Mental health literacy as a mediator in use of mental health services among older korean adults
| العنوان: | Mental health literacy as a mediator in use of mental health services among older korean adults |
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| المؤلفون: | Monica Sharratt, Hee Yun Lee, Young-Sun Kim, T. Greg Rhee, Byung Hyun Park |
| المصدر: | International Psychogeriatrics. 29:269-279 |
| بيانات النشر: | Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Mental Health Services, Population ageing, Health Status, media_common.quotation_subject, Population, Health literacy, Literacy, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Republic of Korea, Health care, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, education, Mental health literacy, Aged, media_common, Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Mental health, Health Literacy, 030227 psychiatry, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Mental Health, Regression Analysis, Female, Health education, Independent Living, Geriatrics and Gerontology, business, Psychology, Gerontology, Clinical psychology |
| الوصف: | Background:Existing literature suggests that mental health literacy is positively associated with mental health services utilization. Despite an aging population that faces significant mental health concerns in Korea, the role of mental health literacy on mental health services utilization is not known among older adults in Korea. This study aimed to (1) identify whether mental health literacy mediates the association between population characteristics and mental health services utilization and (2) identify an optimal path model for mental health services utilization among Korean older adults.Methods:Using a cross-sectional survey with a quota sampling strategy, we collected and analyzed responses from 596 community-dwelling individuals ages 65 years and older. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) to estimate the effect of mental health literacy as a mediator.Results:When controlling for other relevant covariates in the optimal path model, mental health literacy mediated the relationships between three socio-demographic factors (education, general literacy, and health status) and mental health services utilization. The model fit index shows that the SEM fits very well (CFI = 0.92, NFI = 0.90, RMSEA = 0.07).Conclusions:Efforts to improve mental health literacy through community-based education programs may need to particularly target Korean older adults with the relevant socio-demographic characteristics to enhance their utilization of appropriate mental health services. |
| تدمد: | 1741-203X 1041-6102 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e5679f0f2a573d984daee8831931a4dfTest https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610216001721Test |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....e5679f0f2a573d984daee8831931a4df |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 1741203X 10416102 |
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