Understanding the relationship between perceived discrimination and mortality in United States adults

CONCLUSIONS: Adults experiencing lifetime and daily discrimination had significantly increased risk of mortality after adjusting for predisposing, enabling, and need factors. The findings highlight the importance of screening patients during clinical encounters for experiences of discrimination and providing appropriate resources to mitigate the negative impact of discriminatory events on mortality. Future research should work to fully understand the mechanism by which discrimination increases risk of mortality. These future findings should be used to develop targets for interventions designed to decrease mortality among adults who have experienced discrimination.PMID:35118927 | DOI:10.1080/13607863.2022.2032593

Source: Aging and Mental Health - February 4, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Joanna O Obaoye Aprill Z Dawson Madhuli Thakkar Joni S Williams Leonard E Egede Source Type: research