Assessment of mental health literacy of health professionals
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 198 - 204 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14744/phd.2021.43265 İndeks Tarihi: 15-02-2022
Assessment of mental health literacy of health professionals
Öz: Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the level of mental health literacy (MHL) of healthcare professionalswho do not work in a mental health unit. Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The study group comprised 239 health professionals (nurses,dieticians, midwives, medical assistants, biologists, social service specialist, child development specialists) who workedin departments other than the mental health unit of a training and research hospital. A sociodemographic data formand the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) were used to collect the study data. The mean, SD, minimum and max imum values, and percentage were used to describe the data after analysis using the Mann-Whitney U test and theKruskal-Wallis test. Results: The mean age of the participants was 29.93±8.71 years, and they had a mean of 8.9±9.04 years of professionalexperience. The majority of the participants were female (n=206; 86.2%), and single (n=140; 58.6%). The mean totalMHL score was 16.96±3.30. The mean knowledge subscale score was 8.45±1.69, and the mean score of the belief sub scale was 5.32±1.70. Age, marital status, education level, and occupation were significant; gender was not a statisticallysignificant variable. Conclusion: The MHL level of the health professionals participating in the study was above average, but less than op timal. Educational programs to increase the knowledge of all healthcare staff would benefit patient care and promoteearly intervention.
Anahtar Kelime: Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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| ISNAD | Oztas, Bediye - AYDOĞAN, ARZU. "Assessment of mental health literacy of health professionals". Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi 12/3 (2021), 198-204. https://doi.org/10.14744/phd.2021.43265 |
