Josie L Otto, Gary S McDowell, Meena M Balgopal, Rebeccah S Lijek
Preprint Peer Review Enhances Undergraduate Biology Students' Disciplinary Literacy and Sense of Belonging in STEM
Journal of microbiology & biology education
study aimed understand healthrelated quality life hrqol differs raceethnicity colorectal crc survivors aimed 1 examine racialethnic disparities hrqol 2 explore roles social determinants health sdoh risk factors hrqol differ racialethnic groups 2492 adult crc survivors using behavioral risk factor surveillance system brfss survey data 2014 2021 excluding 2015 due absence crc data used centers disease control prevention cdc hrqol measure categorized better poor multivariate logistic regressions prevalence risk pr employed primary analyses compared nonhispanic whites nhw nonhispanic blacks nhb pr 061 p 045 hispanics pr 032 p 001 reported worse hrqol adjusted models adjusted models unemployedretired lowincome levels common risk factors worse hrqol across comparison groups nhw nhb nonhispanic races hispanics sdoh associated worse hrqol include divorcedwidowednever married marital status nonhispanic races hispanics living rural areas nhw nhb low education levels nhb hispanics marital status education employment status significantly interacted raceethnicity strongest interaction hispanics education pr 245 p 045 adjusted models findings highlight need culturally tailored interventions targeting modifiable factors eg social financial supports health literacy specifically socially vulnerable crc survivors address disparities hrqol among different racialethnic groups