Tetine L Sentell1, Joy L Agner2, James Davis3, Santhosh Mannem4, Todd B Seto4, Thomas W Valente5, May Vawer4, Deborah A Taira6. 1. Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA. 2. Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA. 3. John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA. 4. The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA. 5. Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Prevention Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, USA. 6. Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Reducing potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPH) for chronic disease is a research and practice priority. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) have disparities in PPH, and are understudied in both health literacy and social network research. Greater inclusion of social and familial networks can help address health disparities among people with chronic illness and enhance culturally relevant healthcare. METHODS: Adults hospitalized with a heart disease or diabetes-related PHH in Hawai'i (N = 22) were assessed for health literacy and social network membership ("alters"). RESULTS: Sixty-nine percent of respondents were NHOPI. Three respondents (14%) had no alters ("isolates"). Among non-isolates, 79% desired the participation of at least one alter in chronic disease management-related interventions. Fifty-nine percent of respondents had low health literacy. While the mean number of alters did not vary significantly by health literacy, those with lower health literacy had a trend (p = .055) towards less interest in social network engagement. DISCUSSION: In a sample primarily comprised of NHOPI with chronic disease, many patients wished to include social network members in interventions. Engagement varied by health literacy with implications for health disparities. Not all patients were interested in social network engagement, which must be considered in intervention planning.
OBJECTIVES: Reducing potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPH) for chronic disease is a research and practice priority. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) have disparities in PPH, and are understudied in both health literacy and social network research. Greater inclusion of social and familial networks can help address health disparities among people with chronic illness and enhance culturally relevant healthcare. METHODS: Adults hospitalized with a heart disease or diabetes-related PHH in Hawai'i (N = 22) were assessed for health literacy and social network membership ("alters"). RESULTS: Sixty-nine percent of respondents were NHOPI. Three respondents (14%) had no alters ("isolates"). Among non-isolates, 79% desired the participation of at least one alter in chronic disease management-related interventions. Fifty-nine percent of respondents had low health literacy. While the mean number of alters did not vary significantly by health literacy, those with lower health literacy had a trend (p = .055) towards less interest in social network engagement. DISCUSSION: In a sample primarily comprised of NHOPI with chronic disease, many patients wished to include social network members in interventions. Engagement varied by health literacy with implications for health disparities. Not all patients were interested in social network engagement, which must be considered in intervention planning.
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Native Hawaiians; Pacific Islanders; Social networks; ambulatory care sensitive conditions; chronic disease; diabetes; heart disease; medications
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