Mental Health Screening Differences in Non-English Speaking Patients: Results From a Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess differences in mental health screening based on patient's preferred language.

Methods

For this retrospective cohort study, data for 85 725 unique patients from 10 primary care clinics in West Michigan were analyzed if patients received at least 1 mental health screening with the Patient Health Questionnaire 4 (PHQ-4) within a 12-month period (10/15/2021-10/14/2022). A general linear regression model was used to assess the adjusted odds ratios (aOR) of being screened.

Results

Patients having a preferred language other than English (n = 2755) had an 87.0% chance of receiving the recommended mental health screening, compared to 76.7% of English-speaking patients (P < .001). A multivariable model revealed decreased screening odds for Kinyarwanda (

SUBMITTER: Muller F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10504842 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature