Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards People Diagnosed with Mental Illness and Mental Health Nursing: An International Project from Europe and Australia
| Autor: | Brett Scholz, Vatula Annaliina, Einar Bjornsson, Liam MacGabhann, Arild Granerud, Rory Doody, Jerry Allon, Pall Biering, Brenda Happell, Aine Horgan, Martha Griffin, Julia Bocking, Heikki Ellilä, Mari Lahti, Elisabeth Hals, Chris Platania-Phung, Kornelis Jan van der Vaart, Siobhan Russell, Jarmo Pullo, Fionnuala Manning |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Adolescent Social stigma Attitude of Health Personnel Social Stigma MEDLINE Stigma (botany) Psychiatric Nursing Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Nurse education ta316 Career Choice 030504 nursing Mental Disorders Australia Middle Aged Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health 030227 psychiatry Europe Cross-Sectional Studies Scale (social sciences) Female Students Nursing Pshychiatric Mental Health 0305 other medical science Psychology Construct (philosophy) |
| Zdroj: | Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 39:829-839 |
| ISSN: | 1096-4673 0161-2840 |
| Popis: | The stigma associated with a diagnosis of mental illness is well known yet has not reduced significantly in recent years. Health professionals, including nurses, have been found to share similar negative attitudes towards people with labelled with mental illness as the general public. The low uptake of mental health nursing as a career option reflects these stigmatised views and is generally regarded as one of the least popular areas of in which to establish a nursing career. The aim of the current project was to examine nursing students' attitudes towards the concept of mental illness and mental health nursing across four European countries (Ireland, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands), and Australia, using the Opening Minds Scale and the Mental Health Nurse Education survey. The surveys were distributed to students prior to the commencement of the mental health theory component. Attitudes towards mental health nursing were generally favourable. Differences in opinion were evident in attitudes towards mental illness as a construct; with students from Australia and Ireland tending to have more positive attitudes than students from Finland, Norway and the Netherlands. The future quality of mental health services is dependent on attracting sufficient nurses with the desire, knowledge and attitudes to work in mental health settings. Understanding attitudes towards mental illness and mental health nursing is essential to achieving this aim. |
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