Wisconsin Medical Journal
Volume 116, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 168-170

¡Venga y relájese! pilot stress reduction program for migrant latina women living in low-resource settings from Milwaukee to Lima (Article)

Abbs E.S.* , Brown M. , Lemke M. , Bauer L. , Ohly S. , Haq C.
  • a TRIUMPH (Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health), Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States
  • b Center for Urban Population Health, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Aurora Walker’s Point Community Clinic, Milwaukee, WI, United States
  • c WISEWOMAN Program, Madison, WI, United States, Center for Urban Population Health, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Aurora Walker’s Point Community Clinic, Milwaukee, WI, United States
  • d TRIUMPH (Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health), Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States
  • e Center for Urban Population Health, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Aurora Walker’s Point Community Clinic, Milwaukee, WI, United States
  • f TRIUMPH (Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health), Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States

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. © 2017 Wisconsin Medical Society.

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information processing curriculum lowest income group poverty human middle aged relaxation training Stress, Psychological mental stress health status Aged procedures Hispanic Americans neighborhood quality of life Humans migrant psychology Hispanic female stress pilot study evaluation study prevalence therapy Wisconsin Relaxation Therapy major clinical study adult migration Poverty Areas cohort analysis Transients and Migrants Peru Peruvian Pilot Projects Focus Groups
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ISSN: 10981861
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English