Nursing Department, Vision Colleges, Jeddah 23643, Saudi Arabia.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2022 Oct;40:56-59. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2022.05.001. Epub 2022 May 6.
It is common knowledge that people with psychiatric illnesses are stigmatized by a broad spectrum of society. The purpose of this study was to assess the beliefs of undergraduate students toward people with mental illnesses, and determine the impact of psychiatric education and clinical practice on their beliefs. A Quasi-Experimental, single-group pre-test post-test design was used. The study was performed at a private school of health sciences in Saudi Arabia. The study sample consisted of 42 students. For data collection, the Beliefs toward Mental Illness Scale was used. Following the psychiatric education and clinical practice, the total BMIS and subscale scores were significantly lower than the scores obtained before the course. There was a statistically significant difference in the BMIS total scores (t = 2.17, p = 0.001) and subscale scores (Poor social and interpersonal skills: t = 0.78, p = 0.001; Dangerousness: t = 1.17, p = 0.001; Incurability: t = 0.42, p = 0.001) between the pre-test and post-test data. This research indicates that psychiatric educational intervention using face-to-face interaction and clinical practice interaction can positively change stigmatizing beliefs of undergraduate students toward people with mental illnesses.
人们普遍认为，精神疾病患者受到社会各界的歧视。本研究旨在评估本科生对精神疾病患者的信念，并确定精神科教育和临床实践对其信念的影响。采用准实验、单组前后测设计。该研究在沙特阿拉伯的一所私立健康科学学校进行。研究样本由 42 名学生组成。为了收集数据，使用了《对精神疾病的信念量表》。在接受精神科教育和临床实践后，BMIS 的总分和分量表得分明显低于课程前的得分。BMIS 总分（t=2.17，p=0.001）和分量表得分（社会和人际交往技能差：t=0.78，p=0.001；危险：t=1.17，p=0.001；不可治愈性：t=0.42，p=0.001）在前后测数据之间存在统计学差异。这项研究表明，使用面对面互动和临床实践互动的精神科教育干预可以积极改变本科生对精神疾病患者的歧视性信念。
