Knowledge about Treatment (KaT) in Mental Health Services

Meas Eval Couns Dev. 2023;56(2):81-98. doi: 10.1080/07481756.2022.2041439. Epub 2022 Apr 11.

Abstract

This study developed and psychometrically evaluated a brief measure of mental health treatment knowledge (N = 726). Scores from Knowledge about Treatment (KaT) demonstrated a unidimensional measure with good model fit, internal consistency reliability, convergent and predictive validity, test-retest reliability, and measurement invariance across gender, ethnicity, education, and poverty status.

Keywords: knowledge; mental health; patient activation; psychometrics; treatment.