Marthoenis Marthoenis
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2024 Sep 4;29(5):631-634. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_165_23. eCollection 2024 Sep-Oct.
The actions of healthcare workers in treating and caring for people with mental illness are influenced by various factors. Therefore, this study aimed to assess beliefs, knowledge, and perception of Indonesian Mental Healthcare Workers (MHWs) regarding mental illness.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 173 MHWs in May 2021 using a newly developed questionnaire distributed through convenience sampling methods.
Most respondents were female (n = 135, 77.14%) and married (n = 148, 84.57%), with a mean (SD) of age of 37.57 (6.55) years old. Most believed that mental illness was caused by personal weakness (n = 131, 74.86%) and often led to mental retardation (n = 115, 65.71%). Furthermore, approximately half of this population believed mental illness could be cured through marriage (n = 80, 45.71%).
The evaluated MHWs commonly held misconceptions about the cause and treatments of mental illness. Consequently, relevant training was recommended to be performed for mental health literacy enhancement.
医护人员在治疗和护理精神疾病患者时的行为受到多种因素的影响。因此,本研究旨在评估印度尼西亚精神卫生工作者(MHW)对精神疾病的信念、知识和认知。
2021年5月,采用便利抽样法,对173名精神卫生工作者进行了一项横断面研究,使用新开发的问卷进行调查。
大多数受访者为女性(n = 135,77.14%)且已婚(n = 148,84.57%),平均(标准差)年龄为37.57(6.55)岁。大多数人认为精神疾病是由个人弱点引起的(n = 131,74.86%),并且常常导致智力迟钝(n = 115,65.71%)。此外,大约一半的受访者认为精神疾病可以通过婚姻治愈(n = 80,45.71%)。
经评估的精神卫生工作者对精神疾病的病因和治疗普遍存在误解。因此,建议开展相关培训以提高心理健康素养。