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Thompson, Tess; McQueen, Amy; Croston, Merriah; Luke, Alina; Caito, Nicole; Quinn, Karyn; Funaro, Jennifer; Kreuter, Matthew W. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Unmet social needs--including food, housing, and utilities--have been associated with negative health outcomes, but most prior research has examined the health associations with a single unmet need or analyzed samples that were homogeneous along one or more dimensions (e.g., older adults or patients with chronic health conditions). We examined the…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Food, Housing, Utilities
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Lee, Hee Yun; Choi, Jeong-Kyun; Park, Ji Hye – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: To evaluate the level of cancer literacy among Korean American immigrants and to identify the most influential predictors of cancer literacy in this population. Method: Using a quota-sampling strategy, 407 Korean American immigrants were recruited in the New York metropolitan area. The study was theoretically guided by the Andersen's…
Descriptors: Korean Americans, Immigrants, Predictor Variables, Knowledge Level
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Otero-Sabogal, Regina; Stewart, Susan; Shema, Sarah J.; Pasick, Rena J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2007
Behavioral theories developed through research with mainstream, English-speaking populations have been applied to ethnically diverse and underserved communities in the effort to eliminate disparities in early breast cancer detection. This study tests the validity of the transtheoretical model (TTM) decisional balance measure and the application of…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Multilingualism, Cancer, Behavior Change