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A family-oriented psychosocial intervention reduces inflammation in low-SES African American youth

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Miller, Gregory E., Brody, Gene H., Yu, Tianyi, Chen, Edith·2014·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Significance: Children from families of low socioeconomic status (SES) are vulnerable to a variety of health problems. These risks begin in early childhood and persist across the lifecourse. Studies hint that nurturant parenting may offset these health risks, but it remains unclear whether these findings reflect a causal process and have clinical utility. Here we describe a randomized controlled trial, which sought to improve parenting and build youth competencies in low-SES African American families. The endpoint was low-grade inflammation, a process that underlies many health problems to which low-SES youth are vulnerable. Eight years after the intervention, youth who participated had significantly less inflammation than controls. If substantiated, these findings may provide a strategy for narrowing some of America’s social and racial disparities in health.

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  • Caregiving-focused interventions may mitigate the physiological effects of ELA.

    “Considerable evidence suggests that caregiving-focused interventions, for instance, may mitigate the physiological effects of ELA.”
  • Caregiving-focused interventions improved ELA-associated chronic inflammation, telomere shortening, and gray matter volumetric changes in longitudinal research.

    “Some parameters improved by caregiving-focused interventions in longitudinal research include ELA-associated chronic inflammation [98], telomere shortening (accelerated genetic aging) [99], and gray matter volumetric changes [100].”
  • A 7-week family-oriented psychosocial intervention implemented among low-SES, 11-year-old youth resulted in lower markers of inflammation when youth were 19-years-old relative to a waitlist control.

    “An intervention study also showed that relative to a waitlist control, a 7-week family-oriented psychosocial intervention implemented among low-SES, 11-year-old youth resulted in lower markers of inflammation when youth were 19-years-old (Miller et al., 2014).”

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Authors
Miller, G. E., Brody, G. H., Yu, T., & Chen, E.
Affiliations
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • University of Georgia (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2014-07-21
Volume
111
Issue
31
Pages
11287-11292
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2123137959
Cited by
180
References
61
Citations by year
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FWCI
21.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL108723)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (P30DA027827)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD058502)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Keywords
inflammation, low socioeconomic status, African American youth, cytokines, family relationships, youth competencies, racial disparities in health, rural Georgia
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Black or African American, Child, Family Relations, Female, Humans, Inflammation, Male, Mothers, Social Class, Social Support, Cytokines, Parenting, Young Adult

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