Mental healthcare providers’ attitudes towards the adoption of evidence-based practice in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPadmanabhanunni, Anita
dc.contributor.authorSui, Xin-Cheng
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-27T08:34:30Z
dc.date.available2018-11-27T08:34:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractSouth African society is characterised by a high prevalence of exposure to traumatic events that can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. In treating post-traumatic stress disorder, mental healthcare providers are tasked with ensuring that their practice is evidence based. However, existing evidence indicates that the rates of adoption of evidence-based practice are generally poor. The promotion and implementation of evidence-based practice into routine clinical settings requires an understanding of the attitudes of mental healthcare providers towards these practices. This study investigated attitudes towards evidence-based practice in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Participants were 60 mental healthcare providers (clinical/counselling psychologists, social workers, and registered counsellors) in the Western Cape Province working predominantly with trauma survivors. Participants completed a demographic survey and the Attitude Towards Evidence-Based Practice Scale, adapted to assess for attitudes towards the adoption of evidence-based practice in relation to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Overall, participants reported favourable attitudes towards evidence-based practice in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Statistical analysis revealed that occupation, age, and gender significantly correlated with attitudes. Social workers and registered counsellors were more likely to report adopting evidence-based practice for post-traumatic stress disorder compared to clinical and counselling psychologists. Older participants and women also reported more favourable attitudes towards evidence-based practice. The implications of these findings are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPadmanabhanunni, A. & Sui, X-C. (2016). Mental healthcare providers’ attitudes towards the adoption of evidence-based practice in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 47(2): 198 – 208.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0081-2463
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0081246316673244
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4227
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsThis is the post-print version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0081246316673244
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.subjectEvidence-based practiceen_US
dc.subjectMental healthcare providersen_US
dc.subjectPost-traumatic stress disorderen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectTraumaen_US
dc.titleMental healthcare providers’ attitudes towards the adoption of evidence-based practice in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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