Ryan Daron, Maurer Serena, Lengua Liliana, Duran Bonnie, Ornelas India J
Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Department of Women Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2018 Apr;45(2):280-291. doi: 10.1007/s11414-017-9582-7.
Latina immigrants are at increased risk for poor mental health. Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA) is a group-based intervention to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among Latina immigrants. Based on participants' feedback and growing evidence supporting mindfulness as a way to reduce stress and improve mental health, additional sessions of the ALMA intervention were developed and pilot tested to provide more training on mindfulness as a coping strategy. The feasibility and potential efficacy were evaluated in a community sample using a pre- and post-test study design. Findings suggested that women were satisfied with the sessions and used mindfulness strategies they learned in their daily lives. The program also reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety (19% reduction in mean depression scores and 26% reduction in mean anxiety scores). Further evaluation is needed to test the efficacy of the intervention.
拉丁裔移民心理健康状况不佳的风险更高。拉丁裔女性激励心灵组织（ALMA）是一项基于群体的干预措施，旨在减轻拉丁裔移民的抑郁、焦虑和压力症状。根据参与者的反馈以及越来越多支持正念作为减轻压力和改善心理健康方法的证据，开发了ALMA干预的额外课程并进行了试点测试，以提供更多关于正念作为应对策略的培训。使用前后测试研究设计在社区样本中评估了其可行性和潜在疗效。研究结果表明，女性对这些课程感到满意，并在日常生活中使用了她们所学的正念策略。该项目还减轻了抑郁和焦虑症状（平均抑郁得分降低了19%，平均焦虑得分降低了26%）。需要进一步评估以测试该干预措施的疗效。
