Attitudes toward consumer involvement in mental health services: a cross-sectional survey of Indian medical and nursing undergraduates

Autor: Vijayalakshmi Poreddi, Sailaxmi Gandhi, Rohini Thimmaiah, Suresh BM
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
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Zdroj: Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, Vol 34, Iss 2, Pp 243-251
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0120-5307
DOI: 10.17533/udea.iee.v34n2a03
Popis: Objective.To understand the views of medical and nursing undergraduates regarding consumer involvement in mental health services. Methods. A descriptive cross sectional survey was conducted in Bangalore, South India, among medical (n=155) and nursing (n=116) undergraduates using self-reported the Mental Health Consumer Participation Questionnaire of Happell et al. ''Mental health consumer'' or ''consumer'' is defined as a person who is currently using mental health services as either an in-patient or out-patient. Results. The overall mean score on Mental Health Consumer Participation Questionnaire (54.1±6.7) implies that 64% of the participants hold positive attitudes towards consumer involvement in mental health services. Medical students possessed more positive attitudes than nursing in: consumer capacity (p
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