title: Correlates of Dominicans' Identification of Cancer as a Worrisome Health Problem.
abstract: There is a paucity of studies centering on the correlates of cancer worry among Hispanics from the Dominican Republic and the potential informatics strategies to address such worries. Data were analyzed using descriptive and correlational statistics, and logistic regression with the dependent variable of cancer worry. Independent variables for the regression were: age, gender, marital status, education, socioeconomic status, previous diagnosis of cancer, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, and chronic burden. Four variables significantly increased cancer worry: married marital status (OR = 1.19 [95% CI 1.01, 1.41]), younger age (OR = .992 [95% CI 0.987, 0.997]), less depression (OR = .96 [95% CI 0.94, 0.98]), and cancer diagnosis (OR = 2.12 [95% CI 1.24, 3.65]). New knowledge was generated on the contextual factors that influence these health concerns in a major Hispanic sub-group. Implications for practice, research and education are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Lienhard School of Nursing, College of Health Professions, Pace University, 163 William Street, Room 513, New York, NY, 10038, USA. apacsi@pace.edu.
authors.forename: Alsacia L
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-5975
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Sepulveda-Pacsi
authors.affiliation: Center for Evidence-Based Practice in the Underserved, Columbia University School of Nursing, 617 W. 168th Street, Rm 229, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004293:Dominican Republic / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000208:ethnology; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cancer worry; Hispanics; Urban dominicans immigrants; WICER