Importance of Research Findings and Implications for Clinical Practice

Implications for Clinical Practice
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Policy
The research findings may be used as a guide to formulate policies that uphold integrity and equity between Black and White Americans with mental health issues in the United States. The data shall demonstrate the positive and negative impact of psychiatric care, particularly on the mortality rate of Black Americans.
Assari (2018) explained the health disparities between Black Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites in the United States. It is secondary to "Diminished Gain." It pertains to the health disparities caused by the insufficient or less support received by the Black Americans, both socio-economically and psychologically, resulting in a significant gap between the access and healthcare delivery between races.
On the other hand, Bailey et al. (2021) rationalized that such disparities exist secondary to the unchanging individual attitudes and undemolished partial racial hierarchy in the United States. This pertains to structural racism. Racism is not only fueled by individual differences, but a large part is secondary to implementing discriminatory policies and practices in several branches of the government, thereby affecting the cultural and societal norms and causing an imbalance in society. In this case, it applies to the health disparities in mental health.
Therefore, the results of this research shall demonstrate the health disparities necessary to be foreseen by policymakers. Public and private organizations may uphold the findings, and a representative may roster a rendezvous with the concerned public officials.
Practice
The "Black" race and old age have been associated with increased morbidity among these patients due to the disparities in health practices, including nursing practice. Double jeopardy has been demonstrated, such that social vulnerabilities reduce the amount of protection the marginalized group receives from healthcare workers. The COVID-19 pandemic enhanced the gap between races, particularly in caring for the mental health of the marginalized, secondary to the following: family and household composition, nursing homes and congregate living settings, and social isolation and loneliness (Chatters et al., 2020).
Family and Household Composition
These identified factors shall be recognized using the study results and addressed via profit and non-profit nursing organizations through a representative. Family and household composition should be evaluated using dependable tools, such as the family genogram, often utilized in Psychiatric Nursing. This tool is informative and illustrates the relationship between family members among generations, whether the family member lives or does not live in the same household. It illicitly shows the stressors in a particular setting by identifying patterns of communication and display of affection. Additionally, the diseases, including comorbidities, of the patient and family members will be visualized, which will help in understanding the family situation. Lastly, the available resources that may be used to uplift the mental health or condition of the patient will be used. Overall, the family genogram provides a snapshot of the family (Majhi et al., 2018).
Nursing Homes
The COVID-19 pandemic proved that there is a shortage of supply of workforce and resources in nursing homes and congregate living residences. It has become an issue that many of those who live in nursing homes are African-Americans, comprising 25% of the total estimated population in the United States. Moreover, African-Americans also live and work in nursing homes compared to White Americans. Thus, their services place them at risk with the lack of support from the government or the administration of the nursing home's institution. Studies have shown that the African-Americans in these f...