Albert Farias
Early Career Tenure-track Researcher, University of Southern California
2 active projects
discrimination and HRQoL
Scientific Questions Being Studied
This study aims to assess sociocultural stressors (i.e. discrimination) and their association with the health-related quality of life among cancer survivors; racial/ethnic disparities will be explored.
Project Purpose(s)
- Population Health
- Social / Behavioral
Scientific Approaches
A cohort of cancer survivors will be from using the database. Various survey questions will aid in answering our research aims. In addition, the PROMIS-10 survey will also be used to determine our outcome of interest.
Anticipated Findings
We anticipate to find an association between discrimination and health-related quality of life of cancer survivors. Additionally, we anticipated finding racial/ethnic disparities. These results can help better understand this association among cancer survivors.
Demographic Categories of Interest
- Race / Ethnicity
- Age
Data Set Used
Controlled TierResearch Team
Owner:
- Angel Arizpe - Graduate Trainee, University of Southern California
- Albert Farias - Early Career Tenure-track Researcher, University of Southern California
Collaborators:
- Katelyn Queen - Graduate Trainee, University of Southern California
Health Disparities
Scientific Questions Being Studied
Identifying the elements that influence health disparities is important for cancer and health equity. Low socioeconomic status(SES) has been found to increase barriers in healthcare access and utilization (HaU) (Siegel et al., 2019; Williams et al., 2016). An important factor of health disparities for ethnic minorities, as well as low-income and uninsured populations, is healthcare related access and/or cost (i.e. treatment) (Coughlin et al., 2021). In addition, the barriers that ethnic minorities and immigrant communities face in the healthcare system are to identify and coordinate their own healthcare services. This difficulty may be due to cultural and/or language barriers among these populations (Berchick et al., 2019; Jacob et al., 2005; Wisniewski & Walker, 2020). The aims of this project is to 1) explore factors of health disparities (SES and HaU) among cancer survivors ethnic minority individuals and 2) to investigate difference by nativity (US born vs Foreign born).
Project Purpose(s)
- Population Health
- Social / Behavioral
Scientific Approaches
1) Assess demographic factors Healthcare Utilization and Survey datasets
2) calculate composite scores for SES and Comorbidities index, and select covariate measures
3) Perform univariate and multivariable analyses to identify health disparities
Anticipated Findings
This study may highlight difference in health disparities by nativity among ethnic minority cancer survivors. The findings may aid with the development of intervention/programs, resources and future policies and research.
Demographic Categories of Interest
- Race / Ethnicity
- Age
- Sex at Birth
- Gender Identity
- Sexual Orientation
- Geography
- Access to Care
- Education Level
- Income Level
Data Set Used
Registered TierResearch Team
Owner:
- Angel Arizpe - Graduate Trainee, University of Southern California
- Albert Farias - Early Career Tenure-track Researcher, University of Southern California
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