1. ¡Venga Y Relájese! Pilot Stress Reduction Program for Migrant Latina Women Living in Low-Resource Settings From Milwaukee to Lima.
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Abbs, Elizabeth S, Brown, Maebe, Lemke, Melissa, Bauer, Lauren, Ohly, Steve, and Haq, Cynthia
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Health Disparities ,Basic Behavioral and Social Science ,Social Determinants of Health ,Prevention ,Mental Health ,Clinical Research ,Women's Health ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Adult ,Aged ,Female ,Focus Groups ,Health Status ,Hispanic or Latino ,Humans ,Middle Aged ,Peru ,Pilot Projects ,Poverty Areas ,Relaxation Therapy ,Stress ,Psychological ,Transients and Migrants ,Wisconsin ,General & Internal Medicine - Abstract
Latina women living in low-income communities frequently report a high prevalence of feeling physically and/or emotionally "unwell." Formative focus groups were used to design a 3-session stress reduction curriculum called ¡Venga y Relájese! (Come and relax yourself!). Survey data from 5 Milwaukee cohorts and 1 Peruvian cohort revealed statistically significant improvements in general health status, perceived stress status, and confidence to manage future stress among women who completed all sessions (n=54). The pilot ¡Venga y Relájese! stress reduction curriculum yielded benefits for Latina women living in low-income neighborhoods in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Lima, Peru.
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- 2017