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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedRosenberg J, Rosenthal MS, Cramer LD
Disparities in mental and behavioral health treatment for children and youth in immigrant families.
Children and youth in immigrant families (CIF)-children and youth with at least one foreign-born parent-face unique psychosocial stressors. Yet little is known about access to mental/behavioral health (MBH) services for CIF. Among US CIF and non-CIF with MBH problems, the authors assessed access to MBH treatment using the National Survey of Children's Health-2016, a nationally-representative survey of predominantly English- or Spanish-speaking US parents.
AHRQ-funded; HS024332.
Citation: Rosenberg J, Rosenthal MS, Cramer LD .
Disparities in mental and behavioral health treatment for children and youth in immigrant families.
Acad Pediatr 2020 Nov-Dec;20(8):1148-56. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.06.013..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Behavioral Health, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Vulnerable Populations, Access to Care
Jannat-Khah DP, Khodneva Y, Bryant K
Depressive symptoms do not discriminate: racial and economic influences between time-varying depressive symptoms and mortality among REGARDS participants.
This study examined whether time-varying depressive symptoms (TVDS) predict mortality and if racial and income differences moderate the association in a large cohort. The cohort from the REGARDS study was used to look at that determination. The REGARDS study used community-dwelling U.S. adults aged 45 years or older. They found that there was similar and statistically significant differences with white, black, and low-income ($35,000 or less) participants for the association between TVDS and mortality. High-income participants were found to have a lower hazard.
AHRQ-funded; HS025198.
Citation: Jannat-Khah DP, Khodneva Y, Bryant K .
Depressive symptoms do not discriminate: racial and economic influences between time-varying depressive symptoms and mortality among REGARDS participants.
Ann Epidemiol 2020 Jun;46:31-40.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.04.004..
Keywords: Depression, Behavioral Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Cardiovascular Conditions, Cancer, Low-Income, Social Determinants of Health, Mortality
Jonassaint CR, Belnap BH, Huang Y
Racial differences in the effectiveness of Internet-delivered mental health care.
The purpose of this study was to examine race differences in the impact of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT) use on mental health outcomes among White and African American primary care patients. Participants were patients aged 18-75 who were referred by their primary care physicians and who met the eligibility criteria. Findings showed that, compared to usual care, cCBT had no effect on quality of life, depression, or anxiety for Whites. However, for African American patients, cCBT was associated with a significant 6-month decrease in depression and anxiety scores; thus, cCBT may be an efficient and scalable first step to eliminating disparities in mental health care.
AHRQ-funded; HS022989.
Citation: Jonassaint CR, Belnap BH, Huang Y .
Racial differences in the effectiveness of Internet-delivered mental health care.
J Gen Intern Med 2020 Feb;35(2):490-97. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05542-1..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Telehealth, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Disparities, Primary Care, Treatments
Hale KL, Wallace DD, Blanco-Duran D
Conversations between Latina mothers and their child's mental health provider: An observational study of shared decision-making regarding pediatric patient mental health needs.
The authors evaluated shared decision-making (SDM) and delineated SDM processes in audio-recorded conversations between language-congruent Spanish-/English-speaking clinicians and parents of pediatric mental health patients. They found that their present sample performed on par with other populations studied to date, and that it expanded the evaluation of observed SDM to include Latino patients and new clinician populations. The practical implications of their findings is that use of the Observer OPTION(5) instrument highlights that eliciting and integrating parent/patient preferences is a skill that requires attention when delivering culturally competent interventions.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Hale KL, Wallace DD, Blanco-Duran D .
Conversations between Latina mothers and their child's mental health provider: An observational study of shared decision-making regarding pediatric patient mental health needs.
Patient Educ Couns 2020 Jan;103(1):96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.08.013..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Shared Decision Making, Cultural Competence, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Caregiving, Behavioral Health