Racial Differences in the Effectiveness of Internet-Delivered Mental Health Care.
J Gen Intern Med
; 35(2): 490-497, 2020 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT) can improve mental health outcomes in White populations; however, it is unknown whether racial and ethnic minority populations receive clinical benefits from cCBT.OBJECTIVE:
To study race differences in the impact of cCBT use on mental health outcomes among White and African American primary care patients.DESIGN:
Secondary analysis of a three-arm randomized controlled clinical trial.PARTICIPANTS:
Primary care physicians (PCPs) referred 2,884 patients aged 18-75; 954 met eligibility criteria (including elevated mood and/or anxiety symptoms indicated as a score ≥ 10 on Patient Health Questionnaire or Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale); 704 were randomized in 331 ratio to receive either (1) the cCBT program (cCBT-only), (2) cCBT plus access to an Internet Support Group (cCBT+ISG), or (3) their PCP's usual care (UC). After exclusions, this study analyzed 689 patients 590 receiving cCBT, in the combined cCBT-only and cCBT+ISG groups (91 African American, 499 White), and 99 receiving UC (22 African American, 77 White). INTERVENTION(S) We used the Beating the Blues cCBT program that consisted of eight 50-min Internet-delivered interactive sessions and "homework" assignments to complete between weekly sessions. College graduate-level care coaches provided six months of remote support. MAIN MEASURE(S) After prior analyses demonstrated no effect of the ISG program, we combined the cCBT-only and cCBT+ISG groups (cCBT) to compare to UC at 6-month follow-up. Controlling for sociodemographic factors, baseline symptoms, and treatment arm, we examined race differences for impact of cCBT versus UC on the mental health-related quality-of-life (Short-form 12 Health Survey), and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) anxiety, and depression.RESULTS:
Compared to UC, cCBT had no effect on quality of life (d = 0.10; p = 0.40), depression (d = - 0.19; p = 0.10), or anxiety (d = - 0.16; p = 0.18) for Whites. However, for African American patients, cCBT was associated with significant 6-month decrease in depression (d = - 0.47, p < 0.01) and anxiety scores (d = - 0.54, p < 0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
cCBT may be an efficient and scalable first step to eliminating disparities in mental health care. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier NCT01482806. https//www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01482806?term=rollman&rank=4.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article