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Exploring the knowledge and attitude of public about mental health problems: A pilot intervention for effective mental health promotion
CONTEXT: The knowledge about mental health problems among the general public is comparatively quite low. The pilot study was conducted with an aim to increase the knowledge of the day-to-day mental health problems which people can have among the mass. AIMS: The aims of this study are (1) to assess t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6796309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31867362 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_137_19 |
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author | Murthy, Meena Kolar Sridara Kapanee, Aruna Rose Mary Desai, Geetha Chaturvedi, Santosh Kumar |
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description | CONTEXT: The knowledge about mental health problems among the general public is comparatively quite low. The pilot study was conducted with an aim to increase the knowledge of the day-to-day mental health problems which people can have among the mass. AIMS: The aims of this study are (1) to assess the knowledge and attitude about mental health problems of the selected sample and (2) to build the capacity in providing first aid for mental health to the selected sample through training. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was used in assessing the knowledge and skills of the participants of the first aid for mental health problems. It was conducted in the institute itself. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 89 participants were taken to participate in the cross-sectional study. Using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire, a brief training, and a feedback form, capacity building for first aid for mental health problems was provided. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: The questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The capacity building program for first aid for mental health problems appears to be effective in improving the knowledge and attitude with regard to the mental health problems. The findings from the program indicated lack of knowledge in understanding of mental health, knowledge of causation, and treatment of mental health problems. Feedback of the training program indicated that it improved the ability of the participants in recognizing persons undergoing mental health problems and brought about a change in their beliefs about mental health, attitudes, and need for prompt referral. CONCLUSIONS: The program was successful in increasing the confidence of the participants in providing help to someone with a mental health problem and referring to appropriate mental health professional. This shows that there is an immediate need for empowering general public with knowledge and skills to provide support to people with mental health problems. |
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spelling | pubmed-67963092019-12-20 Exploring the knowledge and attitude of public about mental health problems: A pilot intervention for effective mental health promotion Murthy, Meena Kolar Sridara Kapanee, Aruna Rose Mary Desai, Geetha Chaturvedi, Santosh Kumar J Educ Health Promot Original Article CONTEXT: The knowledge about mental health problems among the general public is comparatively quite low. The pilot study was conducted with an aim to increase the knowledge of the day-to-day mental health problems which people can have among the mass. AIMS: The aims of this study are (1) to assess the knowledge and attitude about mental health problems of the selected sample and (2) to build the capacity in providing first aid for mental health to the selected sample through training. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was used in assessing the knowledge and skills of the participants of the first aid for mental health problems. It was conducted in the institute itself. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 89 participants were taken to participate in the cross-sectional study. Using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire, a brief training, and a feedback form, capacity building for first aid for mental health problems was provided. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: The questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The capacity building program for first aid for mental health problems appears to be effective in improving the knowledge and attitude with regard to the mental health problems. The findings from the program indicated lack of knowledge in understanding of mental health, knowledge of causation, and treatment of mental health problems. Feedback of the training program indicated that it improved the ability of the participants in recognizing persons undergoing mental health problems and brought about a change in their beliefs about mental health, attitudes, and need for prompt referral. CONCLUSIONS: The program was successful in increasing the confidence of the participants in providing help to someone with a mental health problem and referring to appropriate mental health professional. This shows that there is an immediate need for empowering general public with knowledge and skills to provide support to people with mental health problems. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6796309/ /pubmed/31867362 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_137_19 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Journal of Education and Health Promotion http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Murthy, Meena Kolar Sridara Kapanee, Aruna Rose Mary Desai, Geetha Chaturvedi, Santosh Kumar Exploring the knowledge and attitude of public about mental health problems: A pilot intervention for effective mental health promotion |
title | Exploring the knowledge and attitude of public about mental health problems: A pilot intervention for effective mental health promotion |
title_full | Exploring the knowledge and attitude of public about mental health problems: A pilot intervention for effective mental health promotion |
title_fullStr | Exploring the knowledge and attitude of public about mental health problems: A pilot intervention for effective mental health promotion |
title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the knowledge and attitude of public about mental health problems: A pilot intervention for effective mental health promotion |
title_short | Exploring the knowledge and attitude of public about mental health problems: A pilot intervention for effective mental health promotion |
title_sort | exploring the knowledge and attitude of public about mental health problems: a pilot intervention for effective mental health promotion |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6796309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31867362 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_137_19 |
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