Citation

Mirpuri S, Ocampo A, Narang B, Roberts N, Gany F. J. Health Psychol. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1359105318755543.

Affiliation

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105318755543

PMID

29409354

Abstract

Discrimination is associated with poorer mental and physical health outcomes. Taxi drivers have a higher risk of exposure to discrimination and higher rates of chronic conditions. A cross-sectional needs assessment was conducted with a multilingual group of 535 male taxi drivers in New York City. Drivers reporting higher discrimination were more likely to have higher perceived stress and were more likely to have anxiety/depression and chronic pain, adjusting for confounders. Workplace-based interventions designed to help drivers cope with discrimination, stress, and chronic health conditions, interventions to educate the taxi-riding public, and greater attention to these issues from administrative agencies are warranted.

Language: en

Keywords

chronic illness; ethnicity; males; racism; stress