J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2013 Sep;22(3):169-179.

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

• Ju HG
• Lee KJ
• Kim HS

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 chi2-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.

Keyword

Human rights; Education; Attitude; Psychiatric nurse

MeSH Terms

Human Rights*
Humans
Mental Health*
Mentally Ill Persons

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