Promotora assisted depression and self-care management among predominantly Latinos with concurrent chronic illness: Safety net care system clinical trial results.

Kathleen Ell, María P Aranda, Shinyi Wu, Hyunsung Oh, Pey-Jiuan Lee, Jeffrey Guterman

Journal: Contemporary clinical trials 2018;61():1-9

PMID: 28684357

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Abstract

The study evaluated depression and self-care management among patients with diabetes and/or heart disease in a 12-month randomized trial conducted in Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LAC-DHS) community clinics. We compared LAC-DHS clinic usual care (UC) versus A-Helping-Hand (AHH) intervention in which bilingual promotoras, hired and supervised by the research project, provided 6 weekly psychoeducational sessions followed by boosters. Of 1957 screened, 348 depressed patients (PHQ-9 score≥10) were enrolled, randomized to AHH (n=178) or UC (n=170) after baseline interview assessing mental health, treatment receipt, co-morbid illness, self-care management, and environmental stressors. Comprehensive assessments were repeated at 6 and 12months by an independent interviewer blind to the study group. Patients (85% diabetes, 4% heart disease, 11% both) were predominantly female (85%), Latino (99%), born outside of the US (91%). Study attrition at 12months was 30% (AHH 31%, UC 28%, P=0.51). No baseline characteristics were associated with attrition. Half of AHH patients received 4 or more sessions. Intend-to-treat analysis found study groups did not vary significantly at 6 and 12months. Before-after paired t-tests showed significant improvements in most measures in each group. During the trial, LAC-DHS activated healthcare improvements including depression screening, referral to clinic staff including community health workers (with the same role as the promotoras) to improve patient care management. Both patient groups performed equally well which may be a function of the enhanced healthcare model. Future research should replicate the promotora-integrated care model with other groups and care settings with similar comorbid conditions.

Address: USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].; USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States; USC Roybal Institute on Aging, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].; USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States; USC Roybal Institute on Aging, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States; Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].; School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].; USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Research and Innovation, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.07.001

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MeSH Terms: Age Factors, Aged, Chronic Disease, Community Health Workers, Depression, Diabetes Mellitus, Emigrants and Immigrants, Female, Health Literacy, Heart Diseases, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Los Angeles, Male, Middle Aged, Research Design, Safety-net Providers, Self Care, Socioeconomic Factors, Xenopus Proteins, Zinc Finger Protein Gli3