Date of Award
8-13-2024
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
MS in Physician Assistant Studies (PA)
Department
Physician Assistant Studies
First Advisor
Mary Ruggeri
Abstract
Background: The Hispanic population in the US continues to grow and mental health services still have barriers lowering access to care.
Purpose: The purpose of this literature review is to look at the stressors and perceptions of mental health in Hispanics and analyze how telehealth has impacted access to care despite the barriers present.
Methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted using google scholar using the search terms With this search criteria, 600 articles were available. Inclusion criteria were studies that provided a comprehensive view about specific topics like telehealth with the hispanic population, mental health specific to Hispanic needs, and societal context to the utilization of telehealth mental health services in the Hispanic population. Exclusion criteria were studies that were older than 2018, systematic reviews, articles where the Hispanic population was not the main or one of the main population studied.
Conclusions: Telehealth so far has allowed Hispanic patients to be able to get MHS online, decreasing some of the barriers to care present in face-to-face visits. More research needs to be done in places like Minnesota’s Hispanic population.
Identifier
SC 11.PAS.2024.Ochoa.J
Recommended Citation
Ochoa, Jesse, "How has telehealth impacted access to mental health services in the Hispanic population in Minnesota?" (2024). Theses and Graduate Projects. 1637.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/1637
Included in
Latin American Studies Commons, Medicine and Health Commons, Mental and Social Health Commons, Psychiatry Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons