Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 492-500

Promotoras across the border: A pilot study addressing depression in Mexican women impacted by migration (Article)

Edelblute H.B.* , Clark S. , Mann L. , McKenney K.M. , Bischof J.J. , Kistler C.
  • a Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 155 Hamilton Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210, United States
  • b Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • c Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Wake Forest, NC, United States
  • d School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • e School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • f Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Abstract

The migration of working-aged men from Mexico to the United States fractures the family-centered support structures typical of Latin America and contributes to high levels of depression in women left behind in migratory sending communities in Mexico. Mujeres en Solidaridad Apoyandose (MESA) was developed to improve depression in women through social support in a resource poor setting. MESA is a promotora intervention that trains women in the community to lead social support groups over a five-week period. The MESA curriculum uses a combination of cognitive behavioral theory techniques, psychoeducation, and social support activities aimed at alleviating or preventing depression in women. Results from this pilot efficacy study (n = 39) show that depressed participants at baseline experienced declines in depression as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale at follow-up. Other findings demonstrate the complexity behind addressing social support and depression for women impacted by migration in different ways.

Author Keywords

Promotoras Social support Women intervention Depression Mexico

Index Keywords

depression regression analysis health promotion human risk assessment middle aged Cohort Studies statistics and numerical data ethnology Mexico United States Young Adult Humans migrant psychology Severity of Illness Index male Emigrants and Immigrants female pilot study Multivariate Analysis Incidence women's health organization and management adult cohort analysis Mexican Americans Pilot Projects Mexican American
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84904721330&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-012-9765-5&partnerID=40&md5=7e0a92ffc3c1276a1a5bb7fcafee47ef
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9765-5
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English