ArticleAging & mental health2019
Mental health care treatment seeking among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks: what is the role of religiosity/spirituality?
Article in Aging & mental health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Vascular depression in Black Americans: A systematic review of the construct and its cognitive, functional, and psychosocial correlates.The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2022Pooled it
- Black Caribbean Emerging Adults: A Systematic Review of Religion and Health.Journal of religion and health · 2020Pooled it
- Associations Between Religiosity and Medical Mistrust: An Age-Stratified Analysis of Survey Data from Black Adults in Chicago.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Attitudes towards depression and its treatment among white, hispanic, and multiracial adults.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Burden and Correlates of Mental Health Symptoms Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Engaged in HIV Care in Atlanta.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Racial and demographic disparities in emergency department utilization for mental health concerns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Psychiatry research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesAs adults increase in age, the likelihood for using mental health care services decrease. Underutilization, expecially among racial/ethnic minorities such as African American and Caribbean Blacks, can result in a decrease in quality of life, as well as significant costs to families, employers, and health systems.
methodsThe study explored the differences in relationships between mental health care usage and strength of religious/spiritual beliefs between African American and Caribbean Black older adults (54 years or older) and adults (18-53 years) using data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses were conducted using Stata version 13.1.
resultsSubjective ratings about the strength of religious/spiritual beliefs (OR = 1.26; 95 CI: 0.99, 1.61), age (OR = 0.62; 95 CI: 0.48, 0.81), and sex (OR = 1.59; 95 CI: 1.25, 2.02) were significantly associated with the odds of seeking mental health care. Additionally, persons living in the South were less likely to seek mental health care services (OR = 0.47; 95 CI: 0.37, 0.60).
conclusionStrong religious/spiritual beliefs may promote mental health care usage. Future studies should examine the strength of religious/spiritual beliefs on mental health care usage among different demographic groups.
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