Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jun 18;16(12):2151. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16122151.
Precision mental health (MH) holds great potential for revolutionizing MH care and reducing the burden of mental illness. Efforts to engage Asian Americans in precision MH research is necessary to help reduce MH disparities. Korean drama ("K-drama") television shows may be an effective educational tool to increase precision MH knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) among Asian Americans. This study determined whether KAB improved after participating in a K-drama precision MH workshop, and examined the participants' perspectives about K-dramas' utility as an educational tool. A K-drama precision MH workshop in English/Vietnamese/Korean was conducted with a convenience sample ( = 122). Pre-/post-tests on precision MH KAB (genetics and genetic testing, and MH and help-seeking) and a survey on K-dramas' utility as an educational tool were administered. Findings revealed a significant difference in the pre- and post-test KAB scores overall, by genetics and genetic testing, and by MH and help-seeking. There were also significant increases in the overall post-test KAB scores by workshop (language) participation. Overall, participants responded positively on the utility of K-dramas as a precision MH educational tool. This study demonstrates the feasibility of K-drama as an innovative and widely available health education tool to educate communities about precision MH.
精准心理健康（MH）在改变 MH 护理模式和减轻精神疾病负担方面具有巨大潜力。有必要努力让亚裔美国人参与精准 MH 研究，以帮助减少 MH 差异。韩剧（“K 剧”）电视剧可能是提高亚裔美国人精准 MH 知识、态度和行为（KAB）的有效教育工具。本研究旨在确定参与 K 剧精准 MH 工作坊后 KAB 是否有所改善，并探讨参与者对 K 剧作为教育工具的看法。在英语/越南语/韩语中举办了 K 剧精准 MH 工作坊，采用方便抽样（=122）。在工作坊前/后进行了关于精准 MH KAB（遗传学和基因检测，以及 MH 和寻求帮助）的测试和关于 K 剧作为教育工具的效用的调查。结果显示，KAB 总分、遗传学和基因检测以及 MH 和寻求帮助方面的测试成绩存在显著差异。工作坊（语言）参与也显著提高了整体后测 KAB 成绩。总体而言，参与者对 K 剧作为精准 MH 教育工具的实用性给予了积极回应。本研究表明，K 剧作为一种创新且广泛可用的健康教育工具，具有教育社区了解精准 MH 的可行性。
