Community/Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Nurs Open. 2023 Oct;10(10):6980-6988. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1953. Epub 2023 Jul 29.
To assess the social cognitive elements of the stigma of mental illness (knowledge, attitudes and behaviours) among healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Jordan.
A cross-sectional descriptive design.
A total of 206 HCPs were conveniently recruited from general hospitals in Jordan. The mental attitude, knowledge and intended behaviours scales were used to measure stigma elements.
Participants reported a moderate level of knowledge, a moderate negative attitude and a moderate or not greater interest to deal with people with mental health illnesses. The bivariate correlation revealed a negative significant correlation between HCPs' knowledge and attitude, indicating that HCPs with more knowledge significantly have more positive attitude (lower average score) towards those suffering from the illness. A more significant correlation was found between HCPs' knowledge and behaviour. The HCPs who had more knowledge were holding more interest and willingness towards dealing with persons with mental illness.
Negative attitudes among HCPs demand awareness programmes pertaining to the stigma of mental illness to afford higher standards of practice for patients with mental problems.
评估约旦医疗保健专业人员（HCP）对精神疾病污名的社会认知因素（知识、态度和行为）。
横断面描述性设计。
从约旦的综合医院方便地招募了 206 名 HCP。使用心理态度、知识和预期行为量表来衡量污名因素。
参与者报告了中等水平的知识、中等程度的负面态度以及对与心理健康疾病患者打交道的中等或不更大的兴趣。单变量相关性显示 HCP 的知识和态度之间存在负显著相关性，这表明具有更多知识的 HCP 对患病者的态度明显更为积极（平均得分较低）。HCP 的知识和行为之间存在更显著的相关性。知识更丰富的 HCP 对处理精神病患者更感兴趣并更愿意这样做。
HCP 中存在的负面态度需要开展精神疾病污名相关的认识计划，为有精神问题的患者提供更高标准的实践。
