Beliefs, Knowledge, and Perception of Indonesian Mental Healthcare Workers Regarding Mental Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 1 Q3 NURSING

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research Pub Date : 2024-09-04 eCollection Date: 2024-09-01 DOI:10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_165_23

Marthoenis Marthoenis

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Abstract

Background: The actions of healthcare workers in treating and caring for people with mental illness are influenced by various factors. Therefore, this study aimed to assess beliefs, knowledge, and perception of Indonesian Mental Healthcare Workers (MHWs) regarding mental illness.

Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 173 MHWs in May 2021 using a newly developed questionnaire distributed through convenience sampling methods.

Results: Most respondents were female (n = 135, 77.14%) and married (n = 148, 84.57%), with a mean (SD) of age of 37.57 (6.55) years old. Most believed that mental illness was caused by personal weakness (n = 131, 74.86%) and often led to mental retardation (n = 115, 65.71%). Furthermore, approximately half of this population believed mental illness could be cured through marriage (n = 80, 45.71%).

Conclusions: The evaluated MHWs commonly held misconceptions about the cause and treatments of mental illness. Consequently, relevant training was recommended to be performed for mental health literacy enhancement.

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印度尼西亚心理保健工作者对精神疾病的信念、知识和看法：一项横断面研究。

背景：医护人员在治疗和护理精神病患者时的行为受到各种因素的影响。因此，本研究旨在评估印度尼西亚心理保健工作者（MHWs）对精神疾病的信念、知识和看法：2021 年 5 月，研究人员通过方便抽样的方法，向 173 名心理保健工作者发放了新编制的调查问卷，并对其进行了横断面研究：大多数受访者为女性（n = 135，77.14%）和已婚者（n = 148，84.57%），平均年龄（SD）为 37.57（6.55）岁。大多数人认为精神疾病是由个人弱点引起的（n = 131，74.86%），并经常导致智力低下（n = 115，65.71%）。此外，约有一半的人认为精神病可以通过婚姻治愈（n = 80，45.71%）：结论：接受评估的心理健康工作者普遍对精神病的病因和治疗方法存在误解。因此，建议开展相关培训，以提高精神卫生知识水平。

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