The Acceptability of Text Messaging to Help African American Women Manage Anxiety and Depression: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
The Acceptability of Text Messaging to Help African American Women Manage Anxiety and Depression: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
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10.2196/15801
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发表时间：
2020-02-03
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5.2
通讯作者：
Khairat, Saif
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作者：
McCall, Terika;Schwartz, Todd A.;Khairat, Saif
背景：非裔美国女性的精神疾病发病率与普通人群相当；然而，与白人相比，他们对心理健康服务的利用明显不足。先前的研究表明，通过短信提供的干预措施是有效的，可用于增加获得服务和资源的机会。需要更深入地了解这种方式是否可以接受用于提供心理保健服务以帮助非裔美国女性管理焦虑和抑郁。目的：这项探索性研究旨在深入了解使用短信帮助非裔美国女性管理焦虑和抑郁的可接受性。方法：一项自我管理的网络调查于 2018 年 6 月启动，并于 2018 年 8 月结束。符合条件的参与者是居住在美国的非裔美国女性（18 岁或以上）。参与者是通过便利抽样招募的（例如，通过邮件列表和社交媒体帖子发送电子邮件）。向受访者提供了问卷的匿名链接。调查包含 53 个问题，涉及以下主题：社会人口特征、寻求专业心理帮助的态度、手机使用以及使用手机接受心理保健的可接受性。结果：这项探索性研究的结果 (N=101) 显示，只有不到一半的受访者赞成使用短信与专业人士沟通，以获得管理焦虑和抑郁的帮助（49/101，48.5%）。 (43/101, 42.6%)。大约 51.4% (52/101) 的受访者认为，如果他们正在应对焦虑，选择使用短信与专业人士沟通会有所帮助。同样，48.5% (49/101) 的受访者认为，如果他们正在应对抑郁症，可以选择使用短信与专业人士沟通会有所帮助。在同意短信会有帮助的参与者中，超过 80% 的人表示愿意使用短信来获得管理焦虑（约 86%，45/52）和抑郁（约 82%，40/49）的帮助；高度显着的正相关，所有 P
Background: The rates of mental illness among African American women are comparable with the general population; however, they significantly underutilize mental health services compared with their white counterparts. Previous studies revealed that interventions delivered via text messaging are effective and can be used to increase access to services and resources. More insight into whether or not this modality is acceptable for use to deliver mental health care to help African American women manage anxiety and depression is needed.Objective: This exploratory study aimed to gain insight into the acceptability of using text messaging to help African American women manage anxiety and depression.Methods: A self-administered Web-based survey was launched in June 2018 and closed in August 2018. Eligible participants were African American women (18 years or older) who reside in the United States. Participants were recruited through convenience sampling (eg, email sent via listservs and social media posts). Respondents were provided an anonymous link to the questionnaire The survey consisted of 53 questions on the following subjects: sociodemographic characteristics, attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, mobile phone use, and acceptability of using a mobile phone to receive mental health care.Results: The results of this exploratory study (N=101) showed that fewer than half of respondents endorsed the use of text messaging to communicate with a professional to receive help to manage anxiety (49/101, 48.5%) and depression (43/101, 42.6%). Approximately 51.4% (52/101) agreed that having the option to use text messaging to communicate with a professional if they are dealing with anxiety would be helpful. Similarly, 48.5% (49/101) agreed that having the option to use text messaging to communicate with a professional if they are dealing with depression would be helpful. Among participants who agreed that text messaging would be helpful, more than 80% noted being comfortable with its use to receive help for managing anxiety (approximately 86%, 45/52) and depression (approximately 82%, 40/49; highly significant positive association, all P