Testing Mediators and Moderators of a Fotonovela for Depression to Promote Help-seeking Behavior
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Mental Health Literacy
In brief
Although rates of depression are similar in Latinx populations compared to non-Latinx whites (NLW), there are significant disparities in service utilization. Mental health literacy - one's knowledge and attitudes about mental health and treatment-seeking - is a significant predictor of help-seeking behavior and likely contributes to mental health disparities among Latinx. Understanding ways to improve mental health literacy in Latinx populations is important to reducing these disparities. Health literacy interventions that are engaging, dramatic, and culturally-relevant, such as fotonovelas (graphic novels designed to change health-related knowledge and attitudes), show promise in changing mental health literacy in Latinx populations. However, little is known about how these interventions work and for whom they are most effective. Furthermore, although there is some evidence that fotonovelas can change mental health attitudes and intent to seek treatment, their impact on help-seeking behavior is less understood. The purpose of this study is to examine 1) if narrative and cultural elements of a fotonovela for Latinx with depression (i.e., transportation, identification, and social proliferation) are important mediators in changing mental health attitudes and help-seeking behaviors and 2) if factors such as rurality, acculturation, depression severity and logistic barriers to treatment moderate these relationships.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04319458
- Run by
- University of California, Los Angeles
- People needed
- 182
- Starts
- 2019-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2020-08-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-03-25
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years or older
- fluent in English or Spanish
- mild, moderate, or severe levels of depression
- identify as Latinx or Hispanic
You may not qualify if…
- receipt of psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy for mental health problems in the last 6 months
- unable to read in English or Spanish
Where it is running
- University of California Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
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