Nurses’ attitudes to mental illness: A comparison of a sample of nurses from five European countries

Chambers, Mary; Guise, Veslemøy; Välimäki, Maritta; Botelho, Maria Antónia ́Rebelo; Pearce, Scott; Staniulienė, Vida; Zanotti, Renzo

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.08.008

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“…The stigma scores among psychiatric and nonpsychiatric nurses were 102.75 (13.02) and 103.55, respectively. Research results are consistent with those of a collection of studies (22,(24)(25)(26). Callaghan compared the attitudes of two groups of nursing students differentiated based on having taken a psychiatric secondment.…”

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Comparing Mental Illness Stigma among Nurses in Psychiatric and Non-Psychiatric Wards in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Ebrahimi¹,

Jafarabadi²,

Areshtanab³

et al. 2017

Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis

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Stigma can complicate people's mental health problems by affecting different sides of personal life, increasing negative attitudes, causing discriminatory behavior towards them, and reducing the chances of recovery and returning to normal life. This research aims to compare the stigma of mental illness among nurses working in psychiatric and non-psychiatric wards in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. A total of 240 nurses participated in this descriptive and analytic study. The data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the Community Attitudes towards the Mentally Ill (CAMI) Scale, which is a 40-item self-report questionnaire. All data were analyzed using SPSS 13. The majority of nurses have a medium level of stigma toward people with mental illness, and there is no significant relation between the type of wards and mean stigma scores. After eliminating factors such as mental illness in nurses and their families, it seems that only working with people with mental illness in psychiatric wards is not enough to create a positive attitude toward them. Additionally, the less physical activity and taking advantage of legal benefits of work hardship for psychiatric nurses, low income, and stigma toward psychiatric nursing, probably may make a difference in inclining to work in psychiatry ward between the two groups in spite of relatively equal stigma scores. O r i g i n a l a r t i c l e I NT ROD U CT I ONMental patients suffer from not only the mental illness but also its stigma (1). Stigma may be affixed to patients by other members of the society due to their perceived mental illness or physical disabilities (2). Stigma and discrimination can affect all aspects of an individual's life (3). High levels of stigma can complicate people's mental health problems, increasing negative attitudes, causing discriminatory behavior towards them, and reducing the chances of recovery and returning to normal life (4). Despite varied activities and movements' stigma, stigmatized attitudes still exist (5, 6). People with mental illness acquire stigma from different sources such as the community, family, workmates, and mental healthcare providers (7). Studies show that the frequency of stigma varies across nations and has increased in recent years (8,9). People with mental illness are far more likely to be the victims of stigma than those with physical diseases (10). Stigma and discrimination in connection with the mentally ill is the biggest obstacle in improving effective care and treatment. The mortality rates among psychiatric patients with medical comorbidity is higher than among other patients (11). According to studies, the mentally ill are more strongly prone to lowerquality medical cares, and 40% of those seeking medical cares do not receive sufficient services (12).One important and effective factor in the attitude toward mental illness is having a regular contact with it. According to studies, mentally ill people's families and those with mental health problems have positive attitudes toward mental illn...

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“…It may be due to the difference in the amount and type of contact with patients. Finally, he concluded that no significant association existed between attitude toward mental illness and contact (25).…”

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Comparing Mental Illness Stigma among Nurses in Psychiatric and Non-Psychiatric Wards in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Ebrahimi¹,

Jafarabadi²,

Areshtanab³

et al. 2017

Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis

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“…15 Though significant difference was not observed between medical and nursing students, they hold negative attitudes in the stereotype domain. Earlier research pointed out that health care professionals were not resistant to social prejudices.…”

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“…Ex: "People with mental illness have unpredictable behavior"; (ii) Stereotyping: includes four items (10-13) intended to measure the degree of respondents' maintenance of social distance toward persons with mental illness. Ex: "It is easy to identify those who have a mental illness"; (iii) Restrictiveness: composed of four items (14)(15)(16)(17), that hold an uncertain view on the rights of people with mental illness. Ex: "It is not appropriate for a person with mental illness to get married"; (iv) Benevolence (reverse coded): includes eight items (18-23, 25, 26) related to kindness and sympathetic views of the respondents towards people with a mental illness.…”

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Medical and nursing students’ attitudes toward mental illness: An Indian perspective

Poreddi¹,

Thimmaiah²,

BadaMath³

2017

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“…Esse contato é capaz de produzir profundos efeitos na formação de atitudes em relação às pessoas com transtornos mentais, já que inclui não apenas o aspecto cognitivo, mas também o afetivo e comportamental das relações interpessoais. Assim sendo, os trabalhadores de saúde mental têm um papel fundamental na vida dos usuários e são, muitas vezes, o maior apoio no percurso da inclusão social 4,5 . Algumas pesquisas mostram uma atitude negativa dos profissionais de saúde, quando comparados à população geral, para com indivíduos que possuem transtornos mentais, como os estudos de Nordt et al 6 , Thorpe e Addison 7 e Lauber et al 8 , nos quais as variáveis sociodemográficas que mais influenciaram as atitudes negativas dos profissionais em saúde mental foram idade, sexo, nível educacional e renda.…”

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Atitudes dos trabalhadores de saúde mental em relação aos pacientes psiquiátricos em uma cidade do interior do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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Resumo Introdução Existem poucos estudos acerca da avaliação das atitudes dos trabalhadores em saúde mental em relação aos indivíduos com transtornos mentais no Brasil, principalmente em cidades de médio e pequeno porte. Portanto, foi conduzido um estudo seccional para avaliar as atitudes dos profissionais de saúde mental que trabalham em uma pequena cidade do interior do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Método Foram avaliados 155 trabalhadores em saúde mental do município de Carmo, em novembro de 2015, utilizando a escala Community Attitudes Toward Mentally Ill (CAMI-BR). A CAMI tem quatro subescalas: Autoritarismo, Benevolência, Restrição Social e Ideologia de Saúde Mental Comunitária. Resultados Os trabalhadores, na sua maioria, apresentaram atitudes positivas para com os pacientes psiquiátricos. A subescala que teve pontuação mais alta foi Benevolência, seguida por Ideologia Comunitária, enquanto Restrição Social e Autoritarismo obtiveram as pontuações mais baixas. As variáveis que tiveram associação significativa com as atitudes positivas foram: faixa etária, categoria profissional e nível educacional. As pessoas mais jovens e com mais anos de estudo foram as que mostraram atitudes mais positivas. Os Cuidadores apresentaram atitudes mais negativas quando comparados às outras categorias. Conclusão Embora ainda persistam algumas atitudes autoritárias no cuidado dos pacientes psiquiátricos, os trabalhadores de Carmo têm atitudes positivas relacionadas às pessoas com transtorno mental e sua inclusão na comunidade, o que fortalece a implementação das reformas da assistência psiquiátrica no município.

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Nurses’ attitudes to mental illness: A comparison of a sample of nurses from five European countries

Cited by 133 publications

References 53 publications

Comparing Mental Illness Stigma among Nurses in Psychiatric and Non-Psychiatric Wards in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Comparing Mental Illness Stigma among Nurses in Psychiatric and Non-Psychiatric Wards in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Medical and nursing students’ attitudes toward mental illness: An Indian perspective

Atitudes dos trabalhadores de saúde mental em relação aos pacientes psiquiátricos em uma cidade do interior do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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