Mental Health Literacy of Non-mental Health Nurses: A Mental Health Survey in Four General Hospitals in Hunan Province, China

Background: The high numbers of patients with mental illness, especially those who are misdiagnosed or delayed in treatment in China, have imposed a huge burden on the country and the society. This study was designed to investigate the mental health literacy (MHL) of non-mental health nurses.Method:...

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Main Authors: Yuzhu Hao, Qiuxia Wu, Xiaoyang Luo, Shubao Chen, Chang Qi, Jiang Long, Yifan Xiong, Yanhui Liao, Tieqiao Liu
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
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spelling doaj-b3c930ba885b4085a0d84ebc212add1c2020-11-25T03:10:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402020-10-011110.3389/fpsyt.2020.507969507969Mental Health Literacy of Non-mental Health Nurses: A Mental Health Survey in Four General Hospitals in Hunan Province, ChinaYuzhu Hao0Qiuxia Wu1Xiaoyang Luo2Shubao Chen3Chang Qi4Jiang Long5Yifan Xiong6Yanhui Liao7Tieqiao Liu8Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, The China National Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Disorders, Chinese National Technology Institute of Psychiatry, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, The China National Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Disorders, Chinese National Technology Institute of Psychiatry, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Changsha, ChinaFemale Psychiatric Ward, The First Psychiatric Hospital of Hengyang City, Hengyang, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, The China National Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Disorders, Chinese National Technology Institute of Psychiatry, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Changsha, ChinaZhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, ChinaShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaBrain Hospital of Hunan Province, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, The China National Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Disorders, Chinese National Technology Institute of Psychiatry, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Changsha, ChinaBackground: The high numbers of patients with mental illness, especially those who are misdiagnosed or delayed in treatment in China, have imposed a huge burden on the country and the society. This study was designed to investigate the mental health literacy (MHL) of non-mental health nurses.Method: A cross-sectional survey was designed, and a convenient cluster sampling method was applied. We presented evidence on 601 nurses from the non-mental health department in four hospitals in Hengyang city, China. One-third of the vignettes were diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression, or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).Result: The correct identification rates for schizophrenia, depression, and GAD vignettes reached 38.9, 56.2, and 17.5%, respectively. The majority of the participants deemed that the person in each vignette needed professional help, and most of them preferred professional medical help and lifestyle interventions. As for the likely outcome for the persons described in each vignette, more than half of the participants thought that with professional help, the patients would make a full recovery, but problems would probably recur.Conclusion: The MHL of non-mental health nurses is insufficient in China. This condition is particularly applicable in the case of GAD. Thus, the country must implement more mental health education programs to improve the MHL of non-mental health nurses.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.507969/fullmental health literacyacknowledgmentnon-mental health nurseChinamental disorder
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author Yuzhu Hao
Qiuxia Wu
Xiaoyang Luo
Shubao Chen
Chang Qi
Jiang Long
Yifan Xiong
Yanhui Liao
Tieqiao Liu
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Qiuxia Wu
Xiaoyang Luo
Shubao Chen
Chang Qi
Jiang Long
Yifan Xiong
Yanhui Liao
Tieqiao Liu
Mental Health Literacy of Non-mental Health Nurses: A Mental Health Survey in Four General Hospitals in Hunan Province, China
Frontiers in Psychiatry
mental health literacy
acknowledgment
non-mental health nurse
China
mental disorder
author_facet Yuzhu Hao
Qiuxia Wu
Xiaoyang Luo
Shubao Chen
Chang Qi
Jiang Long
Yifan Xiong
Yanhui Liao
Tieqiao Liu
author_sort Yuzhu Hao
title Mental Health Literacy of Non-mental Health Nurses: A Mental Health Survey in Four General Hospitals in Hunan Province, China
title_short Mental Health Literacy of Non-mental Health Nurses: A Mental Health Survey in Four General Hospitals in Hunan Province, China
title_full Mental Health Literacy of Non-mental Health Nurses: A Mental Health Survey in Four General Hospitals in Hunan Province, China
title_fullStr Mental Health Literacy of Non-mental Health Nurses: A Mental Health Survey in Four General Hospitals in Hunan Province, China
title_full_unstemmed Mental Health Literacy of Non-mental Health Nurses: A Mental Health Survey in Four General Hospitals in Hunan Province, China
title_sort mental health literacy of non-mental health nurses: a mental health survey in four general hospitals in hunan province, china
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Psychiatry
issn 1664-0640
publishDate 2020-10-01
description Background: The high numbers of patients with mental illness, especially those who are misdiagnosed or delayed in treatment in China, have imposed a huge burden on the country and the society. This study was designed to investigate the mental health literacy (MHL) of non-mental health nurses.Method: A cross-sectional survey was designed, and a convenient cluster sampling method was applied. We presented evidence on 601 nurses from the non-mental health department in four hospitals in Hengyang city, China. One-third of the vignettes were diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression, or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).Result: The correct identification rates for schizophrenia, depression, and GAD vignettes reached 38.9, 56.2, and 17.5%, respectively. The majority of the participants deemed that the person in each vignette needed professional help, and most of them preferred professional medical help and lifestyle interventions. As for the likely outcome for the persons described in each vignette, more than half of the participants thought that with professional help, the patients would make a full recovery, but problems would probably recur.Conclusion: The MHL of non-mental health nurses is insufficient in China. This condition is particularly applicable in the case of GAD. Thus, the country must implement more mental health education programs to improve the MHL of non-mental health nurses.
topic mental health literacy
acknowledgment
non-mental health nurse
China
mental disorder
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.507969/full
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