Trial reportThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2015
Improving health-related quality of life in older African American and non-Latino White patients.
Trial report in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Measuring change in domains of health-related quality of life and well-being in Black or African American adolescent football athletes from rural communities across a single football season.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2026Article
- You gotta walk the walk to talk the talk: protocol for a feasibility study of the Happy Older Latino Adults (HOLA) health promotion intervention for older HIV-positive Latino men.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- The role of sense of community in improving the health-related quality of life among Black Americans.Journal of community psychology · 2023Article
- Centering Culture in Mental Health: Differences in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Access to Care Among Older People of Color.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2022Review
- "Me Dieron Vida": The Effects of a Pilot Health Promotion Intervention to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk and Improve Behavioral Health among Older Latinos with HIV.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Impact of Stress and Loneliness on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Low Income Senior African Americans.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Article
- Advancing mental health equality: a mapping review of interventions, economic evaluations and barriers and facilitators.Systematic reviews · 2020Review
- A pooled analysis of three studies of nonpharmacological interventions for menopausal hot flashes.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Review
- ¡HOLA, Amigos! Toward Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Older Latinos.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2018Article
- Aging and well-being in Goa, India: a qualitative study.Aging & mental health · 2018Article
- Nutritional Psychiatry: Where to Next?EBioMedicine · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the effect of problem-solving therapy against a health-promotion intervention (dietary practices) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and examine if there is a differential effect on non-Latino white patients and African American patients between the two interventions. This paper also explores participant characteristics (problem-solving style and physical functioning) as potential predictors of HRQOL.
methodsSecondary analysis of data from a randomized depression prevention trial involving 247 older adults (154 non-Latino white, 90 African American, 3 Asian). Participants were randomly assigned to receive either problem solving therapy for primary care (PST-PC) or coaching in healthy dietary practices (DIET).
resultsBoth PST-PC and DIET improved HRQOL over two years and did not differ significantly from each other. African American patients in both conditions had greater improvements in mental health-related quality of life (MHRQOL) compared with non-Latino white patients. In addition, higher social problem-solving and physical functioning were predictive of improved MHRQOL.
conclusionPST-PC and DIET have the potential to improve health-related quality of life in a culturally relevant manner. Both hold promise as effective and potentially scalable interventions that could be generalized to highly disadvantaged populations in which little attention to HRQOL has been paid.
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