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ArticlePsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2019

Mental Health Status, Need, and Unmet Need for Mental Health Services Among U.S. Pacific Islanders.

Andrew M Subica, Nia Aitaoto, Bruce G Link, Ann Marie Yamada, Benjamin F Henwood, Greer Sullivan

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Article in Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07262593 (Family-Based Meal Timing for Cancer Prevention Among Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07262593 naterminatednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Family-Based Meal Timing for Cancer Prevention Among Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders: FAMTIME

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of UtahRan2024 to 2024Enrolled2ConditionsCancer PreventionArmsTime Restricted Eating (TRE), Medically Tailored Meals (MTM)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Mirrors for Pacific Islander Children: Teaching Resilience Through Culturally Adapted Bibliotherapy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  2. Mental Illness Stigma in Black, Latina/o, and Asian Americans.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026
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  5. Trauma and mental health in Pacific Islanders.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Andrew M SubicaCenter for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside (Subica); College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Aitaoto); School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside (Link); Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Yamada, Henwood); Borrego Health, Borrego Springs, California (Sullivan).
Nia AitaotoCenter for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside (Subica); College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Aitaoto); School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside (Link); Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Yamada, Henwood); Borrego Health, Borrego Springs, California (Sullivan).
Bruce G LinkCenter for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside (Subica); College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Aitaoto); School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside (Link); Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Yamada, Henwood); Borrego Health, Borrego Springs, California (Sullivan).
Ann Marie YamadaCenter for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside (Subica); College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Aitaoto); School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside (Link); Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Yamada, Henwood); Borrego Health, Borrego Springs, California (Sullivan).
Benjamin F HenwoodCenter for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside (Subica); College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Aitaoto); School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside (Link); Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Yamada, Henwood); Borrego Health, Borrego Springs, California (Sullivan).
Greer SullivanCenter for Healthy Communities, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside (Subica); College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Aitaoto); School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside (Link); Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Yamada, Henwood); Borrego Health, Borrego Springs, California (Sullivan).

Funding

Engaging Pacific Islander Perspectives on Mental Illness and Mental Health ServicesR21MH110814 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI AITAOTO, NIA, SUBICA, ANDREW MAKOTO · 2017 to 2018
$452k
NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH110814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study examined the mental health status, need for services, and unmet need of community-dwelling Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders (NHPI).

methodsSurvey data were collected from 223 NHPI adults of Samoan or Marshallese heritage. Surveys were translated into Samoan and Marshallese by using back-translation, with feedback from cultural experts. Severity of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use were measured, as were perceived need for and avoidance of, or delay in, seeking mental health services. Logistic regressions calculated adjusted odds ratios for past-year perceived need for services and avoidance or delay of needed services, controlling for depression, anxiety, and alcohol use.

resultsParticipants' screened prevalence of major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder was 21%, 12%, and 22%, respectively. In the past year, 35% and 26% of participants reported needing services and avoiding or delaying needed services, respectively. Urban Samoan and rural Marshallese participants did not differ significantly in measures of depression, anxiety, or alcohol use, even though the groups had significant demographic differences. Female gender and greater familiarity-contact with persons with mental illness were significant predictors of both reporting service need and reporting avoiding or delaying services.

conclusionsCommunity-dwelling NHPIs reported a heavy burden of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use, and high perceived need for services, yet low levels of help-seeking. The large unmet need in the sample suggests that a gap may exist between service need and engagement in U.S. NHPI communities that could be targeted with culturally tailored approaches that promote engagement in care.

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AlcoholismAnxiety DisordersMajor Depressive DisorderMental Health ServicesNative Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderNeeds AssessmentPatient Acceptance of Health CareAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRural PopulationUnited StatesUrban PopulationCross-cultural issuesUtilization patterns and review

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PMID30991907
PMCPMC6602838

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