Attitudes toward seeking mental health services and use of mobile technology survey

Objective: 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 and depression.
Methods: A self-administered web-based questionnaire was launched in October 2019 and closed in January 2020. Women who identify 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 and depression.
Results - 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..., , , This README file was generated on 2023-10-04 by Dr. Terika McCall.

## GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services and Use of Mobile Technology Survey.
2. Author Information
A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
Name: Terika McCall
Institution: Division of Health Informatics, Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health
Address: 60 College Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Email: [e-mail]
3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): October 2019 to January 2020
4. Geographic location of data collection: United States
5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: RO1 LM013477, T15 LM012500

## SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: None
2. Links to publications that cite or use the data:

McCall T, Foster M, Schwartz TA. Attitudes toward seeking mental health services and mobile techno...

研究目的：本研究旨在了解美国非裔女性对于寻求心理健康服务，以及使用移动技术获取支持以管理焦虑与抑郁的态度。
研究方法：本研究于2019年10月启动线上自填式问卷（web-based questionnaire）调研，至2020年1月结束。研究纳入身份标识为非裔美国人（Black/African American）的女性作为研究对象。本次调研共包含约70道题目，内容涵盖寻求专业心理帮助的态度、使用移动电话获取心理健康照护的可接受性，以及焦虑与抑郁筛查等主题。
研究结果——焦虑维度：本研究（N=395）结果显示，相较于年长的非裔美国女性，年轻群体的焦虑严重程度显著更高。与短信或移动应用（mobile app）相比，研究对象在使用语音通话或视频通话与专业人士沟通以获取焦虑管理支持时，舒适度最高。年轻群体……
本说明文件由泰丽卡·麦考尔博士于2023年10月4日生成。

## 一般信息（GENERAL INFORMATION）
1. 数据集标题：寻求心理健康服务态度与移动技术使用调研问卷
2. 作者信息
A. 首席研究员联系方式
姓名：泰丽卡·麦考尔
所属机构：耶鲁大学公共卫生学院生物统计学系健康信息学分部
地址：美国康涅狄格州纽黑文市学院街60号，邮编06510
电子邮箱：[e-mail]
3. 数据收集日期：2019年10月至2020年1月
4. 数据收集地域：美国
5. 数据收集资助来源：RO1 LM013477、T15 LM012500

## 共享与获取信息（SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION）
1. 数据使用许可与限制：无
2. 引用或使用本数据集的文献链接：
麦考尔T、福斯特M、施瓦茨TA：《寻求心理健康服务与移动技术……》