2024
Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study
Hassan S, Wiciak M, Escobar K, del Mar González Montalvo M, Richards T, Villanueva H, Ortiz J, Evans D, Nunez-Smith M. Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e138. PMID: 39291834, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederally Qualified Health CentersNon-communicable diseasesMultiple non-communicable diseasesMixed-methods study designDisaster preparednessQualified Health CentersQualitative dataMixed methods studyMental health disordersQualitative in-depth interviewsKnowledge of disaster preparednessExperiences of staffHealth disparitiesIn-depth interviewsUnderstanding barriersHealth centersMethods studyHealth disordersStudy designPuerto RicoQuantitative surveyCareNarrative approachPreparednessPerceived gap
2023
Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants
Roy S, Hassan S, Kanaya A, Kandula N, Desai M. Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 990-998. PMID: 36940078, PMCID: PMC11070655, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01467-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow social supportSouth AsiansSouth Asian immigrantsRisk of depressionSocial supportMediators of AtherosclerosisLogistic regression modelsOverall prevalenceLimited English proficiencyDepressive symptomsAssociation of discriminationAmerica StudyMental healthCross-sectional dataDepressionAsian immigrantsRegression modelsExperiences of discriminationAsiansAssociationStressorsIndividual factorsAtherosclerosisSymptomsPrevalence