Multiple financial stressors and serious psychological distress among adults in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Financial stress has adverse consequences for health. However, the association between individual and cumulative associations of multiple financial stressors and serious psychological distress (SPD) is unclear.

Methods

Using data from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey, we examined cross-sectional associations between perceived financial worries, healthcare insecurity, food insecurity, and SPD among 23,317 US adults. Associations were examined using logistic regression.

Results

Among US adults in 2017, the overall prevalence of SPD was 3.6%. Among those with SPD, 85.5% were financially worried, 50.3% were food insecure, and 51.2% were healthcare insecure. Financial worries (OR 4.27; CI 3.31, 5.52), food insecurity (OR 2.34; CI 1.92, 2.85), and health

SUBMITTER: Tsuchiya K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7274724 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature