Interventional Study of Mental Health Literacy Educational Program for General Hospital Nurses

NCT05528640 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 1155149877
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Mental health literacy is a concept that encompasses knowledge of mental health, mental illnesses, and their management; mental illness-related attitudes/ stigma; and help-seeking efficacy. It impacted care provision by affecting healthcare professionals' ability to recognize, manage and prevent mental illnesses. It was found that physical-mental comorbidity (co-occurrence of physical and mental illnesses) imposed a burden on patients and the healthcare system. However, the referral rate to psychiatric consultation-liaison in general hospitals was low could be attributed to the suboptimal level of mental health literacy of general hospital healthcare professionals. Nurses are the major healthcare workforce in general hospitals for the initial identification of mental illness, help doctors to deal with patients' conditions, and make a contribution to positive patient outcomes in general hospitals. Therefore, there is an urgent need to improve the mental health literacy of nurses working in general hospitals. An education program had been developed guided by the concept of mental health literacy, and self-efficacy theory. This study aims to examine the effect of an educational program on improving the mental health literacy of general hospital nurses, in terms of knowledge of mental health, mental illnesses, and their treatment; attitude or stigma about mental illnesses; and help-seeking efficacy. It also measures the interventional effect on perceived competency in caring for patients with mental illness and work stress among general hospital nurses, as well as patient satisfaction with nursing care in general hospitals.

Conditions

Mental Health Issue

Keywords

Education; Mental health literacy; Nurses; General hospital

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in level of mental health literacy

  The level of participant's mental health literacy will be evaluated using The Mental Health Literacy Scale developed by Connor \& Casey (2015). This questionnaire comprised 35 items which consisted of the ability to recognize disorders (8 questions), knowledge of where to seek information (4 questions), knowledge of risk factors and causes (2 questions), knowledge of self-treatment (2 questions), knowledge of professional help available (3 questions), attitudes that promote recognition or appropriate help-seeking behavior (16 questions) (O'Connor \& Casey, 2015). Questions with a 4-point scale are rated "1" was very unlikely/unhelpful, "4" was very likely/helpful and for a 5-point scale that "1" strongly disagreed/definitely unwilling, "5" strongly agreed/definitely willing. The higher the total score indicates a higher level of mental health literacy.

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, one month after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change from baseline in perceived competency in caring for patients with mental illnesses

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, one month after intervention

• Change from baseline in level of work stress

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, one month after intervention

• Change from baseline in patient satisfaction with nursing care

  Baseline, immediately after intervention, one month after intervention

Study Arms (2)

Mental Health Literacy Educational Program

EXPERIMENTAL

An educational program consisting of six 30-minutes online educational sessions and one 60-minutes face-to-face session.

Other: Mental Health Literacy Program

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No active intervention

Interventions

Mental Health Literacy Program OTHER

Six educational sessions will be delivered on a private YouTube channel which consists of information about mental health literacy (knowledge about priority mental illnesses, attitude/ stigma related to mental illnesses, and help-seeking efficacy). There will be six-weeks unrestricted access period. Afterwards, the round-up session which consists of problem-based learning and group sharing will be delivered in person. Two vignettes based on the clinical scenarios will be given for discussion. Furthermore, participants are encouraged to share their opinion on mental health literacy, strategies for dealing with difficulties of caring for patients with mental illnesses in general hospitals, way to promote mental health literacy of healthcare professionals in general hospitals

Mental Health Literacy Educational Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Full-time registered nurse (general) or enrolled nurse (general)
• Take care for adult patients in emergency departments or medical ward

You may not qualify if:

• Does not understand Chinese and English
• Unable to access or use the internet.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chinese University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, 852, Hong Kong

Location

Central Study Contacts

Cheung Janice

CONTACT

+852 59287861; 1155149877@link.cuhk.edu.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Student

Model Details: This study is a prospective 2-arm parallel controlled trial.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2022
• First Posted: September 6, 2022
• Study Start: September 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 18, 2023
• Study Completion: April 21, 2023
• Last Updated: September 6, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)