School of Nursing, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada.
Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Am J Mens Health. 2019 Nov-Dec;13(6):1557988319883775. doi: 10.1177/1557988319883775.
Men's disproportionate rate of suicide and substance use has been linked to problematic conformity to traditional masculine ideals. Mental health promotion interventions directed toward men should address the gender-specific needs of men; yet, no tools exist to provide such guidance. To address this need, the Check-Mate tool was developed as part of a global evaluation of the Movember Foundation's Social Innovators Challenge (SIC). The tool provides an initial set of evidence-based guidelines for incorporating gender-related influences in men's mental health promotion programs. This article describes the development of Check-Mate and an evaluation of its usability and usefulness. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, semistructured interviews were conducted with the leads for eight of the SIC projects; they used the tool for these. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Overall, project leads found the tool user-friendly. Identified strengths of Check-Mate included its practicality, adaptability, usefulness for priming thinking on gender sensitization, and value in guiding program planning and implementation. With respect to limitations, project leads explained that the complexity of men's mental health promotion programming may limit applicability of some or all approaches included in Check-Mate. They also expressed concern about how using Check-Mate might reinforce hegemonic masculine ideals. It was suggested that examples illustrating the use of Check-Mate would be a helpful accompaniment to the tool. Findings indicate that Check-Mate is a useful guide in men's mental health promotion programming. In addition to future testing of the tool in different settings, links between the tool's approaches and program outcomes should be explored.
男性自杀和药物滥用的比例过高，这与他们对传统男性理想的不当认同有关。针对男性的心理健康促进干预措施应该解决男性的特定需求；然而，目前没有工具可以提供这种指导。为了满足这一需求，Check-Mate 工具作为对 Movember 基金会社会创新挑战赛（SIC）的全球评估的一部分而开发。该工具提供了一套初步的基于证据的准则，用于将与性别相关的影响纳入男性心理健康促进计划中。本文描述了 Check-Mate 的开发过程，并评估了其可用性和实用性。研究采用定性描述方法，对 SIC 项目中的八个项目的负责人进行了半结构化访谈；他们使用该工具进行了这些访谈。使用常规内容分析对数据进行了分析。总体而言，项目负责人发现该工具易于使用。Check-Mate 的优势包括实用性、适应性、在引发性别敏感思维方面的有用性，以及在指导项目规划和实施方面的价值。关于局限性，项目负责人解释说，男性心理健康促进计划的复杂性可能会限制 Check-Mate 中包含的一些或所有方法的适用性。他们还对使用 Check-Mate 可能会强化霸权男性理想表示担忧。有人建议，在工具中添加使用 Check-Mate 的示例，这将是一个有用的补充。研究结果表明，Check-Mate 是男性心理健康促进计划中的一个有用指南。除了在不同环境中对该工具进行未来测试外，还应该探索工具的方法与项目成果之间的联系。
