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ArticleAging & mental health2021

The role of self-rated mental health in seeking professional mental health services among older Korean immigrants.

Yuri Jang, David A Chiriboga, Nan Sook Park, Hyunwoo Yoon, Yong Ju Cho, Seunghye Hong, Sanggon Nam, Min-Kyoung Rhee, Kunsook S Bernstein, Miyong T Kim

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Article in Aging & mental health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07550166 (Mobile Application), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07550166 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Mobile Application (App)-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Older Korean Immigrants

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of South FloridaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsStress, Anxiety, Depression, Psychological DistressArmsAI-Enabled Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Yuri JangEdward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
David A ChiribogaDepartment of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Nan Sook ParkSchool of Social Work, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Hyunwoo YoonSchool of Social Work, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA.
Yong Ju ChoEdward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Seunghye HongMyron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i, Mānoa, HI, USA.
Sanggon NamDepartment of Public Health, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, USA.
Min-Kyoung RheeLeonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kunsook S BernsteinHunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Miyong T KimSchool of Nursing, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA.
University of Southern California · USUniversity of South Florida · USAzusa Pacific University · USCity University of New York · USInstitute on Aging · USTexas State University · USThe University of Texas at Austin · USUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · US

Funding

Limited English Proficiency, Health, and Healthcare among Older ImmigrantsR01AG047106 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI JANG, YURI · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG047106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe gap between mental health needs and service use in racial/ethnic minorities continues to be a major public health concern. Focusing on older Korean immigrants, the present study examined linkages among mental distress, self-rated mental health (SRMH), and the use of professional mental health services. We hypothesized that SRMH would play a mediating role in the relationship between mental distress and the use of professional mental health services.

methodUsing data from the Study of Older Korean Americans (SOKA;

resultsNearly 30% of the sample fell within the category of experiencing mental distress, but only a small proportion (5.7%) had used professional mental health services. Supporting our hypothesis, the pathway from mental distress to the use of professional mental health services was influenced by an individual's subjective perception of mental health status: the indirect effect of mental distress on service use through SRMH (.04 [.01]) was significant (bias-corrected 95% confidence interval for the indirect effect = .02, .06).

conclusionThe findings of this study not only contribute to our understanding of help-seeking processes in a group at high mental health risk but also suggest avenues to promote their use of mental health services.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsMental Health ServicesAgedAsianHumansMental HealthRepublic of KoreaMental distressmental health service useolder Korean Americansself-rated mental health

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PMID32349527
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