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Discrimination Experiences and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans with Osteoarthritis Enrolled in a Pain Coping Skills Training Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Griesemer, I; Hausmann, LR; Arbeeva, L; Campbell, LC; Cené, CW; Coffman, CJ; Keefe, FJ; Oddone, EZ; Somers, TJ; Allen, KD
Published in: J Health Care Poor Underserved
2021

African Americans are more likely than members of other racial groups to report perceived discrimination in health care settings, and discrimination is linked to depression. Using data from a randomized controlled trial of pain coping skills training (PCST) for African Americans with osteoarthritis (N=164), we evaluated the interaction between discrimination experiences and experimental condition (PCST or control group) in linear regression models predicting depressive symptoms. There was a significant interaction between personal discrimination and experimental condition on depressive symptoms (interaction term coefficient: b=-3.2, 95% CI [- 6.4, - .02], p=.05). Discrimination was associated with depressive symptoms among those in the control group but not among those who received PCST. Participation in a PCST intervention may have reduced the association between discrimination experiences and depressive symptoms among participants in this sample. Future research should explore whether interventions aimed at teaching coping skills may be effective in ameliorating the harmful mental health effects of perceived discrimination.

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J Health Care Poor Underserved

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EISSN

1548-6869

Publication Date

2021

Volume

32

Issue

1

Start / End Page

145 / 155

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • Pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Humans
  • Depression
  • Black or African American
  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Griesemer, I., Hausmann, L. R., Arbeeva, L., Campbell, L. C., Cené, C. W., Coffman, C. J., … Allen, K. D. (2021). Discrimination Experiences and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans with Osteoarthritis Enrolled in a Pain Coping Skills Training Randomized Controlled Trial. J Health Care Poor Underserved, 32(1), 145–155. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2021.0014
Griesemer, Ida, Leslie R. Hausmann, Liubov Arbeeva, Lisa C. Campbell, Crystal W. Cené, Cynthia J. Coffman, Francis J. Keefe, Eugene Z. Oddone, Tamara J. Somers, and Kelli D. Allen. “Discrimination Experiences and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans with Osteoarthritis Enrolled in a Pain Coping Skills Training Randomized Controlled Trial.J Health Care Poor Underserved 32, no. 1 (2021): 145–55. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2021.0014.
Griesemer I, Hausmann LR, Arbeeva L, Campbell LC, Cené CW, Coffman CJ, et al. Discrimination Experiences and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans with Osteoarthritis Enrolled in a Pain Coping Skills Training Randomized Controlled Trial. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021;32(1):145–55.
Griesemer, Ida, et al. “Discrimination Experiences and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans with Osteoarthritis Enrolled in a Pain Coping Skills Training Randomized Controlled Trial.J Health Care Poor Underserved, vol. 32, no. 1, 2021, pp. 145–55. Pubmed, doi:10.1353/hpu.2021.0014.
Griesemer I, Hausmann LR, Arbeeva L, Campbell LC, Cené CW, Coffman CJ, Keefe FJ, Oddone EZ, Somers TJ, Allen KD. Discrimination Experiences and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans with Osteoarthritis Enrolled in a Pain Coping Skills Training Randomized Controlled Trial. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021;32(1):145–155.
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Published In

J Health Care Poor Underserved

DOI

EISSN

1548-6869

Publication Date

2021

Volume

32

Issue

1

Start / End Page

145 / 155

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • Pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Humans
  • Depression
  • Black or African American
  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services