Suspected Undiagnosed ADRD Among Middle Eastern and North African Americans

Kindratt, Tiffany B; Ajrouch, Kristine J.; Zahodne, Laura B.; Dallo, Florence J.

doi:10.1007/s10903-023-01509-x

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“…Foreign-born MENA children can be compared to their US-and foreign-born White counterparts by combining responses to questions assessing race, ethnicity, and nativity status. This method has been used extensively for over 20 years to examine the health of MENA adults [12,13,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32], and the literature has recently expanded to focus on health outcomes among MENA children [15]. Our foreignborn MENA group includes non-Hispanic White children born in countries located in the Middle East and Africa.…”

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Mental health and care seeking patterns of Middle Eastern and North African immigrant children in the United States

Kindratt,

Dallo,

Brown

2024

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Purpose To determine the prevalence of childhood mental and emotional health concerns and care seeking patterns among foreign-born MENA children compared to US- and foreign-born White children before and after adjusting for covariates. Methods Data from the 2000–2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were analyzed. Poor toddler mental health in the past two months (2–3 years) and childhood emotional difficulties (4–17 years) in the past six months were measured. Parents also reported whether (yes/no) their child saw a doctor for behavioral or emotional concerns in the past 12 months. Results Parents of foreign-born MENA young children (ages 2–3 years) were less likely to report mental health concerns (44.8%) compared to US-born White counterparts (67.3%; p < .05). Parents of foreign-born MENA children were less likely to report emotional difficulties compared to US- and foreign-born White children (21.9% and 19.3%, respectively; p’s < .05). Foreign-born MENA children with mental or emotional health concerns had lower odds of seeing a doctor in the last 12 months for emotional/behavioral problems (OR = 0.45; 95% CI = 0.24–0.86) or mental health concerns (OR = 0.47; 95% CI = 0.27–0.83) compared to their US-born White counterparts after adjusting for sociodemographic factors. Conclusion Parents of foreign-born MENA children reported fewer mental and emotional health concerns compared to US-born Whites. Those with mental and emotional health concerns were less likely to seek mental health care compared to their US-born White counterparts. Further research is needed to confirm and expand on these findings once a unique racial/ethnic identifier for MENA children is made available for measuring national mental health statistics.

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Mental health and care seeking patterns of Middle Eastern and North African immigrant children in the United States

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2024

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“…Awad and colleagues (2019) noted that MENA individuals can experience trauma and discrimination after major events like 9/11, and major political changes. 17 Regarding health, studies have reported that MENA adults are more likely to report psychological health concerns, 18 , 19 comorbid diabetes, 20 and disabilities, 21 – 24 less likely to report receiving immunizations and cancer screenings, 25 – 27 less likely to receive a diagnosis for dementia, 28 and less likely to receive recommended follow-up care compared to White adults. 29 , 30 Although studies have found that HIT use may contribute to improvements in healthcare utilization and management of the chronic conditions that disproportionately affect this population, patterns of HIT use among the MENA population remains unknown.…”

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Health information technology use among foreign-born adults of Middle Eastern and North African decent in the United States

Smith,

Kindratt

2023

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Health information technology (HIT) use among foreign-born adults of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent living in America is an understudied population. They are currently categorized as “White” in the United States (US) on federal forms. The purpose was to uncover the prevalence of HIT use among MENA immigrants compared to US- and foreign-born White adults before and after adjusting for other factors. The 2011–2018 National Health Interview Survey data (n = 161,613; ages 18 + years) was analyzed. HIT uses evaluated were searching for health information, filling prescriptions, scheduling appointments, and communicating with healthcare providers via email (last 12 months). Crude and multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds of each HIT use, any HIT use, and all HIT uses before and after adjustment. The most common HIT use was looking up health information, with 46.4% of foreign-born adults of MENA, 47.8% of foreign-born White, and 51.2% of US-born White adults reporting its use (p = .0079). Foreign-born adults of MENA descent had lower odds (OR = 0.64; 95%CI = 0.56–0.74) of reporting any HIT use, but no difference in reporting all HIT uses compared to US-born White adults in adjusted models. This is the first study to explore HIT use among Americans of MENA descent. Patterns of HIT use among adults of MENA descent differ from White adults. Results contribute to growing body of literature showing the health of Americans of MENA descent differs from White Americans. A separate racial/ethnic identifier is needed to better capture HIT uses among populations of MENA descent.

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Mental health and care seeking patterns of Middle Eastern and North African immigrant children in the United States

Kindratt,

Dallo,

Brown

2024

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Suspected Undiagnosed ADRD Among Middle Eastern and North African Americans

Cited by 9 publications

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Mental health and care seeking patterns of Middle Eastern and North African immigrant children in the United States

Mental health and care seeking patterns of Middle Eastern and North African immigrant children in the United States

Health information technology use among foreign-born adults of Middle Eastern and North African decent in the United States

Mental health and care seeking patterns of Middle Eastern and North African immigrant children in the United States

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