Confirmatory factor analysis of the evidence-based practice attitude scale (EBPAS) in a geographically diverse sample of community mental health providers

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 465-469

  Aarons, Gregory A ^a,b   McDonald, Elizabeth J ^b   Sheehan, Angela K ^c   Walrath Greene, Christine M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ORC Macro   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Mental health services; Provider attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE ATTITUDE SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548329105     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-007-0127-x     Document Type: Article

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