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Ethnic differences in mental health and lifestyle issues : results from multi-item general practice screening Goodyear-Smith, Felicity; Arroll, Bruce; Coupe, Nicole; Buetow, Stephen

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticleSeries: New Zealand Medical JournalPublication details: 2005 New Zealand Medical Association,Description: 10 p. ; computer file : PDF format (44Kb) ; computer file : World Wide WebISSN:
  • 1175-8716
Subject(s): Online resources: In: The New Zealand Medical Journal 118(1212) 1 April 2005Summary: This article is the first study to analyse possible ethnic differences between primary care patients' responses to, acceptance of, and desire to address lifestyle, mental health and abuse issues. These issues were identified by utilising the multi-item screening tool (MIST) to assess 50 consecutive adult patients from 20 randomly selected medical centres in urban Auckland. All patients completed the MIST and evaluation forms prior to their consultation, and both patients and general practitioners (GPs) completed feedback forms after consultation. Participants totalled 1000 patients among 20 GPs. The findings show that Pacific peoples are significantly more likely to be concerned about anger control and abuse than New Zealand Europeans. All patients accepted the screening tool, regardless of ethnicity (<1% objection rate). The analysis was adjusted for the clustered nature of the data.
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The New Zealand Medical Journal 118(1212) 1 April 2005

This article is the first study to analyse possible ethnic differences between primary care patients' responses to, acceptance of, and desire to address lifestyle, mental health and abuse issues. These issues were identified by utilising the multi-item screening tool (MIST) to assess 50 consecutive adult patients from 20 randomly selected medical centres in urban Auckland. All patients completed the MIST and evaluation forms prior to their consultation, and both patients and general practitioners (GPs) completed feedback forms after consultation. Participants totalled 1000 patients among 20 GPs. The findings show that Pacific peoples are significantly more likely to be concerned about anger control and abuse than New Zealand Europeans. All patients accepted the screening tool, regardless of ethnicity (<1% objection rate). The analysis was adjusted for the clustered nature of the data.

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