title: Providers' attitudes toward evidence-based practices: is it just about providers, or do practices matter, too?
abstract: Evidence-based practice (EBP) attitudes were measured in a sample of Los Angeles County mental health service providers. Three types of data were collected: provider demographic characteristics, attitudes toward EBP in general, and attitudes toward specific EBPs being implemented in the county. Providers could reliably rate characteristics of specific EBPs, and these ratings differed across interventions. Preliminary implementation data indicate that appealing features of an EBP relate to the degree to which providers use it. These findings suggest that assessing EBP-specific attitudes is feasible and may offer implementation-relevant information beyond that gained solely from providers' general attitudes toward EBP.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, mreding@ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Michael E J
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Reding
authors.forename: Bruce F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Chorpita
authors.forename: Anna S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Innes-Gomberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy