TY - JOUR
T1 - Inner city African-American elderly patients' perceptions and preferences for the care of chronic knee and hip pain
T2 - Findings from focus groups
AU - Ibrahim, Said A.
AU - Zhang, Amy
AU - Mercer, Mary Beth
AU - Baughman, Marcy
AU - Kwoh, C. Kent
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Dr. Ibrahim is the recipient of a VA Advanced Career Development Award in Health Services Research and the Robert Wood Johnson Minority Medical Faculty Development Program Award.
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Background. African Americans undergo joint replacement less often than do white persons. The authors studied African-American perceptions and preferences for the care of knee and hip pain. Methods. 10 focus groups were conducted in an inner city community. Participants, older persons with chronic knee or hip pain, were asked to discuss their perceptions and preferences for the care of knee and hip pain. Transcripts were coded for thematic structure using NUD*ST software. Results. Cultural preferences and perceptions for care emerged as a major theme. Important subcategories of this theme included respect for the patient's faith and religiosity and perceptions of physician ethnicity, race, and sex. Conclusions. This sample of older inner city African Americans expressed unique cultural perceptions and preferences for the care of their knee and hip pain. Respect for patients' faith was important, whereas physicians' race, ethnicity, and religious background were not.
AB - Background. African Americans undergo joint replacement less often than do white persons. The authors studied African-American perceptions and preferences for the care of knee and hip pain. Methods. 10 focus groups were conducted in an inner city community. Participants, older persons with chronic knee or hip pain, were asked to discuss their perceptions and preferences for the care of knee and hip pain. Transcripts were coded for thematic structure using NUD*ST software. Results. Cultural preferences and perceptions for care emerged as a major theme. Important subcategories of this theme included respect for the patient's faith and religiosity and perceptions of physician ethnicity, race, and sex. Conclusions. This sample of older inner city African Americans expressed unique cultural perceptions and preferences for the care of their knee and hip pain. Respect for patients' faith was important, whereas physicians' race, ethnicity, and religious background were not.
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U2 - 10.1093/gerona/59.12.1318
DO - 10.1093/gerona/59.12.1318
M3 - Article
C2 - 15699532
AN - SCOPUS:13444291016
VL - 59
SP - 1318
EP - 1322
JO - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
SN - 1079-5006
IS - 12
ER -