Demographic Predictors of the Perceived Likelihood of Hiring a Health Care Advocate

  • Lauren E. McKinley San Diego State University, Department of Psychology
  • Mathew M. Mansoor San Diego State University, Department of Psychology
  • Charles Van Liew Grand Canyon University, Department of Psychology
  • Symone A. McKinnon San Diego State University, Department of Psychology
  • Terry A. Cronan San Diego State University, Department of Psychology

Abstract

Background and Significance: The field of health care advocacy developed in response to the growing complexity of the health care system. A Health Care Advocate (HCA) is a trained professional who can help patients navigate the health care system. In the present study we investigated the effects of social support, number of people with whom individuals reside, gender, age, income, and race on the perceived likelihood of hiring an HCA for oneself. Method: Nine hundred and eighty-seven adults (Mage = 45.48 years, SD = 17.33 years, 55.4% female) were randomly selected and asked to complete a questionnaire. To explore the relationships of the perceived likelihood of hiring an HCA, path-analytic models using full-information maximum likelihood (FIML) estimation were tested, using Stata 12.1. Results: The model fit well statistically, ? 2 (5, N = 987) = 8.50, p = 0.131, and descriptively, CFI = 0.999, RMSEA = 0.027, pclose = 0.891, CD = 0.205. Conclusion: Overall, the model accounted for 4.30% of the variance in Hire HCA. More research is needed to better understand the role of an HCA in our complex and everchanging health care system.

Published
2017-12-01
How to Cite
McKinley, L. E., Mansoor, M. M., Van Liew, C., McKinnon, S. A., & Cronan, T. A. (2017). Demographic Predictors of the Perceived Likelihood of Hiring a Health Care Advocate. Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 15(3), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v15i3.1909

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