Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey.
Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey.
Community Ment Health J. 2019 Nov;55(8):1377-1388. doi: 10.1007/s10597-019-00441-5. Epub 2019 Jul 17.
This descriptive study aims to determine attitudes of community-leading occupational groups towards mental illnesses. The sample of this descriptive study consisted of a total of 1100 participants from clergymen, headmen, teachers, policemen and primary healthcare professionals working in Düzce, Turkey. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form and the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale-BTMIS. Occupational groups were determined to have moderate beliefs about mental diseases according to their BTMIS scale total scores. The occupational groups that had most negative beliefs toward mental illnesses were headmen, police officers, teachers, healthcare professionals and clergymen, respectively. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and percentage. Community-leading occupational groups should be actively involved in anti-stigma activities to change quickly and effectively community attitudes towards mental illnesses.
本描述性研究旨在确定社区领导职业群体对精神疾病的态度。该描述性研究的样本由来自土耳其迪兹杰的神职人员、村长、教师、警察和初级保健专业人员在内的共 1100 名参与者组成。使用个人信息表和精神疾病态度量表（BTMIS）收集数据。根据 BTMIS 量表总分，职业群体被确定对精神疾病有中等程度的信念。对精神疾病持最负面看法的职业群体分别是村长、警察、教师、医疗保健专业人员和神职人员。数据采用平均值、标准差、最小值、最大值和百分比的描述性统计进行评估。社区领导职业群体应积极参与反污名活动，以快速有效地改变社区对精神疾病的态度。
