Beliefs and willingness towards participating in genetic testing for depression in low-income and racial/ethnic minority mothers at-risk

Rahshida Atkins; Terri-Ann Kelly; Shanda Johnson; Janet A Deatrick; Mary Wunnenberg; Paule V Joseph; Sangita Pudasainee-Kapri; Gale Gage; Nancy M H Pontes; Nancy Cresse; Wanda Williams

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2022.07.002

Beliefs and willingness towards participating in genetic testing for depression in low-income and racial/ethnic minority mothers at-risk

Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2022 Dec:41:153-165. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2022.07.002. Epub 2022 Jul 18.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ The College of New Jersey, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2000 Pennington Road, Room 113, Ewing, NJ 08102, USA. Electronic address: atkinsr@tcnj.edu.
² Rutgers The State University of New Jersey School of Nursing-Camden, 530 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08102, USA. Electronic address: tk503@camden.rutgers.edu.
³ New Jersey City University, 2039 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305, USA. Electronic address: sjohnson2@njcu.edu.
⁴ The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: deatrick@nursing.upenn.edu.
⁵ Rutgers The State University of New Jersey School of Nursing-Camden, 530 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08102, USA. Electronic address: mary.wunnenberg@rutgers.edu.
⁶ Section of Sensory Science and Metabolism (SenSMet), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism & National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Electronic address: paule.joseph@nih.gov.
⁷ Rutgers The State University of New Jersey School of Nursing-Camden, 530 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08102, USA. Electronic address: sangita.pudasaineekapri@rutgers.edu.
⁸ Essex County College, Division of Nursing & Health Sciences, 303 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
⁹ Rutgers The State University of New Jersey School of Nursing-Camden, 530 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08102, USA. Electronic address: pontesnh@camden.rutgers.edu.
¹⁰ Rutgers The State University of New Jersey School of Nursing-Camden, 530 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08102, USA. Electronic address: nancy.cresse@camden.rutgers.edu.
¹¹ Rutgers The State University of New Jersey School of Nursing-Camden, 530 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08102, USA. Electronic address: wanda.williams@rutgers.edu.

Abstract

Purpose: To identify mothers' salient normative, behavioral and control beliefs and willingness towards participating in genetic salivary testing for depression.

Design: A qualitative, descriptive design was employed. 41 multi-ethnic mothers completed surveys that underwent directed content analysis according to The Theory of Planned Behavior. Percentages and frequency counts were used to categorize responses and calculate willingness.

Findings: Salient beliefs included: Behavioral: Finding a cure/treatment for depression (29.3 %), Normative: Family would approve (46.3 %), and Church associates would disapprove (19.5 %).

Control: Lacking information/explanations (34.1 %) as barriers, convenient locations (24.4 %) as facilitators. Most mothers indicated a willingness to participate (90.2 %).

Conclusions: Interventions should target families, emphasize benefits, explain purposes and procedures, and use community based participatory methods.

Keywords: Depressive symptoms; Genetic testing; Health disparities; Mental health; Minority health; Prevention.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Depression / diagnosis
Ethnic and Racial Minorities
Ethnicity*
Female
Genetic Testing
Humans
Minority Groups
Mothers*

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