Dingwall Kylie M, Puszka Stefanie, Sweet Michelle, Mills Patj Patj Janama Robert, Nagel Tricia
Menzies School of Health Research, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Menzies School of Health Research, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2015 Dec;23(6):630-5. doi: 10.1177/1039856215608282. Epub 2015 Sep 30.
To report the impact of the Indigenous e-mental health training course 'Yarning about Indigenous Mental Health using the AIMhi Stay Strong App'.
Participants were trained in e-mental health and the use of one of the first culturally adapted e-mental health interventions - The AIMhi Stay Strong App. Between October 2013 and December 2014, 138 participants completed the 'Yarning about Indigenous Mental Health using the AIMhi Stay Strong App' training course and 130 completed pre- and post-training questionnaires to explore knowledge and confidence in a number of areas trained.
Paired t-tests showed significant improvements across all measures of skill and knowledge except for confidence in using computers.
E-mental health is a relatively new development that may contribute to improved access to mental health services for rural and remote Indigenous Australians, particularly where such tools are culturally adapted. Whilst current knowledge and use of e-mental health tools in this group of Northern Territory service providers was limited, perceived knowledge and confidence in use was significantly improved following training.
报告本土电子心理健康培训课程“使用AIMhi保持坚强应用程序讲述本土心理健康”的影响。
参与者接受了电子心理健康培训以及使用首批文化适应的电子心理健康干预措施之一——AIMhi保持坚强应用程序的培训。在2013年10月至2014年12月期间,138名参与者完成了“使用AIMhi保持坚强应用程序讲述本土心理健康”培训课程,130名参与者完成了培训前和培训后的问卷调查,以探索在多个培训领域的知识和信心。
配对t检验显示,除了使用计算机的信心外,所有技能和知识指标均有显著改善。
电子心理健康是一个相对较新的发展领域,可能有助于改善澳大利亚农村和偏远地区原住民获得心理健康服务的机会,特别是在这些工具经过文化适应的情况下。虽然北领地这组服务提供者目前对电子心理健康工具的知识和使用有限,但培训后对知识的认知和使用信心有了显著提高。