College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Public Health Nurs. 2014 May-Jun;31(3):262-71. doi: 10.1111/phn.12079. Epub 2013 Sep 2.
The aim of this study was to explore how a rural African American faith community would address depression within their congregations and the community as a whole.
A qualitative, interpretive descriptive methodology was used. The sample included 24 participants representing pastors, parishioners interested in health, and African American men who had experienced symptoms of depression in a community in the Arkansas Delta.
The primary data sources for this qualitative research study were focus groups.
Participants identified three key players in the rural African American faith community who can combat depression: the Church, the Pastor/Clergy, and the Layperson. The roles of each were identified and recommendations for each to address depression disparities in rural African Americans.
The recommendations can be used to develop faith-based interventions for depression targeting the African American faith community.
本研究旨在探讨非裔美国农村宗教社区将如何在其会众和整个社区中解决抑郁问题。
采用定性、解释性描述方法。样本包括 24 名参与者，代表牧师、对健康感兴趣的会众以及在阿肯色州三角洲社区经历过抑郁症状的非裔美国男性。
本定性研究的主要数据来源是焦点小组。
参与者确定了农村非裔美国宗教社区中可以对抗抑郁的三个关键角色：教会、牧师/神职人员和俗人。确定了每个角色的角色，并为每个角色提出了解决农村非裔美国人抑郁差距的建议。
这些建议可用于为非裔美国宗教社区制定针对抑郁的基于信仰的干预措施。
