Public health nurses experience of mental health encounters in the context of primary health care: a constructivist grounded theory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In primary health care people with mental health needs are often overlooked or masked with physical complaints. It has been suggested that public health nurses lack sufficient knowledge when encountering people with mental health problems. Low levels of mental health literacy among professionals are associated with negative patient outcome. There is a need to understand public health nurses process and strategies used when encountering a person with mental health problems in order to promote mental health. This study aimed to construct a theory that explains the process of public health nurses experience when encountering people with mental health problems based on their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about mental health.

Methods

A constructivist grounded theor

SUBMITTER: Nilsson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209567 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature