Open AccessThe sociocultural health behavioral model and disparities in colorectal cancer screening among Chinese Americans
Author(s) -
X. Grace,
Min Qi Wang,
S Xiang,
Giyeon Kim,
Jamil I. Toubbeh,
Steven E. Shive
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of nursing education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4059
pISSN - 1925-4040
DOI - 10.5430/jnep.v3n7p129
Subject(s) - sociocultural evolution , structural equation modeling , health belief model , confirmatory factor analysis , path analysis (statistics) , health care , health equity , medicine , gerontology , psychology , health education , clinical psychology , nursing , public health , sociology , statistics , mathematics , anthropology , economics , economic growth
The purpose of this study was to validate a Sociocultural Health Behavior Model using a structural equation analysis to determine the direction and magnitude of the interdependence of model components in relation to health behavior associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Chinese Americans.