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Duration of US Residence And Resource Needs In Immigrant Families With Young Children.
- Source :
- Journal of Child & Family Studies; Jan2022, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p211-219, 9p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- To mitigate the negative impact of resource needs on child health, practices serving low-income immigrant families have implemented screening programs to connect families to community resources. Little is known about how duration of US residence relates to patterns of resource needs and indicators of acculturation such as community resource knowledge/experience or self-efficacy. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a convenience sample of immigrant families with young children at an urban primary care clinic. These families were seen 5/2018–1/2020 for well child care, screening positive for ≥1 social need using a tool derived from Health Leads. Analysis of 114 families found that newly arrived families with a shorter duration of US residence (≤5 years) were more likely to report immediate material hardships like food insecurity and need for essential child supplies. Newly arrived families were also less likely to have access to technology resources such as a computer or smartphone. Long-term families with a longer duration of US residence (≥15 years) were more likely to report chronic needs like poor housing conditions, but also reported increased community resource knowledge/experience and increased self-efficacy. Primary care pediatric practices should assess immigration contextual factors to identify subgroups such as newly arrived families with young children to target resources (e.g., increase screening frequency) or enhance services (e.g., patient navigators) to relieve resource needs. Highlights: This was a study of immigrant families with young children at a federally qualified health center with a social resource screening program. Newly arrived immigrant families were more likely to report material hardships like food insecurity, essential child supplies, and technology needs (e.g., computer, smart phone). Given society's increased reliance on virtual services, screening tools should incorporate technology resources (e.g., computers, high speed internet). Intervention strategies should identify subgroups such as newly arrived families with young children to target resources (e.g., increase screening frequency) or enhance services (e.g., patient navigators) to relieve resource needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- IMMIGRANT families
DOMICILE
BASIC needs
CHILDREN'S health
COMMUNITY life
COMPUTERS
SMARTPHONES
FOOD security
NEEDS assessment
SOCIAL determinants of health
TIME
CROSS-sectional method
ACCULTURATION
SELF-efficacy
HEALTH literacy
CHILD welfare
RESIDENTIAL patterns
STATISTICAL sampling
PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants
INFORMATION technology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10621024
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child & Family Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154981742
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02182-0