Psychosocial factors related to Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Young African American Women: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

African American women are exposed to multiple adverse psychosocial factors, including racism, discrimination, poverty, neighborhood stress, anxiety, and depression. The impact of these psychosocial factors on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in women during early adulthood is limited. This review aims to summarize and synthesize the recent literature on psychosocial factors related to CVD risk in young African American women.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive search of the literature in PubMed, APA PsycINFO, and CINAHL. We systematically reviewed the literature for studies examining associations between psychosocial factors (e.g. racism, discrimination, neighborhood stress, anxiety) and CVD risk factors (e.g. body mass index [BMI], blood pressure, diabetes) in

SUBMITTER: Harris LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9018871 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature