The attitudes of patients and staff towards aspects of health promotion interventions in mental health services in Sweden

• The present study investigates attitudes towards aspects of health promotion in mental health services, as rated by patients and staff. The aim of the study was to investigate similarities and differences in attitudes towards health promotion interventions among patients and staff in mental health services, using a newly developed questionnaire, the Health Promotion Intervention Questionnaire (HPIQ). The study has a cross-sectional design and a sample of 141 patients and 140 staff were recruited to the study. The response rate was 59% for the patients and 50% for the staff. The participants were asked to rate the attitudes of the 19 items included in the HPIQ. The result showed that patients and staff in some cases share similar attitudes regarding aspects of health promotion intervention. According to both groups, empowerment is the most important intervention in health promotion. Significant differences between the ratings of patients and staff appeared regarding all subscales of HPIQ. Patients rated alliance and educational support significantly higher than staff and staff-rated empowerment and practical support significantly higher than patients. Based on these findings, it is of importance to meet patients' desire for information and knowledge in an interactive manner with an empowerment approach to promote health in mental health services.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Psykiatri (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Psychiatry (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

Keyword

adult

article

eating disorder

empowerment

female

health promotion

health promotion intervention questionnaire

human

major clinical study

male

medical staff

mental health service

mood disorder

patient attitude

priority journal

questionnaire

rating scale

schizophrenia

self concept

Sweden

attitude

cross-sectional studies

health promotion

middle aged patients

therapeutic relationship

patients perceptions

nurses perceptions

self-esteem

care

education

perspectives

quality

people

attitudes

health

health promotion

mental health services

Hälsofrämjande

Omvårdnad

Hälsa

Psykiatrisk vård

Psychiatry

Psykiatri

Nursing

Omvårdnad

health promotion

attitudes

health

mental health services

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)