University of Rhode Island, College of Nursing, White Hall, 39 Butterfield Road, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
University of Rhode Island, College of Nursing, RI NEC, Room 229, 350 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02905, USA.
Geriatr Nurs. 2019 Mar-Apr;40(2):123-128. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.07.003. Epub 2018 Aug 12.
Access to mental health services for older Hispanic adults is limited and often older Hispanic adults must rely on their own resources in dealing with mental health issues. The aim of this study was to understand how older Hispanic immigrants cope mental health issues (e.g. stress, anxiety, and/or depression). A qualitative, descriptive approach was used to interview 17 older Hispanic immigrants from Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Colombia. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and translated verbatim by bilingual research assistants. Data were analyzed using content analysis with a combination of immersion/crystallization, editing and template organizing styles. Ways of coping included spiritual beliefs and religious practices, social support, distraction, medications and professional help. Primary care providers may be more effective if they build upon the cultural constructs that undergird older Hispanic immigrants' ways of coping in addressing emotional distress and mental health issues in this population.
老年人西班牙裔获得心理健康服务的机会有限，他们往往必须依靠自己的资源来应对心理健康问题。本研究旨在了解老年西班牙裔移民如何应对心理健康问题（如压力、焦虑和/或抑郁）。采用定性、描述性方法对来自危地马拉、多米尼加共和国和哥伦比亚的 17 名老年西班牙裔移民进行了访谈。访谈通过双语研究助理进行录音、转录和逐字翻译。使用内容分析法对数据进行分析，融合了沉浸式/结晶式、编辑和模板组织风格。应对方式包括精神信仰和宗教实践、社会支持、分散注意力、药物治疗和专业帮助。如果初级保健提供者能够在解决这一人群的情绪困扰和心理健康问题时，利用支撑老年西班牙裔移民应对方式的文化结构，他们可能会更有效。
