Synthesis strategy: building a culturally sensitive mid‐range theory of risk perception using literary, quantitative, and qualitative methods

Siaki, Leilani; Loescher, Lois J.; Trego, Lori L.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06096.x

Cited by 13 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 41 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…More educated subjects have a significant amount of previous information regarding the objective risk than those with less education. This is in agreement with the statements of Siaki et al (2013), who suggest that risk appraisals are influenced by affect, health-world views, cultural customs, and protocols that intersect with the health risk. The fact that more educated subjects are more informed than the less educated ones may suggest that education can act as a filter of media information, since one of the effects of the media attention, that has undoubtedly accompanied genetics advances, is the increasing anxiety among a wider range of subjects atrisk (Patenaude, Guttmacher, & Collins, 2002).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

“…A culturally sensitive mid-range theory of risk perception, recently proposed by Siaki, Loescher and Trego (2013), suggests that risk appraisals are influenced by affect, health-world views, cultural customs, and protocols that intersect with the health risk. On the other hand, trust in the science behind risk assessments and risk management is possibly more important than social trust, although both types of trust should be considered (Sjöberg, 2012).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Risk perception in subjects at-risk for Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy

Leite

Dinis²,

Sequeiros

et al. 2017

Univ Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk perception in subjects at-risk for Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy

Leite

Dinis²,

Sequeiros

et al. 2017

Univ Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…However, a considerable number of participants indicated that they believed several erroneous statements regarding breast lumps, self-help techniques, and futility of treatment for breast cancer. According to culturally sensitive mid-range theories, the strength of cultural beliefs, identity, and values that mediate risk perceptions—such as risk attention and risk awareness—influence health-promoting behaviors [25]. Moreover, previous theories have clearly shown the influence of culture on health behaviors insofar as cultural beliefs triggering or prohibiting certain self-care behaviors in individuals with chronic illnesses [17, 26].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural beliefs about breast cancer in Vietnamese women

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background This study examined factors influencing cultural beliefs associated with later-stage detection of breast cancer and determined what factors influence those cultural beliefs in Vietnamese women residing in a rural Vietnamese community. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 289 women aged 20–64 years from 12 villages using a self-administered structured questionnaire. Cultural beliefs were measured with a 13-item cultural beliefs scale consisting of four domains—characteristics of breast lumps, self-help techniques, faith-based beliefs, and futility of treatment. Data were collected in February 2017 and analyzed using chi-square tests, nonparametric tests, Fisher’s exact tests, and multiple linear regression analyses with SPSS/WIN 24.0 statistical software. Results Although the total score was relatively low (3.4 out of 13), cultural beliefs that could contribute to later-stage breast cancer were identified. Younger women (β = .15, p = .016) and women with a lower income (β = .21, p < .001) held more erroneous cultural beliefs as compared to their counterparts. Most women believed they would not get breast cancer if they took care of themselves. More than one-third held cultural beliefs about breast lumps, thinking they would need to be painful and/or actively growing to be breast cancer. Conclusions The results support the urgent need for education concerning breast cancer health promotion, including breast cancer assessment as well as guidance on evidence-based and up-to-date detection measures to change rural Vietnamese women’s cultural beliefs. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12905-019-0777-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

show abstract

“…The intervention was a multidisciplinary, theoretically based, and culturally sensitive intervention specifically designed for low-income, ethnic-minority adults and caregivers of minors with mental health and psychiatric conditions [ 49 – 52 ]. Interventions structured in this manner are believed to generate superior outcomes for ethnic minority, low-SES populations that have low trust and high stigma [ 49 – 52 ]. The target population included two groups: adult clients with mental illness and adult parents/caregivers of child clients with mental illness.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mitigating COVID-19 Risk and Vaccine Hesitancy Among Underserved African American and Latinx Individuals with Mental Illness Through Mental Health Therapist–Facilitated Discussions

Bazargan

2022

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Underserved ethnic minorities with psychiatric disorders are at an increased risk of COVID-19. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of one-to-one counseling on COVID-19 vaccination and vaccination readiness among underserved African American and Latinx individuals with mental illnesses and adult caregivers of children with mental illness. Methods Through an academic-community partnered collaboration, a multidisciplinary and culturally sensitive training on COVID-19 was co-developed and delivered to 68 therapists from January to March 2021. Mental health clients and their caregivers were recruited to participate in pre- and post-intervention surveys to evaluate the impact of the intervention on their perceptions of COVID-19 public health guidelines, testing, and vaccination. Mental health therapists delivered four lessons of the COVID-19 educational intervention with 254 clients from March to June 2021, when vaccine availability was widely available. Of those clients, we collected 180 baseline and 115 follow-up surveys. The main outcome was the uptake in COVID-19 vaccine. Results There was a positive shift in participant vaccine acceptance and receptivity. Pre-intervention survey shows that only 56% of adult clients and 48% of caregivers had indicated a likelihood of getting the vaccine for themselves at baseline. Post-intervention documented that more than 57% of each group had been vaccinated, with another 11–15% of the unvaccinated individuals reporting that they were somewhat or very likely to get the vaccine. Conclusion This study demonstrated that multidisciplinary academic-community and theoretical-based educational intervention delivered by mental health therapists is an effective strategy in increasing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and reducing the negative impact and disruption that COVID-19 caused in the daily life of mental health patients and caregivers.

show abstract

Synthesis strategy: building a culturally sensitive mid‐range theory of risk perception using literary, quantitative, and qualitative methods

Abstract: The synthesis strategy is an intensive process for developing a culturally sensitive mid-range theory. Testing of the theory will ascertain its usefulness for reducing health inequalities in vulnerable groups.

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Risk perception in subjects at-risk for Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy

Risk perception in subjects at-risk for Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy

Cultural beliefs about breast cancer in Vietnamese women

Mitigating COVID-19 Risk and Vaccine Hesitancy Among Underserved African American and Latinx Individuals with Mental Illness Through Mental Health Therapist–Facilitated Discussions

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About