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A cross-sectional study of the relationship between depression status, health care coverage, and sexual orientation

Published:2023-06-29 Issue:1 Volume:3 Page:
ISSN:2731-4383
Container-title:Discover Mental Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Discov Ment Health

Author:

Liu Yang,O’Grady Megan A.

Abstract

AbstractHealth care coverage is an important factor in receipt of behavioral healthcare. This study uses data from the New York City Community Health Survey to examine how sexual minority status impacts the relationship between depression status and having health care coverage. Approximately 10% of the sample (n = 9571; 47% 45+ years old; 35% White Non-Hispanic; 7% sexual minority) reported probable depression and low health care coverage. Compared to heterosexual participants, a greater proportion of sexual minority participants had low health care coverage (17% vs. 9%) and probable depression (19% vs. 9%). Logistic regression examining the association between probable depression status and health care coverage showed that those with probable depression have odds of low health care coverage that are were 3.08 times those who did not have probable depression; this relationship was not modified by sexual orientation. Continued research to understand the interplay of health care coverage, mental health, and sexual orientation is needed.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s44192-023-00039-0.pdf

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