Healthcare Empowerment and Decisional Self-efficacy among African-American Men
Objective
We examined which demographic and psychosocial factors were associated with healthcare empowerment (HCE) and decisional self-efficacy (DSE) among African-American (AA) men.
Methods
African-American men (N = 76), who never received a prostate cancer screening or it was over one year since their last screening, completed in-person questionnaires about HCE, DSE, and prostate cancer screening.
Results
Multiple regression models predicted that the frequency of social and emotional support was a statistically significant predictor of HCE. There were no significant results for DSE.
Conclusions
Social and emotional support may be influential on the AA male’s sense of HCE. The results provide a foundation for the development of interventions for AA men to increase utilization of the healthcare system.
We examined which demographic and psychosocial factors were associated with healthcare empowerment (HCE) and decisional self-efficacy (DSE) among African-American (AA) men.
Methods
African-American men (N = 76), who never received a prostate cancer screening or it was over one year since their last screening, completed in-person questionnaires about HCE, DSE, and prostate cancer screening.
Results
Multiple regression models predicted that the frequency of social and emotional support was a statistically significant predictor of HCE. There were no significant results for DSE.
Conclusions
Social and emotional support may be influential on the AA male’s sense of HCE. The results provide a foundation for the development of interventions for AA men to increase utilization of the healthcare system.
Keywords: African-American health; African-American men; decisional self-efficacy; healthcare empowerment
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 September 2018
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