Journal article
The impact of personalized risk feedback on Mexican Americans’ perceived risk for heart disease and diabetes
Health education research, Vol.29(2), pp.222-234
04/2014
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyt151
PMCID: PMC3959204
PMID: 24463396
Abstract
Little is known about the effect of personalized risk information on risk perceptions over time, particularly among ethnically diverse subpopulations. The present study examines Mexican American’s (MAs) risk perceptions for heart disease and diabetes at baseline and following receipt of risk feedback based on family health history. Participants comprising 162 households received a pedigree or personalized risk feedback, with or without behavioral risk reduction recommendations. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to assess lifetime perceived risk (LPR) at baseline, 3 months and 10 months following the receipt of risk feedback. Having an elevated familial risk of heart disease or diabetes increased the odds of an elevated LPR for both diseases at baseline. At 3 months, compared with receipt of a pedigree only, MAs receiving elevated risk feedback for both diseases were more likely to have an elevated LPR for both diseases. At 10 months, participants receiving weak risk feedback for both diseases indicated an adjustment to a lower LPR for heart disease only. Results suggest that communicating risk for multiple diseases may be more effective than a single disease, with responses to increased risk feedback more immediate than to weak risk feedback.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The impact of personalized risk feedback on Mexican Americans’ perceived risk for heart disease and diabetes
- Creators
- Shelly R Hovick - School of Communication, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 USAAnna V Wilkinson - School of Communication, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 USASato Ashida - School of Communication, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 USAHendrik D de Heer - School of Communication, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 USALaura M Koehly - School of Communication, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health education research, Vol.29(2), pp.222-234
- DOI
- 10.1093/her/cyt151
- PMID
- 24463396
- PMCID
- PMC3959204
- NLM abbreviation
- Health Educ Res
- ISSN
- 0268-1153
- eISSN
- 1465-3648
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2014
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984063140102771
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