Factors associated with cancer family history communication between African American men and their relatives

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The discipline’s escalating whisper: Social work and black men’s mental health.

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Older, church-going African Americans’ attitudes and expectations about formal depression care

Journal articleThis phenomenological study involved focus groups with church-affiliated, African American women and men (N ¼ 50; ages 50 and older) in southeast Michigan to determine their attitudes and expectations around formal mental health care. Data analysis employed a constant comparative approach and yielded themes related to formal mental health care, along with delineating concerns about defining depression, health, and well-being. Health and wellbeing were defined as inclusive of physical and spiritual aspects of self. Churches have a central role in how formal mental health care is viewed by their attendees, with prayer being an important aspect of this care. Provider expectations included privacy and confidentiality; respect for autonomy and need for information, having providers who discuss treatment options; and issues related to environmental cleanliness, comfort, and accessibility. Implications include providing effective, culturally tailored formal depression care that acknowledges and integrates faith for this group.Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging ResearchNational Institutes of Health, 5P30 AG015281Program for Positive Aging at the University of Michigan Department of PsychiatryPeer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/152349/1/Wharton Watkins Mitchell Kales 2018 Older Church going African Americans attitudes and expectations about formal depression care.pd

Physical and Mental Health Interventions for Black Men in the United States

The authors review the physical and mental health interventions for black men in the United States, with an aim to inform the knowledge needed to develop culturally sensitive and gender-specific health interventions for those individuals. This field scan also provides an important basis for policy decisions regarding physical and mental health services, and in designing interventions that will be most effective for subgroups of black men

ISCEV guidelines for calibration and verification of stimuli and recording instruments (2023 update)

This document developed by the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV) provides guidance for calibration and verification of stimulus and recording systems specific to clinical electrophysiology of vision. This guideline provides additional information for those using ISCEV Standards and Extended protocols and supersedes earlier Guidelines. The ISCEV guidelines for calibration and verification of stimuli and recording instruments (2023 update) were approved by the ISCEV Board of Directors 01, March 2023

Intergenerational Mobility and Goal-Striving Stress Among Black Americans: The Roles of Ethnicity and Nativity Status

Goal-striving stress refers to the psychological consequences of seeking but failing to reach upward mobility and is more common among low-income and people of color. Intergenerational mobility—or improved socioeconomic standing relative to one’s parents—may be an important predictor of goal-striving stress for Blacks. We used the National Survey of American Life to investigate the association between intergenerational mobility and goal-striving stress among U.S.-born African Americans, U.S.-born Caribbean Blacks, and foreign-born Caribbean Blacks. Intergenerational mobility was associated with lower goal-striving stress and U.S.-born African Americans and Caribbean Blacks reported lower goal-striving stress than foreign-born Caribbean Blacks. Goal-striving stress was relatively high among foreign-born Blacks, regardless of level of intergenerational mobility attained. Goal-striving is an important stressor for foreign-born Caribbean Blacks, regardless of their level of educational success. Given increasing Black migration, future studies should disaggregate the Black racial category based on ethnicity and nativity.This study was supported by the National Institute on Aging (P30AG1528) and the Michael J. and Susan Angelides Public Policy Research Fund.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/150677/1/Mouzon Watkins Perry Simpson Mitchell 2019_Intergenerational Mobility and Goal-Striving Stress Among Black Americans The Roles of Ethnicity and Nativity Status.pd

Clues to the blues: Predictors of self-reported mental and emotional health among older African American men

The mental health needs of aging African American men have been overlooked and few studies have distinguished between more severe clinically diagnosable mental health challenges and less severe emotional states for this population. African American men may not identify with or internalize the terminology of “depression” despite exhibiting the symptom criteria. This exploratory cross-sectional study examined correlates of “downheartedness” as an alternative indicator of emotional health. The authors examined the self-reported responses of 1,666 older African American men on a baseline questionnaire from a larger longitudinal study. Demographic, physical, mental and emotional health, and health system factors were examined as possible correlates of downheartedness. The mean age of participants was 73.6 years and 74.8% of men described themselves as “downhearted and blue” most or all of the time while only 18.5% of them reported feeling moderate to severe anxiety or depression. When other factors were controlled, mobility problems (odds ratio [OR] = 2.36), problems getting health care (OR = 2.69), having a doctor who never listens (OR = 2.18), physical or mental problems that interfere with social activities (OR = 1.34), accomplishing less due to physical health (OR = 1.35), and accomplishing less due to mental/emotional health (OR = 1.57) were all associated with greater odds of being downhearted. The current findings indicate that this sample more closely identified with language accurately describing their emotional health state (i.e., downhearted) and not with clinical mental health terminology (i.e., depression) that may be culturally stigmatized.Southeast Michigan Partners Against Cancer and the Centers for Medicare and Medicade Services (CMS; Award 1 AO CMS 3000068)Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/164714/1/Mitchell et al 2017_Clues to the Blues Predictors of.pdfDescription of Mitchell et al 2017_Clues to the Blues Predictors of.pdf : Main articl

Perceptions and receptivity of nonspousal family support: A mixed methods study of psychological distress among older, church-going African American men

The purpose of this study was to explore the role of non-spousal family support on mental health among older, church-going African American men. The mixed methods objective was to employ a design that used existing qualitative and quantitative data to explore the interpretive context within which social and cultural experiences occur. Qualitative data (n=21) were used to build a conceptual model that was tested using quantitative data (n= 401). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated an inverse association between non-spousal family support and distress. The comparative fit index, Tucker-Lewis fit index, and root mean square error of approximation indicated good model fit. This study offers unique methodological approaches to using existing, complementary data sources to understand the health of African American men.Program for Positive Aging in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of MichiganNational Institutes of Health (5P30 AG015281)Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research, University of MichiganPeer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/163977/1/Watkins et al_Perceptions and Receptivity of Nonspousal Family Support A Mixed Methods Study of Psychological Distress Among Older Church-Going African American Men.pdfDescription of Watkins et al_Perceptions and Receptivity of Nonspousal Family Support A Mixed Methods Study of Psychological Distress Among Older Church-Going African American Men.pdf : Main articl

Self-rated health and health care access associated with African American men’s health self-efficacy

Health self-efficacy, a measure of one’s self-assurance in taking care of their own health, is known to contribute to a range of health outcomes that has been under examined among African American men. The purpose of this investigation was to identify and contextualize predictors of general health self-efficacy in this population. A cross-sectional sample of surveys from 558 African American was examined. These men were older than 18 years, could read and write English, and attended a hospital-based community health fair targeting minority men in 2011. The outcome of interest was health self-efficacy, which was assessed by asking, “Overall, how confident are you in your ability to take good care of your health?” Responses ranged from 1 (not confident at all) to 5 (completely confident). Covariates included age, self-rated health, health insurance status, having a regular physician, and being a smoker. The mean age of participants was 54.4 years, and 61.3% of participants indicated confidence in their ability to take good care of their health. Older age and being a smoker were inversely associated with the outcome. Good self-rated health, having health insurance, and having a regular doctor were positively associated with reports of health self-efficacy. Findings suggest that multiple points of connection to the health care system increase the likelihood of health self-efficacy for this sample and interventions to support older African American men who may evaluate their own health status as poor and who may face barriers to health care access are implicated.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/164711/1/Thompson et al 2017 Self-rated health and health care access.pdfDescription of Thompson et al 2017 Self-rated health and health care access.pdf : Main articl

Case report: maternal mosaicism resulting in inheritance of a novel GATA6 mutation causing pancreatic agenesis and neonatal diabetes mellitus.

Haploinsufficiency of the GATA6 transcription factor gene was recently found to be the most common cause of pancreatic agenesis, a rare cause of neonatal diabetes mellitus. Although most cases are de novo, we describe three siblings with inherited GATA6 haploinsufficiency and the rare finding of parental mosaicism.This article is freely available via Open Access. Click on the Additional Link above to access the full-text via the publisher's site