Open Access
Subscription or Fee Access
Effectiveness of Information Booklet on Knowledge on Prevention of Mental Illness and Related Stigma among the Attendants of Admitted Patient to Psychiatric Department of MKCG MCH Berhampur
Abstract
Background: Stigma discrimination and neglect prevent care of people with mental disorders. 1 in 5 people experience mental illness during their life time. It is very much essential for the relatives of mentally ill persons are expected to know about prevention of mental illness and its related stigma. Objectives: Objectives of the study were to assess the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge on prevention of mental illness and related stigma among the attendants of admitted patients to psychiatric department of MKCG MCH Berhampur. Methods: A one group pre-test–post-test with pre-experimental design was conducted to assess the effectiveness of information booklet regarding prevention of mental illness and its related stigma among 50 attendants of admitted patients to psychiatric department of MKCG MCH Berhampur. Data were collected by purposive sampling technique through structured questionnaire schedule. Results: Findings reveal that the overall mean pre-test knowledge score was 13.94±3.09 which is 40.11% of the total score revealing poor knowledge; whereas the mean post-test score was 26.24±3.76 which is 77.17%, revealing good knowledge and the effectiveness was 37.06%. Highly significant (p<0.05) difference was found between pre and post-test knowledge score whereas no significant (p<0.01) association was found between pre and post-test knowledge score when compared to demographic variables.
References
Ahuja Niraja. A Short Textbook of Psychiatric. 7th Edn. New Delhi: Jaypee Brother Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.; 2011.
Guze Samuel B. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder. 4th Edn. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 2000.
Basavanthappa BT. Nursing Research. New Delhi: Jaypee Brother Publication; 2010.
Lalita K. Mental Health and Psychiatry Nursing. Bangalore: VMG Book House; 2011.
Neraja KP. Essentials of Mental Health & Practice Nursing. 3rd Edn. New Delhi: Jaypee Brother Medical Publishers (Pvt); 2011.
Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Generating & Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. 4th Edn. New Delhi: Wolters Kluwer India Private Limited; 2014.
Sadock’s and Kaplan. Synopsis of Psychiatry. 10th Edn. New Delhi: Wolters Kluwer (India) Private Limited; 2010.
Sreevani R. A Guide to Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing. 3rd Edn. New Delhi: Jaypee Brother Medical Publishers (p) Ltd.; 2010.
Stuart GW, Laria MT. Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing. 9th Edn. New Delhi: Mossby Harcoart (India) Pvt. Ltd.; 2009.
Mary Townsend C. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. 7th Edn. New Delhi: Jaypee Brother Medical publisher (P) Ltd.; 2012.
Abd Alhadi Hasan, Patrick Callaghan, Lymn Joanne S. Evaluation of the Impact of a Psycho-Educational Intervention on Knowledge Levels and Psychological Outcomes for People Diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Their Caregivers in Jordan. BMC Psychiatry. 2014; 14(1): 17p.
Ae-ngibise KA, Christian V, Doku K, Asante KP, Owusu-agyei S. The Experience of Caregivers of People Living with Serious Mental Disorders: A Study from Rural Ghana. J Glob Health Action. 2015; 1: 1–9p.
Andrea Pusey-Murray. ‘I Need Help’: Caregivers' Experiences of Caring for Their Relatives with Mental Illness in Jamaica. Ment Health Fam Med. 2013; 10(2): 113–121p.
Aromaa E, Tolvenen AJ, Wehlbeck K. Attitude towards People with Mental Disorder: The Psychometric Characteristics of a Finnish Questionnaire. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2010; 45(2): 265–273p.
Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Attitudes towards Mental Illness. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2012. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/Mental_Health_Reports/pdf/BRFSS_Full%20Report.pdf
Singh B, Singh R, Singh KK. Knowledge and Attitude towards Mental Health and Mental Illness: An Issue among Rural and Urban Community of Jhapa District of Nepal. Int J Health Sci Res. 2013; 3(9): 29–34p.
Tesfaw G, Kibru B, Ayano G. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Higher Levels of Perceived Stigma among People with Schizophrenia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2020; 14: 19p.
Stein Bradley D. Interventions to Improve Student Mental Health. 2012. Available from: https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1319.html
Braich PS, Lal V, Hollands S, Almeida DR, Burden and Depression in the Caregivers of Blind Patients in India. J Midlife Health. 2012; 3(1): 31–35p.
Ross CA, Goldner EM. Stigma, Negative Attitudes and Discrimination towards Mental Illness within the Nursing Profession: A Review of the Literature. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2009; 16(6): 558–67p
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijnspr.v0i0.1812
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.