Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
J Clin Psychol. 2020 Jan;76(1):161-175. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22856. Epub 2019 Sep 6.
This online survey sought to qualitatively ascertain the extent to which a sample of U.S. adults understood the concept of evidence-based mental health care (EBMHC). Additional goals included assessing the perceived importance of scientific information in EBMHC, and examining whether understanding EBMHC and science values varied as a function of participant factors.
Participants (N = 221) defined EBMHC and rated the importance of scientific information. Open-ended EBMHC definitions were content-coded, and binomial logistic and linear regressions examined predictors of accurately defining EBMHC and of the perceived importance of scientific information.
Participants endorsed seven definitions of EBMHC, and only 20% defined it accurately. Having greater knowledge about mental health conditions was associated with understanding EBMHC and with the higher perceived importance of scientific information. Greater help-seeking efficacy also predicted higher perceived importance of scientific information.
Results support customized strategies to promote basic EBMHC education among U.S. adults.
本在线调查旨在定性评估美国成年人对循证心理健康护理（EBMHC）概念的理解程度。其他目标包括评估科学信息在 EBMHC 中的感知重要性，以及检验理解 EBMHC 和科学价值观是否因参与者因素而异。
参与者（N=221）定义 EBMHC 并对科学信息的重要性进行评分。EBMHC 的开放式定义进行内容编码，二项逻辑回归和线性回归检验了准确定义 EBMHC 和感知科学信息重要性的预测因素。
参与者认可了七种 EBMHC 的定义，只有 20%的人能准确定义。对心理健康状况有更多的了解与理解 EBMHC 和感知科学信息的重要性更高相关。更大的寻求帮助效能也预示着感知科学信息的重要性更高。
结果支持针对美国成年人制定基本 EBMHC 教育的定制策略。
