Abstract
Patient satisfaction is an outcome of health services utilization; however, health services utilization can be predicated by contextual characteristics, individual characteristics, and health behaviors (Andersen, 2008). Since prostate cancer is one of the medical conditions that disproportionately affects the mortality of African American men (AAM) in North Carolina, it is imperative to evaluate the factors or combination of factors that influence patient satisfaction for AAM diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer.
A modified version of Andersen's Behavioral Model for Health Services Use was used to guide this study (Andersen, 2008). The model has four broad domains: contextual characteristics, individual characteristics, health behaviors, and health outcomes.
The purpose of this study was to determine the strength of particular or combinations of contextual characteristics, individual characteristics, and health behaviors to predict patient satisfaction in AAM from North Carolina treated for prostate cancer.
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Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Health Care Behaviors, Patient Satisfaction, Cancer Patients
Advisor
Merle Mishel
Second Advisor
Jill Hamilton
Third Advisor
Paul Godley
Fourth Advisor
William Carpenter
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Degree Year
2010
Recommended Citation
Moore, Angelo D., "The influence of contextual characteristics, individual characteristics, and health behaviors on patient satisfaction for African American men treated for prostate cancer in North Carolina" (2023). Dissertations. 986.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/986
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None: Degree-based Submission
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-04-06
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3418584; ProQuest document ID: 750856398. The author still retains copyright.