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Source: Social Work in Health Care
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Caputo, Richard K.
The Effects of Socioeconomic Status, Perceived Discrimination and Mastery of Health Status in a Youth Cohort
Social Work in Health Care 37,2 (2003): 17-42.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J010v37n02_02
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Disadvantaged, Economically; Discrimination; Health, Mental/Psychological; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Life Course; Socioeconomic Background; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

This study examined the influence of socioeconomic status, perceived discrimination, and sense of mastery over one's life on the health status of a subsample of a US cohort of youth (N=969). When controlling for a variety of social characteristics and personal attributes, only sense of mastery over one's life, measured by the Pearlin Mastery Scale, affected physical and mental health statuses. Perceived discrimination, affected only mental health status, while SES over the life course affected only physical health. Findings affirmed the efforts of professions like social work that stress self-determination and empowerment enabling individuals to enhance their own social function and improve conditions in their communities and in society at large. They also suggested that in regard to mental health advocacy efforts to decrease health disparities can find social justice related grounds based on gender.
Bibliography Citation
Caputo, Richard K. "The Effects of Socioeconomic Status, Perceived Discrimination and Mastery of Health Status in a Youth Cohort." Social Work in Health Care 37,2 (2003): 17-42.
2. Hageman, Sally Anne
Health-related Debt and Health Savings Accounts over Time
Social Work in Health Care 61,1 (2022): 1-14.
Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00981389.2022.2027846
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Debt/Borrowing; Health, Chronic Conditions; Savings

This study examines Health Savings Account (HSA) effects on health-related debt outcomes. Applying the health lifestyles theory, a subset of 12,686 respondents from three years (2010, 2012, and 2014) of secondary quantitative data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY) was drawn. The sample included respondents who answered survey questions about owning an HSA, chronic disease status, health behavior, and health-related debt. Descriptive, bivariate, and generalized estimating equation (GEE) analyses were conducted. Results indicate HSA ownership status (p = .76) is not significantly associated with reporting health-related debt. Implications for social work practice are discussed.
Bibliography Citation
Hageman, Sally Anne. "Health-related Debt and Health Savings Accounts over Time." Social Work in Health Care 61,1 (2022): 1-14.