title: The influence of perceived discrimination on health-related quality of life in an East Coast American Indian tribe.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the association of perceived discrimination and health-related quality of life using cross- sectional survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  We measured perceived discrimination using a nine-item discrimination scale and measured health-related quality of life with the mental component summary (MCS) and physical component summary (PCS) scores of the Short Form-12 questionnaire. The sample was drawn from adult members of an East Coast American Indian Tribe.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After adjusting for age, sex, marital status, education, and smoking status, perceived discrimination scores greater than the sample median were associated with higher odds of poor mental functioning (odds ratio = 2.25, 95% CI = 1.03-4.91) but not with poor physical functioning (odds ratio = 1.18, 95% CI = 0.53-2.63).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings support results from previous studies linking perceived discrimination to worse mental health outcomes.
authors.forename: Patrik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: Clemma J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: Markos W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Samos
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003237:Connecticut; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D011287:Prejudice; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires