Allostatic load and health disparities: A theoretical orientation

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dc.contributor.authorCarlson, E.D.
dc.contributor.authorChamberlain, R.M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:04:32Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:04:32Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractEliminating racial and ethnic health disparities requires restructuring the biomedical models that have focused on the individual as the level of analysis and emphasized the parts rather than the whole. A recently developed understanding of human physiology and adaptive regulation, constructs of allostasis and allostatic load, provides a theoretical orientation that needs to be explored. Thus, the purpose of this article is to present an orientation of allostasis and allostatic load as a theoretical framework for exploring health disparities. This article will (a) present a general background on the evolution of relevant physiologic theories, (b) offer the general theoretical definitions and explanations of allostasis, allostatic load, and mediation processes, (c) examine empirical evidence for the constructs, and (d) discuss the implications of this orientation for health disparities research.
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nur.20084
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/6wuj-j1os
dc.identifier.citationCarlson, E.D. and Chamberlain, R.M. (2005) Allostatic load and health disparities: A theoretical orientation. Research in Nursing & Health, 28 (4). pp. 306-315.
dc.identifier.issn0160-6891
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 3110
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23723
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectStress
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectallostatic load
dc.subjecthealth disparities
dc.subjectcomplexity theory
dc.subjectAfrican American
dc.titleAllostatic load and health disparities: A theoretical orientation
dc.typeArticle

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