Mental health first aid improves mental health literacy among college students: A meta-analysis

Liang, Mining; Chen, Qiongni; Guo, Jincai; Mei, Zubing; Wang, Junhui; Zhang, Yang; Li, Yamin

doi:10.1080/07448481.2021.1925286

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“…Likewise, Princess Norah University conducted a study in 2019 with a sample size of 1000 female students to determine the knowledge of medical students and nonmedical students about first aid skills. It was shown by the result that only 34.7% had excellent knowledge, 57.5% had medium knowledge, and 7.8% had poor first aid knowledge [ 7 , 8 ]. A study was also conducted in 2019 at Taif University about the awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and practices of first aid skills among medical and nonmedical students.…”

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Assessment of the Knowledge Level of First Aid among Medical Students in Work Environment

Alanazi

Algethami

Alnafisah

et al. 2022

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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First aid is one of the most important life-saving skills a health provider specifically or anybody generally must have. It can be defined as the first treatment one provides at the site of the accident to the injured person until full medical treatment is available. In some emergency situations, simple first aid can make a life-or-death difference. Aim. This study is designed to evaluate the knowledge of first aid among medical students at KSAU-HS in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods. The cross-sectional study is conducted in KSAU-HS, Riyadh, about the knowledge of first aid among medical students. A self-administered structured questionnaire is used for the purpose of data collection. The main variables are as follows: to compare the knowledge of first aid between male and female medical students, among different years of study, and identify the percentage that have knowledge of first aid. Results. Out of 326 students, 10 students (3.1%) scored excellent, 99 (30.4%) good, 136 (41.7%) average, 75 (23%) poor, and 6 (1.8%) very poor. Conclusion. The level of knowledge improved with the advancement in years, but this was not sufficient, and more training should be given to all medical students on first aid.

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Assessment of the Knowledge Level of First Aid among Medical Students in Work Environment

Alanazi

Algethami

Alnafisah

et al. 2022

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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“…Some scholars defne college students' MHL as their mental health concepts, mental health knowledge, skills to promote mental health, concepts to treat patients with mental illness, and knowledge and skills to help others alleviate psychological problems [22]. Te scale adopted in this study contains the dimensions involved in the concept, and the results show that the score of attitude is slightly lower than that of foreign studies [23]. Analysis of the reasons may be infuenced by a variety of cultural factors; there is still a certain degress of poor perception of mental illness in China, leading to inactive attitudes towards seeking help for mental illness.…”

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The Mediating Effect of Mental Health Literacy on Psychological Resilience and Psychological Distress of Medical College Students

Zhang

Xiang-Zi

Zhou

2023

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

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Purpose. Psychological resilience plays an important role in relieving the psychological distress. However, little is known about its underlying mechanisms. Mental health literacy, an important way to promote mental health, may mediate the effect of psychological resilience on psychological distress. This study aimed to explore the relationship between mental health literacy, psychological resilience, and psychological distress and explore the mediating effect between psychological resilience and psychological distress. Design and Methods. A cross-sectional study design was used. A total of 627 medical students were selected from one university. An electronic questionnaire was administered to collect information on the level of mental health literacy, psychological resilience, and psychological distress. Pearson’s correlation analysis was used in analyzing the relationship, and the Bootstrap method was used to test the mediating effects. Findings. Psychological distress significantly negatively correlated with mental health literacy and psychological resilience ( P < 0.001 ). The indirect effect of mental health literacy accounted for 50.43% of the total effect between psychological resilience and psychological distress. Practical Implication. Psychological resilience decreased the level of psychological distress, and this relationship was partially mediated by mental health literacy. These findings showed that efforts aimed at enhancing the mental health literacy may prevent or reduce the prevalence of psychological distress symptoms among college students.

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“…The National Council for Mental Wellbeing (the ''National Council'') has been supporting the implementation of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training across the United States, provided to adults to enhance mental health literacy and skills to provide assistance to others. [17][18][19][20] To fill a gap in direct programming to teens, a classroom-based curriculum, tMHFA was developed in Australia in 2012 for youth in grades 10 to 12. 21,22 Three trials of tMHFA have been conducted in Australia, including two randomized controlled trials, finding increased mental health literacy as well as reduced stigmatizing attitudes immediately following tMHFA and 1 year later.…”

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“…The National Council for Mental Wellbeing (the “National Council”) has been supporting the implementation of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training across the United States, provided to adults to enhance mental health literacy and skills to provide assistance to others 17‐20 . To fill a gap in direct programming to teens, a classroom‐based curriculum, tMHFA was developed in Australia in 2012 for youth in grades 10 to 12 21,22 .…”

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Effectiveness of teen Mental Health First Aid in Improving Teen‐to‐Teen Support Among American Adolescents*

Wilcox

Pas

Murray

et al. 2023

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUNDteen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) is an Australian school‐based universal program for grade 10 to 12 students. tMHFA teaches teens how to recognize and respond to a peer in crisis or experiencing mental health concerns.METHODSSchools implementing tMHFA in 2019 and 2020 were propensity score matched, yielding a sample of instructors (n = 130) and students (n = 1915) in 44 high schools in 24 American states. Effectiveness and acceptability were assessed with student surveys at baseline and after implementation.RESULTSThere were significant findings for primary outcomes, including improved helpful first aid intentions (Cohen ds = 0.57 to 0.58), confidence supporting a peer (ds = 0.19 to 0.31); the number of adults rated as helpful (ds = 0.37 to 0.44); and reductions in stigmatizing beliefs (ds = 0.21 to 0.40) and “harmful first aid intentions” (ds = 0.11 to 0.42). Instructors and students rated the program favorably with students sharing improvements on their recognition and responses to mental health problems and crises.CONCLUSIONtMHFA is an effective, feasible, and scalable training program for increasing mental health literacy and decreasing mental health stigma in adolescents in the short term, consistent with trials of tMHFA in Australian adolescents.

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Mental health first aid improves mental health literacy among college students: A meta-analysis

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Assessment of the Knowledge Level of First Aid among Medical Students in Work Environment

Assessment of the Knowledge Level of First Aid among Medical Students in Work Environment

The Mediating Effect of Mental Health Literacy on Psychological Resilience and Psychological Distress of Medical College Students

Effectiveness of teen Mental Health First Aid in Improving Teen‐to‐Teen Support Among American Adolescents*

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