Article ; Online: Mitigating COVID-19 Risk and Vaccine Hesitancy Among Underserved African American and Latinx Individuals with Mental Illness Through Mental Health Therapist-Facilitated Discussions.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
2022 Volume 10, Issue 3, Page(s) 1358–1370
Abstract: Background: Underserved ethnic minorities with psychiatric disorders are at an increased risk of COVID-19. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of one-to-one counseling on COVID-19 vaccination and vaccination readiness among underserved African ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Underserved ethnic minorities with psychiatric disorders are at an increased risk of COVID-19. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of one-to-one counseling on COVID-19 vaccination and vaccination readiness among underserved African American and Latinx individuals with mental illnesses and adult caregivers of children with mental illness. Methods: Through an academic-community partnered collaboration, a multidisciplinary and culturally sensitive training on COVID-19 was co-developed and delivered to 68 therapists from January to March 2021. Mental health clients and their caregivers were recruited to participate in pre- and post-intervention surveys to evaluate the impact of the intervention on their perceptions of COVID-19 public health guidelines, testing, and vaccination. Mental health therapists delivered four lessons of the COVID-19 educational intervention with 254 clients from March to June 2021, when vaccine availability was widely available. Of those clients, we collected 180 baseline and 115 follow-up surveys. The main outcome was the uptake in COVID-19 vaccine. Results: There was a positive shift in participant vaccine acceptance and receptivity. Pre-intervention survey shows that only 56% of adult clients and 48% of caregivers had indicated a likelihood of getting the vaccine for themselves at baseline. Post-intervention documented that more than 57% of each group had been vaccinated, with another 11-15% of the unvaccinated individuals reporting that they were somewhat or very likely to get the vaccine. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that multidisciplinary academic-community and theoretical-based educational intervention delivered by mental health therapists is an effective strategy in increasing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and reducing the negative impact and disruption that COVID-19 caused in the daily life of mental health patients and caregivers. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Child ; Humans ; Mental Health ; COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Vaccination Hesitancy ; Black or African American ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Mental Disorders/therapy ; Hispanic or Latino |
| Chemical Substances | COVID-19 Vaccines |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2022-05-09 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
| ZDB-ID | 2760524-3 |
| ISSN | 2196-8837 ; 2197-3792 |
| ISSN (online) | 2196-8837 |
| ISSN | 2197-3792 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s40615-022-01321-7 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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