Giovanni Napoli, Simone Autuori, Kumi Senkyire Ephraim
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Background: Mental health nurses' (MHNs) stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses are obstacles to recovery and the development of effective care and treatment. Although many authors have been interested in exploring stigma among general health professionals, paradoxically, less and non-generalizable evidence is available on this phenomenon among MHNs. Understanding the factors associated with stigma and its relationship to recovery attitudes among MHNs could allow for more accurate interventions and improve patient care outcomes.
Objective: This study conducted on a sample of Italian psychiatric nurses had the objective of analyzing the aptitude for recovery and the tendency towards stigma of these professionals towards mental illness.
Methodology: A cross-sectional web survey was conducted on a sample of Italian MHNs, who were administered two validated tools, the RAQ-7 (assessment of recovery aptitude) and the WHO-HC-15 (assessment of stigma) respectively.
Results: A total of 204 MHNs were interviewed. The analysis showed positive overall scores (high recovery aptitude and low stigma levels) among participating MHNs. The attitude to recovery appeared to be directly related to a lower tendency to stigma towards mental illness. It has been observed that MHNs with advanced levels of education appear to be more predisposed to recovery, as well as generally less stigmatizing. There is evidence that the setting in which care is provided, marital status and age can play a significant role in the tendency to stigmatization.
Conclusion: Our manuscript could assist nursing executives, leaders or educators in making decisions about managing and preventing stigma among MHNs.
背景:精神卫生护士(MHNs)对精神疾病患者的污名化和歧视是精神疾病患者康复和发展有效护理和治疗的障碍。尽管许多作者对探索一般卫生专业人员中的耻辱感兴趣，但矛盾的是，关于这一现象的证据较少且不可概括。了解与病耻感相关的因素及其与mnhn康复态度的关系，可以更准确地进行干预并改善患者护理结果。目的:本研究以意大利精神科护士为样本，分析这些专业人员对精神疾病的康复倾向和污名化倾向。方法:对意大利mhn样本进行了横断面网络调查，分别对他们使用了两种经过验证的工具，RAQ-7(康复能力评估)和who - hc -15(病耻感评估)。结果:共访谈204名妇幼保健人员。分析显示，参与调查的产妇总体得分为正(康复能力高，病耻感低)。对康复的态度似乎与对精神疾病污名化的倾向较低直接相关。据观察，受过高等教育的mnh似乎更容易康复，而且通常较少受到侮辱。有证据表明，提供护理的环境、婚姻状况和年龄可能在污名化倾向中发挥重要作用。结论:我们的论文可以帮助护理主管、领导或教育工作者做出管理和预防mhn病耻感的决定。
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