Improving Depression Treatment for Latinas

改善拉丁裔抑郁症治疗

• 批准号: 7150716
• 负责人: DELLANIRA A VALENCIA-GARCIA
• 金额: $ 3.25万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-08-01 至 2010-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7150716
• 关键词: Hispanic Americans; behavior therapy; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; community mental health services; depression; female; focus groups; health services research tag; health surveys; human migration; human subject; interview; online computer; outcomes research; patient oriented research; personal log /diary; predoctoral investigator; racial /ethnic difference; social conformity; social service; socioeconomics; women' s health

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Latinos comprise one of the fastest growing racial/ethnic populations in the United States, currently constituting 14% of the total U.S. population. The increasing rate of Latinos will undoubtedly increase the number of people at risk for mental health disorders. Latina women will be at heightened risk since previous studies have found greater lifetime prevalence of mental health disorders, especially depression, in comparison to men. Social capital is a promising construct with which investigators may examine a community's capacity to respond to challenges and promote individual-level health. However, the relation between social capital and mental health in ethnic minority populations remains unclear. Obtaining or expanding social capital, especially for marginalized communities, may therefore improve mental health outcomes. The proposed study will investigate the construct of social capital among Latina women of Mexican descent. Specifically, the qualitative phase will provide a description of the construct of social capital and how it operates among this population, while the quantitative phase will investigate the mental health and access to care outcomes of social capital and test a hypothesized model.

描述（由申请人提供）：拉丁美洲人是美国增长最快的种族/族裔人口之一，目前占美国总人口的14％。拉丁美洲人的增长速度无疑会增加有精神疾病风险的人数。由于先前的研究发现，与男性相比，拉丁女性将面临更高的风险。社会资本是一种有前途的结构，研究人员可以通过它来研究社区应对挑战和促进个人水平健康的能力。但是，社会资本与少数民族人口的心理健康之间的关系尚不清楚。因此，获得或扩大社会资本，特别是对于边缘化社区，可能会改善心理健康成果。拟议的研究将调查墨西哥血统拉丁裔妇女中社会资本的建构。具体而言，定性阶段将提供对社会资本建构及其在该人群中的运作方式的描述，而定量阶段将调查心理健康并获得社会资本的护理结果并测试假设的模型。