Training Community Opinion Leaders to Raise Awareness and Promote Early Intervention for Depressed Latino Adolescents
Training Community Opinion Leaders to Raise Awareness and Promote Early Intervention for Depressed Latino Adolescents
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DOI：
10.1353/cpr.2015.0039
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发表时间：
2015-06-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Sanchez, Bernadette
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作者：
Ford-Paz, Rebecca E.;Kuebbeler, Andrea;Sanchez, Bernadette
背景资料：虽然基于证据的抑郁症预防计划是可用的，拉丁美洲青少年继续利用不足和延迟心理健康干预，导致抑郁症和自杀率增加。Objectives：描述一个社区学术合作，方案开发和意见领袖的培训，初步调查结果，并在进行基于社区的参与性研究（CBPR）的经验教训。一项试点研究探讨了可行性，可接受性和感知的影响，对社区意见领袖（n = 5）的抑郁症扫盲和外展培训量身定制的低收入，城市，LatinoPopulation.Results：结果表明可行性，可接受性，和理想的变化，在知识，态度和行为的意见领袖。与研究议程，术语，参与者的能力评价，并转介治疗的挑战，沿着尝试solutions.Conclusions：抑郁症扫盲和推广培训的主要成员的社交网络为拉丁美洲青少年显示承诺作为一个文化相关的和有效的方法，抑郁症/自杀预防拉丁美洲青少年。
Background: Although evidence-based depression prevention programs are available, Latino adolescents continue to underutilize and delay mental health intervention, resulting in increased rates of depression and suicide.Objectives: To describe a community-academic collaboration, program development and training of opinion leaders, preliminary findings, and lessons learned in conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR).Methods: A pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability and perceived impact on community opinion leaders (n = 5) of a depression literacy and outreach training tailored to a low-income, urban, Latino population.Results: Results demonstrate feasibility, acceptability, and desirable changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among trained opinion leaders. Challenges related to research agenda, terminology, competency evaluation of participants, and referrals to treatment are presented, along with attempted solutions.Conclusions: Depression literacy and outreach training of key members of social networks for Latino adolescents shows promise as a culturally relevant and effective approach to depression/suicide prevention for Latino adolescents.