通过两个纵向研究 (Ten to Men和澳大利亚妇女健康纵向研究) 的数据,检查澳大利亚成年人使用更好的访问
Vikas Arya1, Caley Tapp2,3, Dianne Currier1
1Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
|January 24, 2026
概括
澳大利亚有心理健康需求的成年人使用更好获取服务的情况有所不同. 该计划有效地支持具有重大心理健康挑战的个人,提供治疗课程和潜在的改善.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理健康服务研究 心理健康服务研究
- 医疗服务的利用率 医疗服务的利用率
背景情况:
- "更好的访问"倡议是澳大利亚政府的一个关键项目,为心理健康治疗提供补贴.
- 了解用户人口统计,服务模式和结果对于评估计划有效性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 描述澳大利亚"更好地获得"心理健康服务的用户.
- 检查服务利用模式和相关收益.
- 确定影响服务使用和治疗结果的因素.
主要方法:
- 一项观察前性研究利用了来自"十到男性" (TTM) 和澳大利亚妇女健康纵向研究 (ALSWH) 的数据.
- 链接调查和医疗保险福利计划 (MBS) 索赔数据分析了18岁以上的参与者,在基线时有"心理健康需求".
- 参与者根据他们在两个时间点 (T0和T1) 之间使用"更好的访问"服务而被分类.
主要成果:
- 对于"更好的访问"服务的采用在各个队列中各不相同,在一些分析中达到高达45%.
- 用户通常参加5-6次会议,主要是与临床心理学家或心理学家,经常承担自付费用 (每次80-100美元).
- 大约一半的"更好的访问"用户在随访时报告了心理健康的改善;基线心理健康严重程度预测了服务使用和改善.
结论:
- 澳大利亚有心理健康需求的成年人使用"更好的访问"服务的频率有所不同.
- 该计划证明了能够有效地为患有高水平心理健康问题的个人提供服务的能力.
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