title: Evaluation of Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): a pilot promotora intervention focused on stress and coping among immigrant Latinas.
abstract: Recent immigrant Latinas are at increased risk of poor mental health due to stressors associated with adapting to life in the United States. This study evaluated Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma, a promotora intervention to reduce stress and promote health and coping among recent immigrant Latinas. Using a pre- and post-test design, we evaluated mental health outcomes, specifically, in promotoras. Promotoras' knowledge levels related to role of promotora and stress management increased, depressive symptoms and stress levels decreased, and coping responses and perceived social support increased as well. Results suggest that promotora programs may be an effective way to improve mental health in recent immigrant Latinas.
authors.affiliation: Division of Community Health, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 104425, Durham, NC, 27710, USA, anh.tran@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Anh N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: India J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Ornelas
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lyn
authors.forename: Giselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corbie-Smith
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States