Attitudes toward consumer involvement in mental health services: a cross-sectional survey of Indian medical and nursing undergraduates
Fiche du document
1 juin 2016
- handle: 10670/1.4wey0i
Ce document est lié à :
10.17533/udea.iee.v34n2a03
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Sujets proches
Mental hygiene Emotional health Mental physiology and hygieneCiter ce document
Vijayalakshmi Poreddi et al., « Attitudes toward consumer involvement in mental health services: a cross-sectional survey of Indian medical and nursing undergraduates », Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, ID : 10670/1.4wey0i
Métriques
Partage / Export
Résumé
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