Chanita Hughes Halbert1,2, Melanie Jefferson2, Linda Ambrose3, Susan Caulder3, Stephen J Savage2,3,4. 1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. 2. Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. 3. Department of Urology, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC. 4. Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Abstract
Objective: To examine the relationships between resiliency, sociodemographic factors, and allostatic load among male Veterans. Design/Study Participants: Cross-sectional study with minority (African American or Hispanic) and non-minority (White) male Veterans undergoing prostate biopsy. Setting: Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Charleston, SC. Main Outcome Measures: Self-reported resilience measured using the two item sub-scale from the Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale and allostatic load determined from biomarkers measured in blood. Results: In this small sample, bounce-back resilience and allostatic load level had a significant negative correlation, while adaptation resilience and allostatic load were slightly correlated, but the association was not statistically significant. Sixty-six percent of participants reported that they were able to adapt and 40% reported they were able to bounce back. Higher income and lower PSA level were significantly correlated with greater adaptation resilience. Minority men were significantly more likely than non-minority men to report that they are able to bounce back. Married men were also significantly more likely than unmarried men to report that they were able to bounce back. Conclusion: It may be important to target resiliency training programs to Veterans based on their social determinants and to examine the effects of these programs on allostatic load.
Objective: To examine the relationships between resiliency, sociodemographic factors, and allostatic load among male Veterans. Design/Study Participants: Cross-sectional study with minority (African American or Hispanic) and non-minority (White) male Veterans undergoing prostate biopsy. Setting: Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Charleston, SC. Main Outcome Measures: Self-reported resilience measured using the two item sub-scale from the Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale and allostatic load determined from biomarkers measured in blood. Results: In this small sample, bounce-back resilience and allostatic load level had a significant negative correlation, while adaptation resilience and allostatic load were slightly correlated, but the association was not statistically significant. Sixty-six percent of participants reported that they were able to adapt and 40% reported they were able to bounce back. Higher income and lower PSA level were significantly correlated with greater adaptation resilience. Minority men were significantly more likely than non-minority men to report that they are able to bounce back. Married men were also significantly more likely than unmarried men to report that they were able to bounce back. Conclusion: It may be important to target resiliency training programs to Veterans based on their social determinants and to examine the effects of these programs on allostatic load.
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