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Trial reportCommunity mental health journal2024

Let's Connect: Impact Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Mental Health Disparities Among People Who are LGBTQ+ .

Shelley N Facente, Xochitlquetzal Davila, Niko Kowell, Nicky Calma, Ming Ming Kwan, Shalika Gupta

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Trial report in Community mental health journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Shelley N FacenteSchool of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way #5302, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA. sfacente@berkeley.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7266-352X
Xochitlquetzal DavilaSan Francisco Community Health Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Niko KowellSan Francisco Community Health Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Nicky CalmaSan Francisco Community Health Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Ming Ming KwanSan Francisco Community Health Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Shalika GuptaSchool of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way #5302, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or similarly identified (LGBTQ+) people experience substantial mental health disparities compared to heterosexuals. The "Let's Connect" intervention was designed to improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ people. This impact evaluation aimed to assess effectiveness of this intervention during its pilot phase, using a single arm pilot trial. Respondents completed baseline surveys at intervention start, a post survey on the last day of the intervention (at 6 weeks), then a follow-up survey 6 weeks after the intervention ended (at 12 weeks). Pre-post differences in outcomes were analyzed using paired t-tests, chi-square tests, and generalized estimating equations to evaluate impact on mental health outcomes at 6 and 12 weeks, and identify characteristics associated with loss to follow-up. The average value of all three outcome measures decreased substantially between the baseline and post surveys; all of these differences were highly statistically significant, and further decreased between the end of the intervention at 6 weeks and the 12 week follow-up survey. Let's Connect participants did experience substantial improvements in mental health outcomes, on average, between the start and end of this intervention. Further study of this intervention using a randomized design and control group is warranted.

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Sexual and Gender MinoritiesBisexualityFemaleGender IdentityHealth InequitiesHumansMaleSexual BehaviorCommunity interventionImpact evaluationLGBTQMental healthTransgender

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PMCPMC11001695

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