Knowledge and attitude towards mental illness among primary healthcare nurses in Brunei: A cross-sectional study

Factors associated with public attitudes towards persons with disabilities: a systematic review

“…But having a relative with a disability did not have a significant influence Knowledge [ 28 ] TATDP Participants: University students (582 from Medical School, 224 from School of Nursing) Setting: Ege University, Turkey People who have knowledge about the attitudes towards the disabled in advance will have a better attitude. [ 22 ] ATDP-form O Participants: 587 undergraduate nursing students Setting: Three cities in Turkey Prior knowledge has a positive impact on creativity, consciousness and development attitude [ 26 ] CAMI Participants: 62 primary care nurses Setting: three major healthcare centers in Brunei Increase in knowledge level decreases social restrictiveness (negative) attitude [ 37 ] The disability questionnaire Participants:142 employers Setting:Colorado Springs, United States Employer attitudes was not related to their knowledge about what constitutes ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Profession [ 30 ] ATDP (Form B) Participants: 634 college students and 234 healthcare professionals Setting: Tel Aviv University, Israel X-ray technicians have lesser positive attitudes toward the person with disability than occupational therapists, nurses, family doctors and physical therapists. [ 41 ] The Teacher Integration Attitudes Questionnaire Participants: Teachers of physical education (56) and music education (54) Setting: University of Kansas, United States Music education teachers held significantly less favorable attitudes towards children with emotional and behavioral disorders; Physical education teachers held significantly less favorable attitudes about socialization of children with orthopedic handicaps Religion [ 29 ] CATCHs; MAS Participants:200 high school and 144 university students Setting: Nijmegen, Netherlands Religion does not influence the attitude on the disabled [ 42 ] A picture-ranking interview of specific physical disabilities Participants: 54 children with craniofacial anomalies and 68 healthy children Setting: Negros, Philippines Religions’ beliefs are very significant for comprehending attitudes toward disabled groups ...…”

“…People’s knowledge about the disabled was also investigated in several studies. Three of them reported that people who have higher knowledge level would have better attitude toward people with disabilities [ 22 , 28 ] and minimize negative attitudes [ 26 ], however, one study [ 37 ] found no relationship between attitudes and their knowledge of the policy act regarding disabled people.…”

Factors Associated with Public Attitudes Towards Persons with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

“…Seven studies reported the evidence that meets the measurement criteria, but the others haven't justi ed clearly enough about the bias control, or the psychometric properties of the instrument. Eleven studies [14,21,20,25,26,27,35,40,42,37,38] scored three stars for "analysis", which means they chose the appropriate analysis strategy for the given outcome measuring scale and have provided enough evidence, whereas the others rated two stars. The participants of most included studies were in a younger age range (e.g., students), which may cause a selection bias.…”

“…People's knowledge about the disabled was also investigated in several studies. Three of them reported that people who have higher knowledge level would have better attitude toward people with disabilities [22,26] and minimize negative attitudes [38] , however, one study [39] found that knowledge about the policy act of disabled people is not related to their attitudes.…”

Community Mental Health Services in Developing Countries, Time to Think Outside the Box

“…Appropriate nursing interventions-afforded the same status as pharmacological treatment-are warranted as the first-line treatment of depression [23]. In a recent cross-sectional study in Brunei, negative attitudes of primary care nurses were reported towards mental health conditions [24]. In a paper from Hong Kong, it was suggested that if mental health nurses adopt societal beliefs into their practice, this can lead to the misinterpretation of mental illness [25].…”