Using a mixed methods approach, my research explores experiences of men from diverse black ethnic backgrounds, to try and begin to understand their coping strategies for rheumatic diseases.
Research suggests that rheumatic diseases impact men in specific ways with respect to their feeling(s) of masculinity. Moreover, studies have shown that culture and ethnicity interplay with masculinity in important ways in other chronic conditions. However, little is known about the experience of rheumatic diseases among black men.