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Racial, ethnic differences in complementary and integrative health use among adults with mental illness: Results from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2021

Lee Za Ong Open the ORCID record for Lee Za Ong [Opens in a new window] ,
Karisse A. Callender ,
Kacie M. Blalock  and
Jerome J. Holzbauer
Lee Za Ong*
Affiliation:
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA
Karisse A. Callender
Affiliation:
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA
Kacie M. Blalock
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University Shreveport, One University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115, USA
Jerome J. Holzbauer
Affiliation:
1744 North 58th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53208-1618, USA
*
*Corresponding author. Email: leeza.ong@marquette.edu
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the patterns of complementary and integrative health (CIH) use among adults with a racial/ethnic minority background and a mental illness. A secondary data analysis of 2017 National Health Interview Survey (N = 793) was conducted using chi-square, multivariate logistic regression, and multinomial logistic regression. Overall, Black/African Americans and Hispanic/Latinx groups remained the least proportional of CIH therapies utilization. Being a male, Black/African American or Latinx/Hispanic and had work experience were predictors of the least use of the CIH therapies. Research is needed to bridge the gaps on the CIH use among a racial/ethnic minority with mental illness and to enhance the equitable and collaborative mental health care in the community.

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Diversitycomplementaryintegrative healthmental illnessmental health
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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , July 2021 , pp. 50 - 73
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