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Interventional Study of Mental Health Literacy Educational Program for General Hospital Nurses

NCT05528640 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2022-09-06

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Summary

Mental health literacy is a concept that encompasses knowledge of mental health, mental illnesses, and their management; mental illness-related attitudes/ stigma; and help-seeking efficacy. It impacted care provision by affecting healthcare professionals' ability to recognize, manage and prevent mental illnesses. It was found that physical-mental comorbidity (co-occurrence of physical and mental illnesses) imposed a burden on patients and the healthcare system. However, the referral rate to psychiatric consultation-liaison in general hospitals was low could be attributed to the suboptimal level of mental health literacy of general hospital healthcare professionals. Nurses are the major healthcare workforce in general hospitals for the initial identification of mental illness, help doctors to deal with patients' conditions, and make a contribution to positive patient outcomes in general hospitals. Therefore, there is an urgent need to improve the mental health literacy of nurses working in general hospitals.

An education program had been developed guided by the concept of mental health literacy, and self-efficacy theory. This study aims to examine the effect of an educational program on improving the mental health literacy of general hospital nurses, in terms of knowledge of mental health, mental illnesses, and their treatment; attitude or stigma about mental illnesses; and help-seeking efficacy. It also measures the interventional effect on perceived competency in caring for patients with mental illness and work stress among general hospital nurses, as well as patient satisfaction with nursing care in general hospitals.

Conditions

  • Mental Health Issue

Interventions

OTHER

Mental Health Literacy Program

Six educational sessions will be delivered on a private YouTube channel which consists of information about mental health literacy (knowledge about priority mental illnesses, attitude/ stigma related to mental illnesses, and help-seeking efficacy). There will be six-weeks unrestricted access period. Afterwards, the round-up session which consists of problem-based learning and group sharing will be delivered in person. Two vignettes based on the clinical scenarios will be given for discussion. Furthermore, participants are encouraged to share their opinion on mental health literacy, strategies for dealing with difficulties of caring for patients with mental illnesses in general hospitals, way to promote mental health literacy of healthcare professionals in general hospitals

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-01-18
Completion
2023-04-21

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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