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ArticleJMIR research protocols2020

Willingness to Seek Help for Depression in Young African American Adults: Study Protocol.

Benita A Bamgbade, Jamie C Barner, Kentya H Ford, Carolyn M Brown, William B Lawson, Kimberly Burdine

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Benita A BamgbadeDepartment of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1645-5838
Jamie C BarnerDivision of Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6078-8093
Kentya H FordDivision of Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2193-350X
Carolyn M BrownDivision of Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6976-7686
William B LawsonDepartment of Psychiatry, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9324-7090
Kimberly BurdineStudent Counseling Center, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-0711

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Abstract

backgroundIn the United States, among those living with mental illness, 81% of African American (AA) young adults do not seek treatment compared with 66% of their white counterparts. Although the literature has identified unique culturally related factors that impact help seeking among AAs, limited information exists regarding the development and evaluation of interventions that incorporate these unique factors.

objectiveThis study aims to describe a study protocol designed to develop a culturally relevant, theory-based, psychoeducational intervention for AA young adults; to determine if exposure to the intervention impacts AA young adults' willingness to seek help; and to determine whether cultural factors and stigma add to the prediction of willingness to seek help.

methodsThe Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Barrera and Castro's framework for cultural adaptation of interventions were used as guiding frameworks. In stage 1 (information gathering), a literature review and three focus groups were conducted to identify salient cultural beliefs. Using stage 1 results, the intervention was designed in stage 2 (preliminary adaptation design), and in stage 3 (preliminary adaptation tests), the intervention was tested using pretest, posttest, and 3-month follow-up surveys. An experimental, mixed methods, prospective one-group intervention design was employed, and the primary outcomes were participants' willingness and intention to seek help for depression and actual help-seeking behavior.

resultsThis study was funded in May 2016 and approved by the University of Texas at Austin institutional review board. Data were collected from November 2016 to March 2016. Of the 103 students who signed up to participate in the study, 70 (67.9%) completed the pre- and posttest surveys. The findings are expected to be submitted for publication in 2020.

conclusionsThe findings from this research are expected to improve clinical practice by providing empirical evidence as to whether a culturally relevant psychoeducational intervention is useful for improving help seeking among young AAs. It will also inform future research and intervention development involving the TPB and willingness to seek help by identifying the important factors related to willingness to seek help. Advancing this field of research may facilitate improvements in help-seeking behavior among AA young people and reduce the associated mental health disparities that apparently manifest early on. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/16267.

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African American young adultsdepressionTheory of Planned Behaviorwillingness to seek help

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