Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Drive, Cottage H-2, Sylmar, CA, 91342, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Aug;25(4):889-898. doi: 10.1007/s10903-023-01456-7. Epub 2023 Feb 4.
In the United States, the health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately affected the Latinx community. Within the Latinx community, people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders are more susceptible to exposure to the virus. Given their increased risk of contracting and getting sick from the virus, efforts targeting the Latinx population should focus on increasing knowledge and safe practices associated with COVID-19. We developed a 10 min animated, Spanish-language audio-visual novela designed to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding COVID-19. Latinx adults with schizophrenia (N = 100) at a community mental health center in Los Angeles were randomly assigned to watch the novela or a non-COVID video (control group). Participants completed surveys immediately before and one month after viewing the material. One month after watching the audio-visual novela, subjects endorsed a greater likelihood of seeking a COVID-19 vaccine than control subjects. No other significant differences were observed between the two conditions. The findings of this study suggest that the presentation of health information in a relevant, engaging, and appealing manner may be useful way to improving salutary health behaviors of Latinx people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.
在美国，COVID-19 大流行对拉丁裔群体的健康和经济造成了不成比例的影响。在拉丁裔群体中，患有精神分裂症谱系障碍的人更容易接触到病毒。鉴于他们感染病毒和患病的风险增加，针对拉丁裔人群的努力应侧重于提高与 COVID-19 相关的知识和安全措施。我们制作了一部 10 分钟的西班牙语动画视听小说，旨在提高与 COVID-19 相关的知识、态度和行为。洛杉矶一家社区心理健康中心的拉丁裔成年人（N=100）患有精神分裂症，他们被随机分配观看小说或非 COVID 视频（对照组）。参与者在观看材料前后立即完成调查。观看视听小说一个月后，与对照组相比，受试者更有可能接种 COVID-19 疫苗。在这两种情况下没有观察到其他显著差异。这项研究的结果表明，以相关、引人入胜和吸引人的方式呈现健康信息可能是改善拉丁裔精神分裂症谱系障碍患者有益健康行为的有用方法。
