Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (정신간호학회지)

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Effects of Human Rights Sensitivity Program on the Human Rights Consciousness and Attitudes Toward the Mental Illness by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses

인권감수성 훈련이 정신간호사의 인권의식과 정신질환자에 대한 태도에 미치는 효과

  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was done to identify the effects of human rights sensitivity training on human rights consciousness and attitudes toward the mentally ill by psychiatric mental health nurse. Methods: A non equivalent control group pre -posttest design was used for this study. The 54 participants were selected from the mental health institute in Y city. The experimental group (n=26) received the interventions 3 times a week for 2 weeks. The evaluation tools were Human Right Consciousness and Community Attitude toward the Mentally Ill (CAMI). Data were analyzed using $x^2$-test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, paired t-test, repeated measure ANCOVA with the SPSS/WIN 12 program. Results: There was a significant mean change in human rights consciousness in the experimental group. But there was no significant difference in attitudes toward mentally illness. Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that the human rights sensitivity program is effective in increasing human rights consciousness of psychiatric mental health nurses. Therefore, this program can be utilized in the field of mental health care services to improve human rights of person with mental illness.

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