拉丁裔和白人成年人与酒精使用障碍之间的特殊酒精治疗障碍的差异
M Pinedo1, S E Zemore2, P A Gilbert3
1Kinesiology & Health Education, UT Austin, United States.
Drug and alcohol dependence
|February 18, 2025
概括
患有酒精使用障碍 (AUD) 的拉丁裔成年人面临着文化和移民相关的障碍,无法接受正式治疗. 解决这些独特的问题对于改善该人口获得护理的机会至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 文化精神病学是一种精神病学.
背景情况:
- 酒精使用障碍 (AUD) 影响着不同的人群,但治疗利用率的差异仍然存在.
- 与非西班牙裔白人成年人相比,患有AUD的拉丁裔成年人获得正式治疗的可能性较低.
- 了解拉丁裔成年人面临的具体障碍对于健康公平至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查拉丁裔和白人成年人之间的特种酒精治疗障碍的种族/种族差异.
- 检查种族/种族群体内的这些障碍中的潜在性别差异.
主要方法:
- 一个全国性样本1200拉丁裔和白人成年人与AUD在2021年完成了在线调查.
- 36项的"特殊酒精治疗障碍" (BSAT) 尺度评估了治疗障碍.
- 多变量回归模型分析了障碍的差异,控制了相关因素.
主要成果:
- 拉丁裔成年人报告说,他们认为酒精治疗在文化上是不被接受的可能性更高,并且担心提供者的文化理解.
- 与移民有关的担忧,包括移民身份的披露和对移民的影响,在拉丁裔成年人中明显高.
- 根据种族/种族,在治疗障碍中没有发现任何显著的性别差异.
结论:
- 对酒精治疗服务的文化定制是必要的,以解决拉丁裔成年人的障碍.
- 将与移民有关的问题纳入治疗方法可能会改善拉丁裔人口的参与.
- 减少在获得酒精治疗方面的差异需要对文化敏感和响应的干预措施.
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