ArticleThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2012
Identification of and beliefs about depressive symptoms and preferred treatment approaches among community-living older African Americans.
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- Factors mediating the effects of a depression intervention on functional disability in older African Americans.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2014Trial
- Mediators of the impact of a home-based intervention (beat the blues) on depressive symptoms among older African Americans.Psychology and aging · 2014Trial
- A home-based intervention to reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life in older African Americans: a randomized trial.Annals of internal medicine · 2013Trial
- A community-integrated home based depression intervention for older African Americans: [corrected] description of the Beat the Blues randomized trial and intervention costs.BMC geriatrics · 2012Trial
- Correlation Between Personal Health History and Depression Self-Care Practices and Depression Screening Among African Americans With Chronic Conditions.Preventing chronic disease · 2018Article
- Conceptualizing Culturally Infused Engagement and Its Measurement for Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Children and Families.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2017Review
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- Perspectives on perceived stigma and self-stigma in adult male patients with depression.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2014Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine older African American's recognition of and beliefs about depressive symptoms, preferred symptom management strategies, and factors associated with willingness to use mental health treatments. Differences between the depressed and nondepressed and men and women were examined.
designCross-sectional survey.
settingHome, senior center.
participantsA total of 153 senior center members (56 male, 97 female) 55 years and older. MEASUREMENTS: Using a depression vignette, participants indicated if the person was depressed and their endorsement of items reflecting beliefs, stigma, symptom management, and willingness to use treatments (yes/no). A 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire assessed current symptomatology.
resultsOverall, 24.2% reported depressive symptoms (≥5); 88.2% correctly identified the person in the vignette as depressed. Most (≥75%) endorsed active symptom management strategies, preference for treatment in physician and therapist offices, and willingness to take medications, seek therapy, see doctor, and attend support groups; less than 33% viewed depression as stigmatizing, whereas 48% viewed depression as normal aging. Logistic regressions revealed lower education, higher physical function, and feeling okay if community knew of depression diagnosis were associated with willingness to see physician if feeling depressed; being married and believing antidepressant medications are beneficial were related to willingness to use medications. Different associations emerged for depressed/nondepressed and men and women.
conclusionsOverall, this older African American sample had positive attitudes and beliefs and endorsed traditional treatment modalities suggesting that beliefs alone are unlikely barriers to underutilization of mental health services. Because different factors were associated with willingness to seek physician help and use medications and factors differed for depressed/nondepressed and by sex, interventions should be tailored.
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