Depression Screening in a Primary Care Setting: Examining Perceptions and Experiences of English- and Spanish-Speaking P

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Depression Screening in a Primary Care Setting: Examining Perceptions and Experiences of English‑ and Spanish‑Speaking Patients Nataliya Pilipenko1,3   · Christian Vivar‑Ramon2 Accepted: 28 September 2020 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020

Abstract Depression is highly prevalent in primary care settings, but screening rates remain sub-optimal and patients’ screening perspectives are poorly understood. This study examined depression screening experiences and beliefs among primary care patients (N = 100, Mage = 51.9, SD = 17.03, 49% Spanish speakers). Participants completed a survey regarding screening experiences, stigma concerns, and perceptions of screening-related importance, barriers, and concerns. While 83% of participants were screened for depression, only 44.6% had screening results explained. Levels of depression treatment-related stigma concerns were low, with English speakers endorsing higher levels of such concerns. Importance and barriers of screening scores were significantly, negatively correlated rs = − .52, p