La. Cooper et al., How important is intrinsic spirituality in depression care? A comparison of white and African-American primary care patients, J GEN INT M, 16(9), 2001, pp. 634-638
We used a cross-sectional survey to compare the views of African-American a
nd white adult primary care patients (N = 76) regarding the Importance of v
arious aspects of depression care. Patients were asked to rate the Importan
ce of 126 aspects of depression care (derived from attitudinal domains Iden
tified in focus groups) on a 5-point Likert scale. The 30 most Important it
ems came from 9 domains: 1) health professionals' interpersonal skills, 2)
primary care provider recognition of depression, 3) treatment effectiveness
, 4) treatment problems, 5) patient understanding about treatment, 6) intri
nsic spirituality, 7) financial access, 8) life experiences, and 9) social
support. African-American and white patients rated most aspects of depressi
on care as similarly important, except that the odds of rating spirituality
as extremely important for depression care were 3 times higher for African
Americans than the odds for whites.