Aim 1: Assess clinicians' receptiveness and potential use of Anise's online platform digital tools for managing sociocultural stressors and revise the tools for implementation. We will recruit 8 new clinicians (intervention group) who will receive training and provide feedback on the digital tools.
Aim 2: Evaluate the initial efficacy of the online platform digital tools for managing the impact of sociocultural stressors with 64 Asian American clients. The intervention group clinicians (receiving training and using the digital tools) and newly recruited 8 clinicians (not receiving training and not using the digital tools) for the control group will work with 4 clients each. The clinical outcome data of the clients will be analyzed to examine differences in the client prognosis between the control and intervention group.
A successful outcome of this project will be digital materials that effectively address the impact of sociocultural stressors for Asian Americans on Anise Health's digital health platform.
New clinicians who have never provided services on the Anise Health platform
Existing clinicians on the Anise Health platform
Asian American adults (age 18-90 years) who seek mental health services
resides in states in which Anise Health clinicians are licensed to provide care,
has access to reliable internet connection,
Parallel
Culturally-attuned digital tools
Other interventionThe intervention includes clinicians receiving training to provide culturally-attuned mental health services to their clients through the use of digital tools. The digital tools include (a) digital worksheets designed to guide clients to explore and address sociocultural stressors, and (b) podcasts that help inform empirical knowledge on these issues. Clinicians are provided training how how they can effectively employ these digital tools with their clients to enhance their work, particularly regarding presenting concerns related to sociocultural stressors.
Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale - Brief
Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale - Brief (FMPS-Brief), an 8-item self-report measure assessing perfectionism across two subscales (evaluative concerns and striving). Total scores range from 8 (minimum) to 40 (maximum), with higher scores indicating greater perfectionism (worse outcome).
The System Usability Scale
System Usability Scale (SUS), a 10-item self-report measure assessing clinicians' perceived usability and acceptability of the digital tools. Total scores range from 0 (minimum) to 100 (maximum), with higher scores indicating better usability (better outcome).
Acculturative Stress Scale
Acculturative Stress Scale is a self-report measure that assesses stress experienced by immigrants and minorities due to cultural, social, and environmental adjustments. It is a 10-item self-report measure with total scores ranging from 10 (minimum) to 50 (maximum), with higher scores indicating greater acculturative stress (worse outcome).
The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure - Revised
Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure - Revised (MEIM-R), a 6-item self-report measure assessing exploration of and commitment to one's ethnic identity. Scores are the mean of all items and range from 1 (minimum) to 5 (maximum), with higher scores indicating stronger ethnic identity.
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University of California, Berkeley
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
Anise Health, Inc.
Collaborator
