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Anxiety and Depression amongst African-Americans Living in Rural Black Belt Areas of Alabama: Use of Social Determinants of Health Framework.
- Source :
- British Journal of Social Work; Jul2022, Vol. 52 Issue 5, p2649-2668, 20p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The present study utilised the social determinants of health (SDH) framework to see whether indicators of the framework have an impact on anxiety and depression of people living in rural Black Belt communities in Alabama. Data from a convenient sample of 159 African-Americans aged 18 or older were from two sites in rural Alabama. The levels of anxiety and depression were measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9). Multiple linear regression model was used to examine the association between SDH and anxiety and depression level of participants. The mean PHQ9 score of participants was 5.57 out of twenty-seven. Four SDH were significantly related to PHQ9 levels amongst participants: participants with higher food insecurity scores, higher transportation needs and higher threats to interpersonal safety tended to have higher scores in PHQ9. Moreover, health literacy levels were negatively associated with PHQ9 scores amongst participants. Our study highlights understanding SDH specifically for residents in rural communities that are socially and culturally isolated is important for developing preventive approaches that enhance access to mental health treatments. A comprehensive public health policy that incorporates our study findings is needed for the rural areas of the USA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEALTH policy
EVALUATION of medical care
SOCIAL determinants of health
HEALTH services accessibility
RURAL conditions
MULTIPLE regression analysis
FOOD security
CROSS-sectional method
RESEARCH methodology
MENTAL health
PUBLIC health
TRANSPORTATION of patients
CONCEPTUAL structures
HEALTH literacy
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
SELF medication
MENTAL depression
QUESTIONNAIRES
INTERPERSONAL relations
DISEASE susceptibility
RESEARCH funding
ANXIETY
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis software
AFRICAN Americans
RURAL population
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00453102
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158178007
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab199