A Meta-analysis of Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help

Nam, Suk Kyung; Chu, Hui Jung; Lee, Mi Kyoung; Lee, Ji Hee; Kim, Nuri; Lee, Sang Min

doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.483714

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“…Women across the world held more positive attitudes toward seeking help from mental health professionals than did men (Chang, 2007;Mackenzie et al, 2006;ten Have et al, 2010;Nam et al, 2010). The results reveal that negative stereotypes about psychiatrists -who are perceived as being cold -are held more by men, who are also more sceptical about the competence of mental health professionals.…”

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Gender and Age Group Differences in Stereotypes about Mental Health Care Providers

Katsena

Dimdiņš

2013

MJSS

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Gender and Age Group Differences in Stereotypes about Mental Health Care Providers

Katsena

Dimdiņš

2013

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“…The initial database search was deliberately kept broad to maximize identification of studies (31). Reference lists of all eligible articles, relevant meta-analyses, and reviews (5,9,16,24,(32)(33)(34)(35) were manually searched for additional eligible studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

Predictors of Mental Health Service Use by Young Adults: A Systematic Review

Dorstyn

Denson

2016

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Objective: The purpose of this review was to systematically evaluate the available heterogeneous research examining determinants of mental health service use among young adults.Methods: Nine electronic databases were searched to identify quantitative studies examining sociodemographic and psychological variables predictive of or associated with mental health service use. Included studies were examined against the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. Effect size estimates in the form of odds ratios were calculated and classified according to predisposing, enabling, and need factors, consistent with Andersen's behavioral model of health care.Results: Eighteen studies met all of the inclusion criteria (N=96,297 participants). Studies generally followed the STROBE recommendations for external validity, although limitations in internal validity were noted. Prior service contact and being homosexual or bisexual, female, or Caucasian were predisposing factors significantly associated with mental health service use. Social support was the single enabling factor identified, although this finding was based on limited data. In relation to need, young adults who reported higher perceived need for professional help or more mental health difficulties were more likely to have utilized services.Conclusions: This review identified subgroups of young adults who are less likely to access mental health support. Future research should focus on developing psychoeducational interventions targeted at young men and racial-ethnic minority groups, in addition to informing young adults of the success of mental health counseling in the absence of a diagnosis.

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“…On the same hand, the female sex factor was also a significant factor for higher attitude scores towards seeking help from CNCs which was comparable with findings in literature that highlighted a significant association between females and positive help-seeking attitudes. [22] Patients suffering from lung cancer had the highest perception scores towards the CNC roles and responsibilities compared to other cancer categories. Furthermore, lymphoma cancer patients reported the highest attitude scores towards seeking the services of CNCs.…”

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Self-reported awareness and attitude of cancer patients towards clinical nurse coordinators

Deeb

Alkaiyat

Hlal

et al. 2017

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Background and objective: Lack of knowledge or poor perception towards the roles and responsibilities of clinical nurse coordinators among cancer patients might lead to a decrease in seeking their services. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, perception and attitude towards clinical nurse coordinators among cancer patients at a specialized cancer center in Jordan.Methods: This is a cross sectional study that was conducted by distributing a self-reported and anonymous survey to 240 cancer patients visiting the center. The survey questioned some patient characteristics such as sex, age, educational level, marital status, disease type and duration, type of therapy. The patients' knowledge (12-statement), the perception (9-statement) regarding the actual roles/responsibilities of coordinators and the attitude (5-statement) towards seeking their services were measured. Responses on Likert scales were converted to percentage mean scores.Results: The overall percentage mean scores ± standard deviation of knowledge was 59 ± 17, perception towards clinical nurse coordinators (79 ± 14) and attitude towards seeking their services (69 ± 16). Linear regression showed that participants on chemotherapy had significantly better perception (higher scores) compared to participants on concurrent therapies (β = -3.91, p = .049). Participants with higher knowledge scores had better perception indicating a better comprehension about the clinical nurse coordinators' roles, compared to those with lower knowledge percentage mean scores (β = 0.13, p = .019). Female patients had higher percentage mean score of attitude compared to male particpants (β = -3.77, p = .034). Better perception of Clinical nurse coordinators (CNCs) among cancer patients was significantly more associated with a more positive attitude towards seeking CNC services (β = 0.72, p < .001). Conclusions:Patients' knowledge about the roles and responsibilities of nurse coordinators is associated with a better patients' perception towards coordinators, which in return is associated with a more positive attitude towards seeking their services. Special consideration should be paid for patients on concurrent therapies who were more likely to have poorer perception towards clinical care coordinators compared to patients on chemotherapy. In addition, coordinators are expected to observe a more negative attitude towards seeking their services among male cancer patients.

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A Meta-analysis of Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help

Cited by 280 publications

References 42 publications

Gender and Age Group Differences in Stereotypes about Mental Health Care Providers

Gender and Age Group Differences in Stereotypes about Mental Health Care Providers

Predictors of Mental Health Service Use by Young Adults: A Systematic Review

Self-reported awareness and attitude of cancer patients towards clinical nurse coordinators

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