Background Countries in recession experience high unemployment rates and a decline in
living conditions, which, it has been suggested, negatively influences their populations' …

Social ecological models that describe the interactive characteristics of individuals and
environments that underlie health outcomes have long been recommended to guide public …

Among people exposed to major psychological stressors in early life, there are elevated
rates of morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases of aging. The most compelling data …

Association of Financial Strain With Symptom Burden and Quality of Life for Patients With Lung
or Colorectal Cancer - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access keys NCBI …

Stress is measured through the use of tools that allow detection in large samples, and the
search effort is directed to validating tools to ensure that they are predictable. The Perceived …

Socioeconomic status (SES) is defined as a measure of one's combined economic and
social status and tends to be positively associated with better health. This entry focuses on …

Much has been written about the measurement of socio-economic position (SEP) in high-
income countries (HIC). Less has been written for an epidemiology, health systems and …

This glossary presents a comprehensive list of indicators of socioeconomic position used in
health research. A description of what they intend to measure is given together with how …

Background There is substantial evidence that lower objective socioeconomic status (SES)—
as measured by education, occupation, and income—is associated with a higher risk of …

In this article, the authors evaluate the possible roles of negative emotions and cognitions in
the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and physical health, focusing on the …