Is There a Relationship Between Impulsiveness, Risk Perception, Alcohol Problems, Race/Ethnicity, and Alcohol-Related Injury Type?

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dc.contributor.advisorCardarelli, Kathryn
dc.contributor.committeeMemberField, Craig
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFischbach, Lori
dc.creatorHamann, Cara
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T20:02:17Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T20:02:17Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-08T07:24:04-07:00
dc.description.abstractThis cross-sectional study examined the associations between impulsiveness, risk perception, alcohol problems, race/ethnicity and alcohol-related intentional injury of 1504 White, Black, and Hispanic trauma patients from the emergency department at a Level 1 Trauma center in Dallas, Texas. After controlling for race/ethnicity, age, gender, education, marital status, drug use, and annual frequency of heavy drinking, injury-related alcohol problems within the past 12 months (OR= 1.10, 95% CI 1.02-1.18) had a moderate effect on intentional injury. Impulsiveness (total score, motor, and non-planning) and alcohol problems (total score, physical, interpersonal, social responsibility, and injury) had moderate effects on intentional injury in univariate analyses, but these effects became null in multivariate analyses. Race/ethnicity had a large effect on injury type in all models considered in the study, with Blacks (estimated ORs ranged from 3.06 to 3.54, 95% CIs ranged from 2.08 to 5.18) and Hispanics (estimated ORs ranged from 2.29 to 2.47, 95% CIs ranged from 1.61 to 3.52) having greater odds of intentional in jury in comparison to Whites in univariate and multivariate analyses. Overall, race/ethnicity and injury-related alcohol problems were the only variable of interest that showed effects on intentional injury. Lack of significant results may be partially explained the use of ICD-9 codes to categorize injury type. Future studies should address limitations and alternatives of using ICD-9 codes to evaluate psychological and behavioral factors.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27624
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectHealth Psychology
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectMental and Social Health
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectRace and Ethnicity
dc.subjectSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subjectSubstance Abuse and Addiction
dc.subjectintentional injury
dc.subjectimpulsiveness
dc.subjectrisk perception
dc.subjectalcohol problems
dc.subjectinjury type
dc.subjecttrauma
dc.titleIs There a Relationship Between Impulsiveness, Risk Perception, Alcohol Problems, Race/Ethnicity, and Alcohol-Related Injury Type?
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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