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2014, Volume 1, Issue 3: 123-136. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2014.3.123
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Disparities in Confidence to Manage Chronic Diseases in Men

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    College for Public Health and Social Justice, Department of Health Management and Policy, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63103, USA;
  • 2.
    College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA;
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    College of Public Health, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA;
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    College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004, USA
  • Received: 25 June 2014 Accepted: 07 July 2014 Published: 04 August 2014

  • Background: Chronic diseases are highly prevalent among men in the United States and chronic disease management is problematic for men, particularly for racial and ethnic minority men. Objectives: This study examined the association between health information seeking and confidence to manage chronic diseases among men. Methods: Study data were drawn from the 2007 Health Tracking Household Survey and analyzed using multiple binary logistic regressions. The analytical sample included 2,653 men, 18 years and older with a chronic illness. Results: Health information seeking was not associated with confidence to manage chronic illnesses. African-American men had lower odds than White men to agree to take actions to prevent symptoms with their health. Hispanic men had lower odds than White men to agree to tell a doctor concerns they have, even when not asked. Conclusions: Racial and ethnic minority men with a chronic condition appear to be less confident to manage their health compared to white men. Chronic disease management needs greater exploration to understand the best ways to help racial and ethnic minority men successfully manage their chronic condition.

    Citation: Keith Elder, Keon Gilbert, Louise Meret Hanke, Caress Dean, Shahida Rice, Marquisha Johns, Crystal Piper, Jacqueline Wiltshire, Tondra Moore, Jing Wang. Disparities in Confidence to Manage Chronic Diseases in Men[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2014, 1(3): 123-136. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2014.3.123

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  • Background: Chronic diseases are highly prevalent among men in the United States and chronic disease management is problematic for men, particularly for racial and ethnic minority men. Objectives: This study examined the association between health information seeking and confidence to manage chronic diseases among men. Methods: Study data were drawn from the 2007 Health Tracking Household Survey and analyzed using multiple binary logistic regressions. The analytical sample included 2,653 men, 18 years and older with a chronic illness. Results: Health information seeking was not associated with confidence to manage chronic illnesses. African-American men had lower odds than White men to agree to take actions to prevent symptoms with their health. Hispanic men had lower odds than White men to agree to tell a doctor concerns they have, even when not asked. Conclusions: Racial and ethnic minority men with a chronic condition appear to be less confident to manage their health compared to white men. Chronic disease management needs greater exploration to understand the best ways to help racial and ethnic minority men successfully manage their chronic condition.


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