Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1660-1669

Association of Race, Ethnicity and Language with Participation in Mental Health Research Among Adult Patients in Primary Care (Article)

Chang T.E.* , Brill C.D. , Traeger L. , Andres Bedoya C. , Inamori A. , Hagan P.N. , Flaherty K. , Hails K. , Yeung A. , Trinh N.-H.
  • a Depression Clinical and Research Program (DCRP), Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 Bowdoin Square, 6th Fl, Boston, MA 02114, United States
  • b Depression Clinical and Research Program (DCRP), Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 Bowdoin Square, 6th Fl, Boston, MA 02114, United States
  • c Behavioral Medicine Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
  • d Behavioral Medicine Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
  • e Depression Clinical and Research Program (DCRP), Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 Bowdoin Square, 6th Fl, Boston, MA 02114, United States
  • f Center for Community Health Improvement, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
  • g Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States
  • h Depression Clinical and Research Program (DCRP), Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 Bowdoin Square, 6th Fl, Boston, MA 02114, United States
  • i Depression Clinical and Research Program (DCRP), Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 Bowdoin Square, 6th Fl, Boston, MA 02114, United States
  • j Depression Clinical and Research Program (DCRP), Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 Bowdoin Square, 6th Fl, Boston, MA 02114, United States

Abstract

Racial and ethnic minorities remain underrepresented in clinical psychiatric research, but the reasons are not fully understood and may vary widely between minority groups. We used the Z-test of independent proportions and binary logistic regression to examine the relationship between race, ethnicity or primary language and participation in screening as well as interest in further research participation among primary care patients being screened for a depression study. Minorities were less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to complete the initial screening survey. Latinos and Blacks were more likely to agree to be contacted for research than non-Hispanic Whites. Among Latinos, primary language was associated with willingness to be contacted for research. Associations between research participation and race, ethnicity and language are complex and vary across different enrollment steps. Future research should consider stages of the research enrollment process separately to better understand barriers and identify targets for intervention. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Latino Americans Patient selection Depression minority groups Asian Americans

Index Keywords

communication barrier Communication Barriers mass screening methodology Research Design minority group Continental Population Groups ancestry group mental health human middle aged sex difference Ethnic Groups ethnic group research subject Aged Research Subjects language ethnology Humans psychology health services research male Minority Groups female Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics organization and management adult age Sex Factors Age Factors primary health care
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946486950&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-014-0130-8&partnerID=40&md5=28492a3f893a5ebf9da05ba4a0ef922e
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0130-8
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English