Preferences of Non-Metropolitan Youth Towards Accessing Mental Health Services: A Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the preferences of non-metropolitan youth towards mental health service access.

Setting

Tasmania, Australia.

Participants

Youth aged 13 to 25 years (n = 214).

Methods

Choice-based conjoint analysis (CBC) which is a quantitative study design, was employed. In this CBC study, an online survey presented twelve choice sets reflecting seven different mental health service attributes (mental health concern, service provider, cost, wait time, service delivery method, travel time and transport mode), with youth asked to choose their preferred option for access. Choice-based conjoint analysis determined preferred mental health service attributes and the relative weighting of different levels within each attribute.

Results

Of the seven att

SUBMITTER: Mseke EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12019775 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature