Black American women's attitudes toward seeking mental health services and use of mobile technology to support the management of anxiety.
Black American women's attitudes toward seeking mental health services and use of mobile technology to support the management of anxiety.
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这项研究旨在了解美国黑人女性对寻求心理健康服务和使用移动技术获得管理焦虑支持的态度。一项自我管理的网络调查问卷于 2019 年 10 月启动，并于 2020 年 1 月结束。确定为黑人/非裔美国人的女性有资格参与。该调查包括约70个问题，涵盖的主题包括对寻求专业心理帮助的态度、使用手机接受心理保健的可接受性以及焦虑筛查等。研究结果（N = 395）表明，年轻的黑人女性比年长的黑人女性更有可能患有更严重的焦虑。与短信或移动应用程序相比，受访者最喜欢使用语音通话或视频通话与专业人士沟通，以获得管理焦虑的支持。年龄越小、收入越高、心理开放性和寻求帮助倾向得分越高，同意使用移动技术与专业人士沟通的可能性就越大。美国南部地区的黑人女性同意使用移动应用程序的几率是中西部和东北地区女性的两倍。总体而言，美国黑人女性对使用移动技术获得控制焦虑的支持持积极态度。应根据个人情况评估资源的偏好和文化适当性，以增加采用和参与数字心理健康干预措施来管理焦虑的可能性。
This study aimed to understand Black American women’s attitudes toward seeking mental health services and using mobile technology to receive support for managing anxiety. A self-administered web-based questionnaire was launched in October 2019 and closed in January 2020. Women who identified as Black/African American were eligible to participate. The survey consisted of approximately 70 questions and covered topics such as, attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, acceptability of using a mobile phone to receive mental health care, and screening for anxiety. The findings of the study (N = 395) showed that younger Black women were more likely to have greater severity of anxiety than their older counterparts. Respondents were most comfortable with the use of a voice call or video call to communicate with a professional to receive support to manage anxiety in comparison to text messaging or mobile app. Younger age, higher income, and greater scores for psychological openness and help-seeking propensity increased odds of indicating agreement with using mobile technology to communicate with a professional. Black women in the Southern region of the United States had twice the odds of agreeing to the use of mobile apps than women in the Midwest and Northeast regions. Black American women, in general, have favorable views toward the use of mobile technology to receive support to manage anxiety. Preferences and cultural appropriateness of resources should be assessed on an individual basis to increase likelihood of adoption and engagement with digital mental health interventions for management of anxiety.
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