Stigmatizing attitudes toward mental disorders among non-mental health nurses in general hospitals of China: a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Negative attitudes of nurses toward mental disorders have been reported in various countries. Nurses' stigmatizing attitudes can harm patients with mental disorders (PWMD), thereby delaying the provision of help to patients and leading to decreased quality of care. In this study, we aimed to assess Chinese nurses' stigmatizing attitudes toward patients with mental illness and provide a basis for future development and testing of appropriate and culturally adapted interventions to reduce it.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the attitudes of Non-mental Health Nurses (NMHNs) in general hospitals in China toward the stigma of PWMD and determine the factors influencing them.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of NMHNs in general hospitals were conducted. A sel

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10433212 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature