Influence of Community Networks on Oral Health/Behaviors among Hispanics

社区网络对西班牙裔口腔健康/行为的影响

基本信息

批准号：
8525388
负责人：
Gerardo Maupome
金额：
$ 18.72万
依托单位：
INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2012
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2012-08-07 至 2015-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8525388
关键词：
2 year old Acute Pain Address Adherence Adult Americas Behavior Behavioral Behavioral Research Belief Cardiovascular Diseases Caring Characteristics Child Clinical Common Cold Communication Communities Community Networks Complex Continuity of Patient Care Data Decision Making Dental Dental Care Dental Insurance Dental caries Food Foundations Future Gingivitis Goals Guidelines Health Health Services Accessibility Health Status Health behavior Healthcare Healthy People 2010 Hispanics Home environment Individual Influentials Insurance Coverage Intervention Investigation Knowledge Language Latino Life Life Style Mechanics Methods Mexican Mexican Americans Mexico Minority Modeling Mouth Diseases Nature Nutritional Obesity Oral health Outcome Patients Pattern Periodontitis Persons Population Predisposition Preventive Preventive screening Public Policy Religious Belief Reporting Research Methodology Risk Behaviors Science Scientist Self Care Social Network Socioeconomic Status Source Stroke Structure Work age group cultural values design experience feeding health disparity illness perceptions improved insight interest malignant mouth neoplasm meetings network models novel programs protective behavior public health relevance research study socioeconomics sound

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Latinos in the USA often suffer poor oral health. Their dental insurance coverage is the lowest of any minority, and their dental culture is often associated with behaviors that merely react to pain and acute conditions. Studies of oral health among Latinos have hitherto been limited to characterization of a few socio- economic and socio-cultural variables at the individual level. In this R21 application we propose a novel, exploratory study of a well-bounded community network of people of Mexican descent. Our short term objective is to explore the utility of applying network science research methods to improve our understanding of oral health behaviors. Our specific aims are to 1) describe the nature and distribution of social network ties, oral health risk and protective behaviors, and use of dental care within one existing community network of people of Mexican descent in the USA; and 2) examine the extent and nature of social network influence on the oral health risk and protective behavior, and the utilization of dental care of individuals within this community. Such basic structure will allow (in future projects) to contrast and refine the model with data relevant to other regions in the USA or Mexico, other Hispanic groups, other minorities, and/or generate new models. Having clearer knowledge about the factors contributing to better health behaviors will provide a foundation to craft better informed public policy, up-to-date clinical guidelines, culturally sensitive clinical and preventive care, and future research directions. Of particular interest would be to attain a superior understanding of the network structures and ties that may present key entry points to modify the relationships between actors in the community - with emphasis placed among those hubs that would be more influential to effectively disseminate actionable, accurate, and significant health and health care information.

描述（由申请人提供）：美国的拉丁裔经常口腔健康状况不佳。他们的牙科保险覆盖范围是少数群体中最低的，而且他们的牙科文化通常与仅对疼痛和急性病症做出反应的行为有关。迄今为止，对拉丁裔口腔健康的研究仅限于描述个人层面的一些社会经济和社会文化变量。在这个 R21 应用程序中，我们提出了一项针对墨西哥后裔的边界明确的社区网络的新颖的探索性研究。我们的短期目标是探索应用网络科学研究方法的效用，以提高我们对口腔健康行为的理解。我们的具体目标是 1) 描述美国墨西哥裔人现有社区网络中社交网络关系的性质和分布、口腔健康风险和保护行为以及牙科护理的使用情况； 2) 检查社交网络对口腔健康风险和保护行为的影响程度和性质，以及该社区内个人对牙科护理的利用。这种基本结构将允许（在未来的项目中）将模型与相关数据进行对比和细化到美国或墨西哥的其他地区、其他西班牙裔群体、其他少数民族，和/或产生新的模型。更清楚地了解有助于改善健康行为的因素将为制定更明智的公共政策、最新的临床指南、文化敏感的临床和预防保健以及未来的研究方向奠定基础。特别令人感兴趣的是对网络结构和联系的深入了解，这些结构和联系可能是改变社区参与者之间关系的关键切入点——重点放在那些更有影响力的中心，以有效地传播可操作的、准确的、以及重要的健康和保健信息。