Studying the social factors that influence health outcomes
June 16, 2017 by Beth Newcomb
"Money can't buy happiness," the popular proverb states, but the way people feel about their financial situation and how they behave regarding their money can have profound effects on health and well-being, says new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Assistant Professor Reginald Tucker-Seeley.
His current research focuses on financial well-being across the cancer continuum, from prevention to end-of-life care. In this work, he goes beyond capturing socioeconomic circumstances using traditional measures of socioeconomic status, such as income and education, and attempts to discern how an individual's financial situation affects their physical and mental health and behaviors.
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