Trial reportBMJ mental health2023
Effects of a culturally adapted counselling service for low-income ethnic minorities experiencing mental distress: a pragmatic randomised clinical trial.
Trial report in BMJ mental health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04811170 (The Effectiveness of Counselling on Mood Symptoms of Low-income Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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The Effectiveness of Counselling on Mood Symptoms of Low-income Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong: a Wait-list Randomised Controlled Trial
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adapting evidence-based practices for Asian American and Asian immigrant communities: insights from community-based organizations and therapists.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Neuroscientific Framework of Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Mental Health Across Diverse Cultural Populations: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Delivery Methods, and Engagement.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Review
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundCulturally competent early mental health interventions for ethnic minorities (EMs) with no formal diagnoses are needed.
objectivesTo determine whether 8-12 weeks culturally adapted counselling (CAC) is better than waiting (waitlist (WL) group) to reduce depressive and anxiety symptoms and stress levels among EMs with elevated mental distress.
methodsHong Kong EMs with mild and above-mild mental distress were randomly assigned to CAC or WL in this pragmatic, randomised, WL-controlled trial. The CAC group received the intervention after randomisation and the WL group received the intervention after 8-12 weeks (T
findingsA total of 120 participants were randomly assigned to either CAC (n=60) or WL (n=60), of whom 110 provided primary outcome data. At T1, CAC led to significantly lower depressive and anxiety symptom severity and stress levels compared with waiting, with unstandardised regression coefficients of -8.91 DASS-D points (95% CI -12.57 to -5.25; d=-0.90),-6.33 DASS-A points (95% CI -9.81 to -2.86; d=-0.68) and -8.60 DASS-S points (95% CI -12.14 to -5.06; d=-0.90).
conclusionsCAC clinically outperformed WL for mild and above-mild levels of mental distress in EMs. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Making CAC routinely available for EMs in community settings can reduce healthcare burden. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04811170.
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