A survey on the relationship between mental health literacy and beliefs toward mental illness among nurses in general hospitals in Turkey
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2024
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W B Saunders Co-Elsevıer Inc
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Aim: The study aimed to determine the relationship between general nurses' mental health literacy and beliefs toward mental illness. Method: The study involved 285 nurses aged 23 to 47 from three hospitals in western Turkey, who completed the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) and the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale (BMIS) between December 2023 and March 2024. Results: Those who received training on mental illnesses as students (t = 2.115, p = 0.018), those who had moderate knowledge about mental illnesses (F = 8.177, p < 0.001), those who were willing to receive training on mental illnesses (t = 1.673, p = 0.048), those who encounter individuals with mental illness in their work units (F = 11.233, p < 0.001) and those who care for individuals with mental illness in their work units (t = 1.808, p = 0.036) have higher mental health literacy levels. There was a negative relationship between nurses' negative beliefs toward mental illness levels and their mental health literacymental health literacy levels (r = -0.432, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Mental health literacy is a crucial element in reducing general nurses' negative beliefs about mental illnesses. Th & imath;us, psychiatric mental health nurses can actively prevent negative beliefs and increase awareness by providing mental health education to general nurses. Awareness programs should be accorded greater emphasize on individuals who are not trained in mental disorders when they are students, those who have low knowledge about mental disorders, those who are reluctant to receive training on mental disorders, and cohorts of nurses who are likely to encounter patients with mental disorders in their respective work units.
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Beliefs toward mental illness, General hospital, Mental disorders, Mental health literacy, Nurse
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Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
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53
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Dec
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Uguz, O., Gulcan, E., & Keskin, G. (2024). A survey on the relationship between mental health literacy and beliefs toward mental illness among nurses in general hospitals in turkey. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 53, 144-150.
