@article{ref1,
title="Differences in changes in health-related anxiety between Western and non-Western participants in a trauma-focused study",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2010",
author="Verschuur, Margot J. and Maric, Marija and Spinhoven, P.",
volume="23",
number="2",
pages="300-303",
abstract="Disaster victims from ethnic minorities manifest more health complaints and concerns than others following a medical investigation. The authors aimed at analyzing ethnicity as a proxy for risk factors predictive of changes in health-related anxiety, and mediators that explain ethnic group differences after participating in a medical investigation. Western (n = 406) and non-Western participants (n = 379) were assessed at baseline and 12-week follow-up. Education, unemployment, years of residence, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms were independent predictors of changes in health-related anxiety, excluding ethnicity. The predictive value of ethnicity was mediated mainly by changes in psychopathology, fatigue, and quality of life. Stronger responses to a trauma-related investigation by more vulnerable ethnic minority groups may explain their enhanced health-related anxiety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1002/jts.20519",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20519"
}