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Tailored EBPAS-15 showed adequate psychometric properties in Latinx professionals

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Research area:Health ProfessionsGeneral Health ProfessionsMental Health Treatment and Access

What the study found

The tailored EBPAS-15 had adequate psychometric properties in this Latinx sample of mental health professionals. The authors say its factor structure and reliability may be useful in Spanish-speaking and Caribbean samples working in different settings and contexts.

Why the authors say this matters

The authors conclude that the findings add to the limited literature on culturally and linguistically validated measures of attitudes toward evidence-based practices, or EBPs, in Latin America.

What the researchers tested

The researchers examined a tailored version of the EBPAS-15, which is an Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale, using confirmatory factor analysis. They studied a Latinx sample of mental health professionals.

What worked and what didn't

The tailored EBPAS-15 demonstrated adequate psychometric properties. The abstract does not report specific measures that worked better or worse, beyond saying that factor structure and reliability may be useful.

What to keep in mind

The available summary does not describe detailed limitations, specific sample size, or which settings and contexts were included. It also does not provide exact statistical values.

Key points

  • The tailored EBPAS-15 showed adequate psychometric properties in a Latinx sample of mental health professionals.
  • The authors say the scale's factor structure and reliability may be useful in Spanish-speaking and Caribbean samples.
  • The study used confirmatory factor analysis to examine the scale.
  • The authors say the findings add to limited literature on culturally and linguistically validated measures of attitudes toward EBPs in Latin America.

Disclosure

Research title:
Tailored EBPAS-15 showed adequate psychometric properties in Latinx professionals
Authors:
Natalia Giraldo-Santiago, Julián M. Hernández-Torres, Daniel McNeish, Robin E. Gearing, Gregory A. Aarons
Institutions:
Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Arizona State University, University of Houston, UC San Diego Health System, University of California San Diego
Publication date:
2026-03-09
DOI:
10.1186/s43058-025-00846-2
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