Stereotyped beliefs and views in the treatment of persons with depression
Keywords:
mental health, ethics, stigma, discrimination, quality of education in care professions, nursing care providersAbstract
The risk of stereotyped behaviour is significant in providers of nursing care due to the nature of their work, being close to patients with depression, which may lead to stigmatizing and discriminatory behaviour. In order to reduce this risk, a research was conducted aimed at establishing whether stereotyped beliefs and views on persons with depression are present in nursing care students, and whether these are expressed through their performance when planning community treatment for persons with depression. The research included second-year undergraduate students. The methods used were a quantitative survey with a developed questionnaire and an analysis of the content of the project assignments according to their score on a three-level scale. All the collected data were quantitatively analysed with the SPSS 20.0 program. The results showed that 90 % of respondents held stereotyped beliefs and views on persons with depression, and that these influenced the treatment planning of 65.1 % of the students. The findings highlighted the need for increased activity by all persons participating in the education process, through appropriate didactical approaches, in order to encourage nursing care students to recognize and
eliminate their own stereotyped beliefs and views
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