拉丁美洲青年的心理健康需求和与服务利用相关的社会经济因素
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
|April 25, 2024
概括
许多拉丁裔高中生需要心理健康护理,但服务使用与临床需求无关. 诸如较低的经济困难和母亲的出身等因素会影响这些年轻人获得服务.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理健康服务研究 心理健康服务研究
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
背景情况:
- 拉丁美洲青年面临着重大的心理健康挑战,但服务利用模式仍未得到充分研究.
- 了解心理健康护理获取差异对于改善这一人口群体的结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查拉丁美洲高中学生的心理健康需求,并确定与使用心理健康服务相关的风险因素.
- 探索社会经济地位,出生地和临床需求对服务利用的影响.
主要方法:
- 在2018-19学年期间,美国两座城市的306名拉丁裔高中生进行了横截面研究.
- 收集了关于社会经济特征,学校位置,父母和青少年出生率以及自我报告的心理健康症状 (焦虑,创伤,抑郁) 的数据.
主要成果:
- 报告了精神健康症状的高患病率 (78%),但临床需求并不能预测服务使用.
- 经济困难较小的青年和来自南美洲的母亲更有可能使用服务.
- 与女性和年轻学生相比,男性和老年学生更有可能受到服务不足.
结论:
- 拉丁美洲年轻人使用服务并非由临床需求驱动,这表明存在重大进入障碍.
- 需要有针对性的干预措施来解决老年,低收入的拉丁美洲青年,特别是来自中美洲,加勒比海和墨西哥的年轻人的不平等问题.
- 未来的研究应侧重于消除各种青少年群体平等获得心理健康护理的系统性障碍.
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