Table 3 Perceived need for, and barriers to, psychological interventions
From: Service demand for psychological interventions among Australian adults: a population perspective
% (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A: Adults who received PIs in the past 12 months (n = 759) | Group B: Adults with a likely mental disorder diagnosis who did not receive any type of help for mental health in the past 12 months (n = 1120) | |||
Whether needs for PIs were met, by interventions received | ||||
Received PIo – partially met need | 23.1 (15.6–32.8) | 47 | – | – |
Received PI+ − partially met need | 19.6 (15.2–24.8) | 112 | – | – |
Received PIo – met need | 76.9 (67.2–84.4) | 165 | – | – |
Received PI+ − met need | 80.4 (75.2–84.8) | 435 | – | – |
Whether perceived a need for specific types of help | ||||
PIo | – | – | 3.1 (2.1–4.6) | 40 |
PI+ | – | – | 5.2 (3.9–6.9) | 58 |
Other interventions | – | – | 22.8 (18.7–27.6) | 244 |
No need | – | – | 68.9 (64.1–73.4) | 778 |
Main reason for not receiving more PIs among the subset of Group A who reported partially met need (n = 157)a | Main reason for not receiving PIs among the subset of Group B with perceived need for PIs (n = 96)a | |||
Structural barriers | ||||
“I couldn’t afford the money” | 24.8 (17.2–34.3) | 45 | 9.5b (4.8–18.1) | 12 |
“I asked but didn’t get help” | 19.4b (9.5–35.4) | 24 | 25.7 (15.6–39.2) | 21 |
“I got help from another source” | 3.7b (1.6–7.8) | 7 | - c | 9 |
Any structural barrier | 47.7 (36.4–59.2) | 76 | 43.8 (31.5–56.8) | 42 |
Attitudinal or knowledge barriers | ||||
“I preferred to manage myself” | 19.9 (13.9–27.5) | 35 | 33.9 (21.2–49.5) | 30 |
“I didn’t think anything could help” | 15.8b (9.0–26.2) | 24 | 10.2 (4.8–20.4)b | 9 |
“I didn’t know where to get help” | 7.2b (2.7–17.8) | 9 | - c | 4 |
“I was afraid to ask for help, or what others would think of me if I did” | 9.5b (3.9–21.4) | 13 | 9.2 (5.1–16.0) b | 11 |
Any attitudinal or knowledge barrier | 52.3 (40.8–63.6) | 81 | 56.2 (43.2–68.5) | 54 |