Comparing the impact on Latinos of a depression brochure and an entertainment-education depression fotonovela.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose was to evaluate the impact of a depression fotonovela in increasing knowledge of depression symptoms and treatments and reducing stigma among Latinos.

Methods

Data were from a randomized controlled trial in which Latinos from adult schools (N=132) were assigned to receive the fotonovela or a depression brochure and were assessed on knowledge and stigma measures before and after reading the material and one month later. Random-effects linear and logistic regression models assessed changes within and between groups.

Results

No significant differences were found between groups in symptom knowledge, social distance, and perceptions of dangerousness. Gains in depression treatment knowledge were significantly greater for the fotonovela than for the dep

SUBMITTER: Cabassa LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4424796 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature