Are there differences across socioeconomic status and age?
Bettina M. Beech, DrPH, MPH1, Isabel C. Scarinci, PhD, MPH1, Wendy Naumann, PhD2, Kristen W. Kovach, BA1, Letha Pugh, BSN1, and Sabine Balzora, MD3. (1) Center for Community Health, University of Memphis, 5350 Poplar Ave, Suite 675, Memphis, TN 38119, , b.beech@mail.psyc.memphis.edu, (2) Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, 202 Psychology Building, Memphis, TN 38152, (3) National Black Women’s Health Project, 600 Pensylvania Avenue SE, Suite 310, Washington, DC 20003 The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to examine the relationship between socioeconomic (SES) variables and patient-provider communication among a sample of 1671 African American women recruited through the National Black Women’s Health Project; (2) to identify which SES variable(s) and/or interactions are most strongly associated with patient-provider communication; and (3) to examine whether the relationship between SES and patient-provider communication is the same across age. Participants completed
