的影响与以黑人为主的教会成员的有益健康行为有关。

IF 3.4 3区 医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Ethnicity & Disease Pub Date : 2024-04-24 eCollection Date: 2023-12-01 DOI:10.18865/ed.DECIPHeR.81
Farah Allouch, Katherine T Mills, Jodie Laurent, Flor Alvarado, Jeanette Gustat, Hua He, Jiang He, Keith C Ferdinand
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背景:心血管疾病是导致美国人死亡的主要原因,而黑人受到的影响尤为严重。黑人的宗教信仰率也很高,这可能是一个重要的健康激励因素,但其机制尚不清楚:我们研究了黑人教会信众感知到的宗教对健康的影响与心血管健康行为、风险因素和参与医疗保健的信心之间的关系:我们对路易斯安那州新奥尔良市 13 个以黑人为主的教堂的 302 名成员进行了调查。参与者报告了宗教信仰是否对他们的健康有影响,以及他们是否因宗教信仰而避免有害行为。对水果和蔬菜摄入量、体育锻炼、吸烟状况、向医疗保健提供者提问的信心、对治疗计划的理解以及自我报告的高血压、高胆固醇血症和糖尿病进行了评估。采用逻辑回归法对年龄、性别和教育程度进行了调整:调查对象中 77% 为女性,中位年龄为 66 岁,分别有 72%、56% 和 37% 的人报告患有高血压、高胆固醇血症和糖尿病。认为宗教对健康的影响与水果和蔬菜摄入量、体育锻炼以及向医疗服务提供者提问的信心呈正相关。因宗教而避免有害行为与体育锻炼呈正相关。认为宗教对健康的影响与吸烟、高血压、高胆固醇血症或糖尿病之间没有关联:结论:认为宗教对健康的影响与有益的心血管健康行为和参与医疗保健的信心有关。这些发现可为设计和实施干预措施,减少黑人宗教团体中的心血管疾病提供参考。
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Perceived Religious Influence on Health Is Associated with Beneficial Health Behaviors in Members of Predominantly Black Churches.

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and Black populations are disproportionately affected. Black populations also have high rates of religiosity, which may be an important health motivator, but mechanisms are unclear.

Objective: We examined the relationship between perceived religious influence on health and cardiovascular health behaviors, risk factors, and confidence participating in medical care in Black church congregants.

Methods: We surveyed 302 members of 13 churches with predominantly Black congregations in New Orleans, Louisiana. Participants reported if religious beliefs had an influence on their health and if they avoided harmful behaviors because of religion. Fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, smoking status, confidence asking questions to health care providers, understanding treatment plans and self-reported hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes were assessed. Logistic regression was used adjusting for age, sex, and education.

Results: Survey respondents were 77% female with a median age of 66 years, and 72%, 56%, and 37% reported hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes, respectively. Perceived religious influence on health was positively associated with fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and confidence asking questions to health care providers. Avoiding harmful behaviors because of religion was positively associated with physical activity. There was no association between perceived religious influence on health and smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or diabetes.

Conclusion: Perceived religious influence on health was associated with beneficial cardiovascular health behaviors and confidence participating in medical care. These findings can inform the design and delivery of interventions to reduce cardiovascular disease among Black religious communities.

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Ethnicity & Disease
Ethnicity & Disease 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
CiteScore
6.30
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发文量
43
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Ethnicity & Disease is an international journal that exclusively publishes information on the causal and associative relationships in the etiology of common illnesses through the study of ethnic patterns of disease. Topics focus on: ethnic differentials in disease rates;impact of migration on health status; social and ethnic factors related to health care access and health; and metabolic epidemiology. A major priority of the journal is to provide a forum for exchange between the United States and the developing countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
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