Rakesh Gurrapu, Thirumoorthy Ammapattian, Sojan Antony
Perceived social support, loneliness, and depression among elderly living in old-age homes
Journal of family medicine and primary care
mental health recovery critical concept needs thoroughly understood supported nurses undergraduate nurse educators opportunity clarify misconceptions cultivate positive recovery attitudes assess impact undergraduate nursing course attitudes toward mental health recovery relationship recovery attitudes prejudice toward experience mental illness quasiexperimental pretestposttest nonequivalentcontrol group study conducted using sample undergraduate nursing students new york city n 126 intervention group assigned undergraduate mental health nursing course control group pediatricmaternal health nursing course attitudes toward mental health recovery prejudice measured beginning end semester twoway mixed analyses variance used determine differences students attitudes pearson productmoment correlation analyses used assess relationship prejudice toward people experience mental illness attitudes toward recovery mental health nursing course measurable impact students recovery attitudes however moderatetostrong inverse relationship recovery attitudes prejudice toward experience general mental illness r 054 depression r 060 schizophrenia r 043 curriculum reform needed optimize impact undergraduate education students attitudes possible changes include holistic approach mental health accentuate biomedical model use nontraditional clinical sites provide students opportunity interact along recovery inclusion recovery curriculum development moderatetostrong inverse relationship recovery attitudes prejudice educational interventions positively impact one may also impact research needed investigate relationship causal