Abstract

This study explores the relationship between cumulative trauma and health service utilization, as well as overall experiences of health service utilization among Black immigrant women living in the US with cumulative trauma.

Notes

Funding Acknowledgement: This study was funded by a 2022 Sigma Small Grant.

Supplement file information: 2024 Lee, J. J. Health Service Utilization Practices of Black Immigrant Women with Cumulative Trauma Experiences: A Mixed Methods Study. Platform presentation at: 2024 Global Health Summit by Academy on Violence and Abuse, Washington DC.

Author Details

Jennifer Lee, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Beta Nu

Type

Report

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Explanatory

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Cumulative Trauma, Historical Trauma, Health Service Utilization, Utilization of Community Health Services, Immigrant Health, Health of Immigrants, Women Immigrants, Black Women, US Health System, Medical Care, United States

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Review Type

None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2026-10-07

Full Text of Presentation

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Funder

Sigma Foundation for Nursing

Second Funder

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Third Funder

International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses

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