High HIV/STI Test Acceptance Through a Behavioral Health Encounter in Latino Immigrants with Substance Use and Mental Health Problems

Levison, Julie H.; Alegrı́a, Margarita; Wang, Ye; Markle, Sheri Lapatin; Fuentes, Larmiar; Mejia, Dianna; Tarbox, Andrew; García, Lucía Albarracín; Cellerino, Lucía; El‐Bassel, Nabila

doi:10.1007/s10461-019-02413-y

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“…and "Do you ever feel bad or guilty about your drug use?" The previous research has found adequate internal consistency (α = .87) with a Latino immigrant sample (Levison et al, 2019). The scale demonstrated adequate internal consistency in the present study (α = .86).…”

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“…The Drug Abuse Screen Test (Yudko et al, 2007) was used to measure drug use severity. Participants were asked to respond “yes” or “no” to the 10-item self-report scale that inquired about a variety of behaviors related to drug use severity such as “Are you always able to stop using drugs when you want to?” and “Do you ever feel bad or guilty about your drug use?” The previous research has found adequate internal consistency (α = .87) with a Latino immigrant sample (Levison et al, 2019). The scale demonstrated adequate internal consistency in the present study (α = .86).…”

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Drug use and risk correlates among Latinx sexual and gender minority immigrants.

Cerezo,

Estrada,

Renteria

et al. 2024

Journal of Latinx Psychology

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Latinx sexual and gender minority (SGM) immigrants face significant hardship in the United States that may impact drug use severity. Yet, data on drug use among this community is severely limited. The present study employed latent profile analysis to identify subgroups of drug use severity across sociodemographic (age, years in the United States, and income), psychosocial stress (intersectional discrimination, acculturative stress), and social support. Recruitment efforts on closed online community groups and immigrant networks yielded a community sample of 195 Latinx SGM immigrants based in the United States. The latent class analysis supported a three-class solution with the highest severity class characterized by low levels of social support and intersectional discrimination but moderate levels of acculturative stress, whereas the lowest severity class reflected low levels of stressors and high social support. Multivariate analysis of variance tests demonstrated significant differences by gender identity and sexual orientation. Notably, transgender participants reported significantly higher rates of substance use and lower rates of social support than cisgender participants. Recommendations for clinical work and future research are provided.

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Section: Drug Use Severitysupporting

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 90%

Drug use and risk correlates among Latinx sexual and gender minority immigrants.

Cerezo,

Estrada,

Renteria

et al. 2024

Journal of Latinx Psychology

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“…Response scores include “Yes” or “No” to items that include, “Are you always able to stop using drugs when you want to?” and “Does your spouse (or parents) ever complain about your involvement with drugs?” Sum of scores were calculated to reflect past-year drug use, where higher scores indicated higher use (ranging from 0 to 10). Previous research has found adequate internal consistency (α = .87) with a Latino immigrant sample (Levison et al, 2019). In the present study, inter item reliability was good (full sample: α = .88; SML adult sample: α = .89; non-SML sample: α = .88).…”

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Examining COVID-19 pandemic-related economic and household stress and its association with mental health, alcohol, and substance use in a national sample of Latinx sexual minority and heterosexual adults.

Cerezo¹,

Rivera²,

Sanchez³

et al. 2024

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objective: Sexual minority adults of Latinx descent faced compounded intersectional stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic across socioeconomic and health domains. Latinx people have experienced some of the highest COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates in the United States in addition to significant economic challenges. Yet, current data have not observed the unique pandemic-related experiences of sexual minority Latinx (SML) adults. We examined sexual identity differences in economic and household stress, social support, mental health symptomatology (depression, anxiety), alcohol, and substance use among sexual minority and nonsexual minority Latinx adults in the United States. Method: Primary data were collected via the AmeriSpeak panel, a national probability sample of U.S.-based 2,286 Latinx adults [sexual minority = .34% (n = 465)]. Data were collected from November 2020 to January 2021, during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: SML adults endorsed higher levels of economic and household stress, mental health symptomatology, and alcohol and substance use than nonsexual minority Latinx adults. Economic stress was associated with increased mental health symptomatology, alcohol, and substance use among SML adults. Social support moderated the association between economic stress and mental health symptomatology and substance use, but not alcohol use. Conclusion: Findings highlighted unique intersectional considerations among SML adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the importance of social support and the negative toll of economic stress on mental health and substance use. Public Significance StatementA national sample of 2,286 U.S.-based Latinx adults [Sexual Minority = 20.34% (n = 465)] participated in an online survey between November 2020 and January 2021, commonly considered the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings revealed that sexual minority Latinx adults endorsed higher levels of economic and household stress, mental health symptomatology, and alcohol and substance use than nonsexual minority Latinx adults. Further, sexual minority Latinx adults also reported lower levels of social support than their heterosexual counterparts.

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Measuring Anxiety Among Latino Immigrant Populations: Within-Country and Between-Country Comparisons

Sahbaz,

Cox,

Montero-Zamora

et al. 2024

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Anxiety is the most prevalent mental health disorder among adults worldwide. Given its increased prevalence among migrants due to their marginalized position in the societies where they reside, psychometric evaluations of anxiety measures such as the Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7 (GAD-7) are needed for use with migrants. The present study is the first attempt to compare the structure of GAD-7 scores for (a) different Latino groups in the same country and (b) the same Latino group in two different countries. Using three samples of Mexican and Venezuelan migrants (total N = 933), we provide reliability and validity evidence of the GAD-7 for use with adult Latino migrants. Utilizing confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory, we demonstrate that the GAD-7 is internally consistent, possesses a strong single-factor structure, and generates scores with equivalent psychometric properties. GAD-7 is appropriate for use with Mexican and Venezuelan migrants across differing gender groups and education levels.

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High HIV/STI Test Acceptance Through a Behavioral Health Encounter in Latino Immigrants with Substance Use and Mental Health Problems

Cited by 4 publications

References 74 publications

Drug use and risk correlates among Latinx sexual and gender minority immigrants.

Drug use and risk correlates among Latinx sexual and gender minority immigrants.

Examining COVID-19 pandemic-related economic and household stress and its association with mental health, alcohol, and substance use in a national sample of Latinx sexual minority and heterosexual adults.

Measuring Anxiety Among Latino Immigrant Populations: Within-Country and Between-Country Comparisons

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