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What Factors Determine Disclosure Of Suicide Ideation In Adults 60 And Older To A Treatment Provider?, Steven D. Vannoy
What Factors Determine Disclosure Of Suicide Ideation In Adults 60 And Older To A Treatment Provider?, Steven D. Vannoy
Steven D Vannoy
Correlates of patient disclosure of suicide ideation to a primary care or mental health provider were identified. Secondary analyses of IMPACT trial data were conducted. Of the 107 patients 60 years of age or older who endorsed thoughts of ending their life at least "a little bit" during the past month, 53 indicated they had disclosed these thoughts to a mental health or primary care provider during this period. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify predictors of disclosure to a provider. Significant predictors included poorer quality of life and prior mental health specialty treatment. Among participants endorsing thoughts of …
Information Communication Technologies In Families And The Clinical Encounter: A Cross-National Survey Seft/Etef, Gonzalo Bacigalupe, Maria Camara, Laura Buffardi
Information Communication Technologies In Families And The Clinical Encounter: A Cross-National Survey Seft/Etef, Gonzalo Bacigalupe, Maria Camara, Laura Buffardi
Gonzalo Bacigalupe, EdD, MPH
Information communication technologies (ICT) are an integral part of contemporary family life, though the existing research about its impact is scarce, less than definitive, and individually based, as well as failing to attend to cross-cultural and cross-national dimensions. This study investigates how family clinicians construe the impact of ICT in the clinical context. A survey directed at family clinicians (N = 258) in four countries (Canada, Mexico, Spain and the USA) was designed to gather data on their beliefs about the impact of the emerging ICT on families and on their own clinical practice. The study found differences in the …
The Role Of Social Support In Adolescents: Are You Helping Me Or Stressing Me Out?, Gonzalo Bacigalupe, Maria Camara
The Role Of Social Support In Adolescents: Are You Helping Me Or Stressing Me Out?, Gonzalo Bacigalupe, Maria Camara
Gonzalo Bacigalupe, EdD, MPH
Interpersonal relationships are indispensable in helping adolescents cope with stressors, acting as social support sources that protect them from psychological distress. Learning from their experiences may elucidate what strategies could be employed to support adolescents during this vulnerable life stage. Focus groups (N = 80) with adolescents in the Basque Country, Spain, were conducted to capture adolescents' narratives on stress and social support. Findings revealed the dual role of interpersonal relationships – as stressors and as sources of social support. Adolescents draw on sources of support that are familiar, mature, friendly, and, most importantly, worth of trust. Their most valued …
The Silent Crisis: Including Latinos And Why It Matters., Miren Uriarte, James Jennings, Jen Douglas
The Silent Crisis: Including Latinos And Why It Matters., Miren Uriarte, James Jennings, Jen Douglas
Miren Uriarte
Measure of the economic, social and political inclusion of Latinos at mid-decade in three cities of the Commonwealth where about one fourth of the state’s Latino population lives.
Cultural Conversations With Brazilian And Dominican Transnationals: Implications For Health And Wellbeing, Cristina Brinkerhoff, Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, Rosalyn Negrón, Amanda Reich, Linda Sprague Martinez
Cultural Conversations With Brazilian And Dominican Transnationals: Implications For Health And Wellbeing, Cristina Brinkerhoff, Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, Rosalyn Negrón, Amanda Reich, Linda Sprague Martinez
C. Eduardo Siqueira
This poster summarizes the results of several cultural conversations with Brazilian and Dominican immigrants in Massachusetts, held during 2014.