Testing for Differences in the Reporting of Somatic Symptoms of Depression in Racial/Ethnic Minorities

Autor/inn/en	Sauceda, John A.; Patel, Anushka R.; Santiago-Rodriguez, Edda I.; Garcia, Dellanira; Lechuga, Julia
Titel	Testing for Differences in the Reporting of Somatic Symptoms of Depression in Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 48 (2021) 3, S.260-264 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sauceda, John A.) ORCID (Santiago-Rodriguez, Edda I.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/10901981211011925
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Psychosomatic Disorders; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Whites; Hispanic Americans; African Americans; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Individual Characteristics; Cultural Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Disease of psychosomatic origin; Psychosomatische Krankheit; White; Weißer; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Afroamerikaner; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kultureller Unterschied
Abstract	We tested if Latinx and Black individuals are more likely to somaticize depression compared with their White counterparts. We analyzed 14,745 depression ratings from 4,101 people living with HIV from 2007 to 2014. We calculated the percentage of each depression score accounted for by somatic symptom items (e.g., feeling tired). We analyzed depression scores using generalized estimation equations, which accounts for repeated measures within each person. Somatic symptoms accounted for 70% of depression scores for White patients, 66% for Latinx patients, and 68% for Black patients. Across the 14,745 assessments, adjusting for age and sex, and within-person correlation, the percentage of the depression scores made up of somatic items was lower for Latinx (b = -0.03, p < 0.0001) and Black patients (b = -0.02, p < 0.001), compared with White patients. The idea that Latinx and Black individuals are likely to somaticize depression may lead to underdiagnoses and perpetuate stereotypes and inequities that are not supported by empirical data. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01