Health beliefs about depression among African American women.
OBJECTIVE
A qualitative descriptive research study was conducted to explore the health beliefs of African American women and depression to improve insight regarding treatment decisions.


METHODS
Focus group interviews were performed with purposeful sampling of 14 self-identified African American women.


RESULTS
Responses and comments were sorted into five major content areas that represent the core constructs of the Health Belief Model.


CONCLUSIONS
Practitioners must seek to understand clients' understanding and explanations of depression to gain insight about ways to build an effective treatment alliance with clients and other practitioners.
Waite
Roberta
R
Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, PA, USA. rlw26@drexel.edu
Killian
Priscilla
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D015984:Causality; D003463:Cues; D003657:Decision Making; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009511:New England; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013240:Stereotyping; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*