Table 5.

Percentage of participants that either "Strongly Agree/Agree" of "Strongly Disagree/Disagree" with health beliefs that could lead to barriers in PD care

Health beliefs that prevent health seeking behavior for PD	African- American (N=47)	Chinese- American (N=45)	White (N=62)	p-value
High Perceived Barriers to Treatment
Agree that stigma is associated with PD	34.2	34.1	25.9	0.58
Agree that embarrassed to use walker	32.6	22.2	20.3	0.32
Low Cues to Action
Disagree that would talk to MD about PD	2.3	2.2	0	0.52
Agree that PD is a natural result of aging	22.7	44.4	5.1	<0.01
Low Perceived Susceptibility
Disagree that risk of PD is high	17.8	20.5	31.6	0.22
Agree that diet and exercise prevent PD	25.0	42.2	15.0	<0.01
Disagree that worried about getting PD	38.6	20.5	40.4	0.08
Low Perceived Severity
Agree that people with PD live active lives	51.1	20.0	59.7	<0.01
Low Perceived Benefits
Disagree that treatment is effective	9.1	4.7	10.0	0.60
Agree that treatment not worth side effects	16.7	20.1	8.6	0.21