Pilot Study of Impact of Medical-Legal Partnership Services on Patients’ Perceived Stress and Wellbeing

Journal Article
Written By NCMLP

Description

An Arizona study assessed the stress levels of patients before and after receiving legal services and found that medical-legal partnership intervention led to a reduction in perceived stress and an improvement in overall wellbeing. The findings were published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

 

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Authors

  • Anne M. Ryan

  • Randa M. Kutob

  • Emily Suther

  • Mark Hansen

  • Megan Sandel

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ncmlp@gwu.edu

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