Trial reportBioMed research international2018
Attitude towards Mental Illness among Primary Healthcare Providers: A Community-Based Study in Rural China.
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- Mental Health Literacy of Healthcare Providers in Arab Gulf Countries: A Systematic Review.Journal of primary care & community healthPooled it
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- Mental health literacy and the stigmatisation and discrimination of individuals affected by mental illnesses in China: a scoping review.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Review
- Mental illness-related stigma and its associated factors among primary health care professionals in rural China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- A situational analysis of human resource and non-communicable diseases management for community health workers in Chengdu, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Attitude towards patients with psychiatric illness among undergraduate medical students at Government Medical College: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Mental health literacy of Chinese nurses from public general and psychiatric hospitals: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Knowledge and attitude toward depression among healthcare professionals working in Ilu Aba Bor zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, 2021: a cross sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Mental health-related stigma and attitudes toward patient care among providers of mental health services in a rural Chinese county.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2022Article
- Knowledge and attitude of health extension workers regarding mental health problems in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Knowledge and Attitude of Pharmacy Students toward People with Mental Illnesses and Help-Seeking: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Validation and Psychometric Testing of the Chinese Version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale Among Nurses.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Mental illness attitudes and knowledge in non-specialist medical doctors working in state and private sectors.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThere are no studies that have explored attitudes towards mental illness that are held by rural primary healthcare (PHC) providers. The aim of this study was to conduct evidential and comparative research about attitudes towards mental illness among primary healthcare providers from different mental health service models in China rural communities.
methodsA self-administered questionnaire was conducted with a total of 361 rural primary healthcare providers engaged in mental health service delivery.
resultsTotal attitude score mark of rural primary healthcare providers shows that most PHC providers still held pessimistic and negative attitude towards mental illness patients. 71.3% of respondents agreed that "the mental patients often impulsively perform destruction of property"; 72.9% agreed that "mental patients are burdens to the families and society." There are also positive correlations between attitudes and abilities of primary healthcare providers to mental illness.
conclusionThis study provides baseline evidence that primary healthcare providers in rural China hold negative attitudes towards mental illness. It is critical to improve negative attitudes and understanding about the importance of the management of severe mental illness among rural primary healthcare workers in mental health services. We should take comprehensive methods to enrich primary healthcare providers' professional knowledge about mental illness and eliminate discrimination and inappropriate perception against the mental illness.
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