Patients utilizing a free clinic: Physical and mental health, health literacy, and social support

A Kamimura, N Christensen, J Tabler, J Ashby… - Journal of Community …, 2013 - Springer
This cross sectional study assessed the physical and mental health, health literacy and
social support of the uninsured utilizing a free clinic to develop intervention programs and …

Insurance status is associated with complex presentation among emergency general surgery patients

JW Scott, JM Havens, LL Wolf, CK Zogg, JA Rose… - Surgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The Affordable Care Act has the potential to significantly affect access to care
for previously uninsured patients in need of emergency general surgical care. Our objective …

Analysis of the health status of the homeless clients utilizing a free clinic

SJ Notaro, M Khan, C Kim, M Nasaruddin… - Journal of Community …, 2013 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the health status of the homeless population who
utilize a free clinic. The study specifically aims to compare the prevalence of asthma …

Prevalence of intimate partner violence and its impact on health: female and male patients using a free clinic

A Kamimura, N Christensen, J Tabler… - Journal of Health Care …, 2014 - muse.jhu.edu
Purpose. Examine the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) with physical and
mental health indicators among free clinic patients. Methods. A cross-sectional study …

Hope and health‐related quality of life among chronically ill uninsured/underinsured adults

GM Wippold, J Roncoroni - Journal of Community Psychology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Uninsured/underinsured individuals with chronic health conditions report low health‐
related quality of life. Empowerment‐based strategies (eg, hope) may improve the health …

The relationship between body esteem, exercise motivations, depression, and social support among female free clinic patients

A Kamimura, N Christensen, S Al-Obaydi, SP Solis… - Women's Health …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose Obesity is a significant public health problem in women's health. This study
examined relationship between body esteem, exercise motivations, depression, and social …

Undocumented immigrants' and immigrant women's access to healthcare services in the Basque Country (Spain)

I Pérez-Urdiales - Global Health Action, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Immigrant populations experience diverse barriers to access healthcare
services in the host countries. Among them, undocumented immigrants have more restricted …

Uninsured free clinic patients' experiences and perceptions of healthcare services, community resources, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

A Kamimura, J Ashby, H Trinh, L Prudencio… - Patient Experience …, 2016 - pxjournal.org
Free clinics provide free or reduced fee healthcare to individuals who lack access to primary
care and are socio-economically disadvantaged. There has been a paucity of free clinic …

Quality of life among free clinic patients associated with somatic symptoms, depression, and perceived neighborhood environment

A Kamimura, N Christensen, JA Prevedel… - Journal of community …, 2014 - Springer
Free clinics provide free or reduced fee healthcare to individuals who lack access to primary
care and are socio-economically disadvantaged. The purpose of this study is to examine …

An assessment of the health care safety net: performance evaluation of free clinics

LM VanderWielen, YA Ozcan - Nonprofit and Voluntary …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Free Clinics (FCs) in the United States contribute to the healthcare safety net by providing
care to a variety of populations including the uninsured. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) …