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Health researchers routinely evaluate health and illness across subgroups defined by their sex, gender, ethnicity, and race. Are there differences in the manner in which health care providers present the various treatment options to whites and to African- Americans that could account for these differences in utilization?
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Health researchers routinely evaluate health and illness across subgroups defined by their sex, gender, ethnicity, and race. All too often, these classifications are proffered as an explanation for any differences that may be detected, for example, in access to care, frequency of disease, or response to treatment. Relatively few researchers, however, have examined what these classifications mean on a theoretical level or in the context of their own research. Assume, for example, that a researcher concludes from his or her data that African- Americans utilize certain surgical procedures less frequently than whites. This conclusion may mean little without an examination of the various underlying issues. Is there such a construct as race at all? How were whites and African-Americans classified as such? Does this finding reflect inappropriate overutilization of the specific procedures among whites or inappropriate underutilization among African-Americans? To what extent are socioeconomic status and method of payment related to the less frequent use? Are there differences in the manner in which health care providers present the various treatment options to whites and to African- Americans that could account for these differences in utilization? Are there differences in health care-seeking and health care preferences between the two groups that would explain the difference in utilization? Is the racial classification a surrogate measure for another variable that has remained unidentified and unmeasured? All too often, unfortunately, such issues are ignored or lightly dismissed with an entreaty for additional research.
Author Biography
Sana Loue is Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Minority Public Health at Case Western Reserve University. She also holds appointments in the Departments of Bioethics, Psychiatry, and Global Health. Loue is the author of more than a dozen books on gender, ethnicity, immigration, and health. Over a two-year period, the author and her research team followed the lives of fifty-three Puerto Rican women living with severe mental illness as they coped with daily challenges in the areas of family, romantic relationships, employment, social services, substance use, and health car
Table of Contents
Prologue: Understanding Social Constructs.- Prologue: Understanding Social Constructs.- Foundations.- Ethical Principles Governing Research Involving Human Participants.- Principles of Research Design.- Race and Ethnicity.- Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation.- Health Care Utilization and Access.- The Health of Communities.- African-American Health.- Asian and Pacific Islander Health.- Hispanic Health.- The Health of Native Americans.- Women and Health.- Sexual Orientation and Health.- Case Studies of Disease.- Case Study One Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).- Case Study Two Diabetes Mellitus.
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Health researchers routinely evaluate health and illness across subgroups defined by their sex, gender, ethnicity, and race. All too often, these classifications are proffered as an explanation for any differences that may be detected, for example, in access to care, frequency of disease, or response to treatment. Relatively few researchers, however, have examined what these classifications mean on a theoretical level or in the context of their own research. Assume, for example, that a researcher concludes from his or her data that African- Americans utilize certain surgical procedures less frequently than whites. This conclusion may mean little without an examination of the various underlying issues. Is there such a construct as race at all? How were whites and African-Americans classified as such? Does this finding reflect inappropriate overutilization of the specific procedures among whites or inappropriate underutilization among African-Americans? To what extent are socioeconomic status and method of payment related to the less frequent use? Are there differences in the manner in which health care providers present the various treatment options to whites and to African- Americans that could account for these differences in utilization? Are there differences in health care-seeking and health care preferences between the two groups that would explain the difference in utilization? Is the racial classification a surrogate measure for another variable that has remained unidentified and unmeasured? All too often, unfortunately, such issues are ignored or lightly dismissed with an entreaty for additional research.
Details ISBN1475785569 Author Sana Loue Short Title GENDER ETHNICITY & HEALTH RESE Pages 195 Language English ISBN-10 1475785569 ISBN-13 9781475785562 Media Book Format Paperback Affiliation Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve Univ Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-04-25 Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States Qualifications JD, PhD, MSSA Illustrations XV, 195 p. DOI 10.1007/b112292 AU Release Date 2013-04-25 NZ Release Date 2013-04-25 US Release Date 2013-04-25 UK Release Date 2013-04-25 Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 Alternative 9780306461729 DEWEY 362.1089 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this
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