Trial reportBMC public health2021
A randomized control trial to test a peer support group approach for reducing social isolation and depression among female Mexican immigrants.
Trial report in BMC public 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 NCT04254198 (Tertulias), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Tertulias: Addressing Social Isolation to Reduce Depression Among Women of Mexican Origin
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Shielding against adversity: The impact of social support on heavy-drinking Hispanic young adult depression and anxiety.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2026Article
- Interpreting discordant results in mixed-method research: data triangulation, participant voices, and epistemic issues in health research.International journal of social research methodology · 2025Article
- Innovating a Teach-Back Model for Community Health Workers Led Health Literacy Practice to Improve COVID-19 Health Equity.Health literacy research and practice · 2025Article
- Comparing Barriers and Facilitators to Physical ActivityAmong Underrepresented Minorities: Preliminary Outcomes from a Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Mujeres Unidas: A Pilot Study to Educate Latina Women.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- Zoom & WhatsApp Digital Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Enhance Community Engaged Research with Women Immigrants from Mexico.Journal of community practice · 2024Article
- Exploring the association between multidimensional social isolation and heterogeneous cognitive trajectories among older adults: evidence from China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Revealing the Power of Peer Support in the Lives of Women Immigrants from Mexico.Human organization · 2024Article
- Social Needs and Acculturation as Predictors of Emotional Problems and Perceived Stress Among Latinx Mothers with Low Income.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Article
- A Study of a Culturally and Contextually Situated Multimedia Approach to Recruit a Hard-to-Reach Spanish-Speaking Population for a Randomized Control Trial (RCT).Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2022Article
- Peer Support and Mental Health of Migrant Domestic Workers: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association Between Perceived Stress and Prenatal Depressive Symptoms: Moderating Effect of Social Support.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
- Our voices, our lives: Unforeseen stories after the violence and opening the door to becoming whole again.Women's health (London, England)Article
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundFemale Mexican Immigrants (FMIs) experience high rates of depression compared with other populations. For this population, depression is often exacerbated by social isolation associated with the experience of immigration. Aim 1. To measure whether a culturally situated peer group intervention will reduce depression and stress associated with the experience of immigration. Aim 2. To test whether an intervention using a "women's funds of knowledge" approach results in improved resilience, knowledge and empowerment. Aim 3. To investigate whether a culturally situated peer group intervention using a women's funds of knowledge approach can give participants a sense and experience of social and physical connection ("emplacement") that is lost in the process of immigration.
methodsThis mixed-methods study will implement "Tertulias" ("conversational gatherings" in Spanish), a peer support group intervention designed to improve health outcomes for FMI participants in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We will document results of the intervention on our primary hypotheses of a decrease in depression, and increases in resilience and social support, as well as on our secondary hypotheses of decreased stress (including testing of hair cortisol as a biomarker for chronic stress), and an increase in social connectedness and positive assessment of knowledge and empowerment. DISCUSSION: This project will address mental health disparities in an underserved population that experiences high rates of social isolation. Successful completion of this project will demonstrate that health challenges that may appear too complex and too hard to address can be using a multi-level, holistic approach. Our use of hair samples to test for the 3-month average levels of systemic cortisol will contribute to the literature on an emerging biomarker for analyzing chronic stress.
trial registrationThis study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov on 2/3/20, Identifier # NCT04254198 .
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