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Awareness Matters: Improving Healthcare Workers’ Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, Skills And Attitudes Related To Mental Illness And Suicide Prevention, Carlana J. Coogle
Awareness Matters: Improving Healthcare Workers’ Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, Skills And Attitudes Related To Mental Illness And Suicide Prevention, Carlana J. Coogle
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Problem Description
Healthcare workers’ (HCWs) negative stigmas, poor attitudes, and lack of knowledge impact the care delivered to patients with a mental illness or who may be suffering with suicidal thoughts.
Rationale
Raising HCWs’ awareness, knowledge and skills have been linked to improving the negative stigmas, biases, and attitudes that impede the care required to achieve optimal health outcomes.
Intervention
Participants attended a 90-minute Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training, each participant received six bi-weekly emails about mental health issues, suicide prevention, and community resources. A pre/post survey design using the Mental Illness Clinicians’ Attitude Scale (MICA-4) and the Mental …