Objectives: Stress among free clinic patients is an important issue to address in health care. Evaluating the differences between perceived stress and physiological stress will help healthcare professionals to better understand the stress and coping management skills that will improve health outcomes for underserved populations. The aim of this study…
Objectives: Medically uninsured individuals living in poverty experience poor health and face social barriers that negatively affect their health. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between social barriers, particularly healthy food availability and financial difficulty, and well-being among uninsured free clinic patients in the United States….
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between social norms and self-management ability among uninsured low-income primary care patients. Methods: Data were collected from adult patients at a free clinic using a self-administered survey from August to December 2018. Results: Higher levels of social norms to…
Objectives: Underserved populations are at risk of low cancer risk awareness. The purpose of this study was to examine cancer risk awareness and lifestyle issues among uninsured primary care patients in the United States. Methods: Data were collected using a self-administered survey from May to July 2017 of adult free…
Key Points Social cohesion is important for health education because of its positive role on health consciousness, information seeking, and attitudes among free clinic patients. Lower levels of the availability of healthy food in the community were associated with higher levels of health consciousness among free clinic patients. Although Spanish-speaking…
Objectives: The study’s purpose was to examine the impact of somatic symptoms and perceived neighborhood environment on depression using a comparison among US-born and non–US-born free clinic patients. Methods: US-born English speakers (n = 99), non–US-born English speakers (n = 89), and non–US-born Spanish speakers (n = 158) 18 years…
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