The Link Between Everyday Discrimination, Healthcare Utilization, and Health Status Among a National Sample of Women
dc.contributor.author | Fazeli Dehkordy, Soudabeh | |
dc.contributor.author | Hall, Kelli S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dalton, Vanessa K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Carlos, Ruth C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-19T21:14:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-19T21:14:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-07-18 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Fazeli Dehkordy, Soudabeh; Hall, Kelli S.; Dalton, Vanessa K.; Carlos, Ruth C. (2016). "The Link Between Everyday Discrimination, Healthcare Utilization, and Health Status Among a National Sample of Women." Journal of Women's Health 25 (10): 1044-1051. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1540-9996 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/140141 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Research has not adequately examined the potential negative effects of perceiving routine discrimination on general healthcare utilization or health status, especially among reproductive-aged women. We sought to evaluate the association between everyday discrimination, health service use, and perceived health among a national sample of women in the United States. Materials and Methods: Data were drawn from the Women's Healthcare Experiences and Preferences survey, a randomly selected, national probability sample of 1078 U.S. women aged 18?55 years. We examined associations between everyday discrimination (via a standardized scale) on frequency of health service utilization and perceived general health status using chi-square and multivariable logistic regression modeling. Results: Compared with women who reported healthcare visits every 3 years or less (reference group), each one-point increase in discrimination score was associated with higher odds of having healthcare visits annually or more often (odds ratio [OR]?=?1.36, confidence interval [95% CI]?=?1.01?1.83). Additionally, each one-point increase in discrimination score was significantly associated with lower odds of having excellent/very good perceived health (OR?=?0.65; 95% CI?=?0.54?0.80). Conclusion: Perceived discrimination was associated with increased exposure to the healthcare setting among this national sample of women. Perceived discrimination was also inversely associated with excellent/very good perceived health status. | |
dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers | |
dc.title | The Link Between Everyday Discrimination, Healthcare Utilization, and Health Status Among a National Sample of Women | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/140141/1/jwh.2015.5522.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1089/jwh.2015.5522 | |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Women's Health | |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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