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Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services and Mobile Technology to Support the Management of Depression Among Black American Women: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
McCall T, Foster M, Schwartz T. Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services and Mobile Technology to Support the Management of Depression Among Black American Women: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e45766. PMID: 37467027, PMCID: PMC10398364, DOI: 10.2196/45766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesManagement of depressionSignificant odds ratioHealth servicesOdds ratioBlack American womenAmerican womenCommon mental health conditionsHealth conditionsBlack womenSelf-administered web-based questionnaireInadequate health insuranceChronic health conditionsMobile health interventionsMental health conditionsCross-sectional survey studyMental health careMistrust of providersHelp-seeking propensityText messagingSMS text messagingDepressive symptomsDepression severityWeb-based questionnaireGreater severity
2020
The Acceptability of Text Messaging to Help African American Women Manage Anxiety and Depression: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
McCall T, Schwartz TA, Khairat S. The Acceptability of Text Messaging to Help African American Women Manage Anxiety and Depression: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. JMIR Mental Health 2020, 7: e15801. PMID: 31909720, PMCID: PMC7055826, DOI: 10.2196/15801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careAfrican American womenAmerican womenHealth careText messagingMental health servicesCross-sectional survey studySelf-administered web-based surveyHalf of respondentsEligible participantsGeneral populationHealth servicesMental illnessWeb-based surveySignificant associationSociodemographic characteristicsWomenDepressionCareConvenience samplingWhite counterpartsAnxietyAcceptable modeExploratory studyModalities