Cultural adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for depression for Sri Lanka: a Delphi expert consensus study

Abstract Background Family and friends can play a key role in supporting a person with depression to seek professional help. However, they may lack the knowledge to do so. English-language guidelines for high-income countries have been developed to assist with this. The aim of this study was to adap...

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Autores principales: Madhawee Fernando, Amila Chandrasiri, Madhubhashinee Dayabandara, Nicola J. Reavley
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3f108ba372274c769ff67d42734608712021-11-21T12:05:23ZCultural adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for depression for Sri Lanka: a Delphi expert consensus study10.1186/s12888-021-03598-01471-244Xhttps://doaj.org/article/3f108ba372274c769ff67d42734608712021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03598-0https://doaj.org/toc/1471-244XAbstract Background Family and friends can play a key role in supporting a person with depression to seek professional help. However, they may lack the knowledge to do so. English-language guidelines for high-income countries have been developed to assist with this. The aim of this study was to adapt the English mental health first aid guidelines for helping a person with depression to the Sri Lankan context. Methods A Delphi expert consensus study involving mental health professionals and people with lived experience (either their own or as carers) was conducted. Participants were recruited from inpatient, outpatient and community care settings. The English-language questionnaire was translated into Sinhala and participants were asked to rate the importance of each item for inclusion in the guidelines for Sri Lanka. Results Data were collected over two survey rounds. A total of 115 panellists (23% male) consisting of 92 mental health professionals and 23 consumers and carers completed the Round 1 questionnaire. A total of 165 items were included in the final guidelines, with 156 adopted from the guidelines for English-speaking countries and 9 generated from the comments of panellists. Conclusions The adapted guidelines were similar to the English-language guidelines. However, new items reflecting culturally relevant approaches to autonomy-granting, communication and culture-specific manifestations of depression were reflected in the adapted version. Further research should explore the use of the adapted guidelines, including their incorporation into Mental Health First Aid Training.Madhawee FernandoAmila ChandrasiriMadhubhashinee DayabandaraNicola J. ReavleyBMCarticleDepressionMental health first aid (MHFA)Cultural adaptationDelphi studySri LankaPsychiatryRC435-571ENBMC Psychiatry, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Depression
Mental health first aid (MHFA)
Cultural adaptation
Delphi study
Sri Lanka
Psychiatry
RC435-571
spellingShingle Depression
Mental health first aid (MHFA)
Cultural adaptation
Delphi study
Sri Lanka
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Madhawee Fernando
Amila Chandrasiri
Madhubhashinee Dayabandara
Nicola J. Reavley
Cultural adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for depression for Sri Lanka: a Delphi expert consensus study
description Abstract Background Family and friends can play a key role in supporting a person with depression to seek professional help. However, they may lack the knowledge to do so. English-language guidelines for high-income countries have been developed to assist with this. The aim of this study was to adapt the English mental health first aid guidelines for helping a person with depression to the Sri Lankan context. Methods A Delphi expert consensus study involving mental health professionals and people with lived experience (either their own or as carers) was conducted. Participants were recruited from inpatient, outpatient and community care settings. The English-language questionnaire was translated into Sinhala and participants were asked to rate the importance of each item for inclusion in the guidelines for Sri Lanka. Results Data were collected over two survey rounds. A total of 115 panellists (23% male) consisting of 92 mental health professionals and 23 consumers and carers completed the Round 1 questionnaire. A total of 165 items were included in the final guidelines, with 156 adopted from the guidelines for English-speaking countries and 9 generated from the comments of panellists. Conclusions The adapted guidelines were similar to the English-language guidelines. However, new items reflecting culturally relevant approaches to autonomy-granting, communication and culture-specific manifestations of depression were reflected in the adapted version. Further research should explore the use of the adapted guidelines, including their incorporation into Mental Health First Aid Training.
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Amila Chandrasiri
Madhubhashinee Dayabandara
Nicola J. Reavley
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Amila Chandrasiri
Madhubhashinee Dayabandara
Nicola J. Reavley
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title Cultural adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for depression for Sri Lanka: a Delphi expert consensus study
title_short Cultural adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for depression for Sri Lanka: a Delphi expert consensus study
title_full Cultural adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for depression for Sri Lanka: a Delphi expert consensus study
title_fullStr Cultural adaptation of mental health first aid guidelines for depression for Sri Lanka: a Delphi expert consensus study
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