Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms and resiliency among African American women in a community-based primary health care center.
The purpose of this cross-sectional pilot study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms and resiliency among 290 African American women (AAW) in a community-based primary health care center. Descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation, and logistic regression analyses were conducted. Findings indicate that depressive symptoms are experienced by 49% of the participants, while 10% indicated a history of suicidal ideation. Participants had moderately high resiliency scores that had a statistically significant inverse relationship with depressive symptoms. This suggests that resiliency is potentially a protective factor for depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were positively correlated with participants' diagnosis of at least one chronic disease. The strongest predictors of depressive symptoms were previous diagnoses of a mental health condition and unemployment. This study identifies risk and potential protective factors for depression among a clinic sample of AAW.
Kisha B
KB
Holden
L Dianne
LD
Bradford
Stephanie P
SP
Hall
Allyson S
AS
Belton
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044383:Black People; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003151:Community Health Centers; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult; D001741:Black or African American