Correlation between disease attitude and empathy of higher vocational nursing students towards patients with mental disorder
Objective To investigate the attitudes of vocational nursing students towards patients with mental disor-ders and their current level of empathy,and to explore the correlation between the two.Methods A stratified random sample of 278 nursing students from Taizhou Polytechnic College were surveyed using the Medical Student Version of the Attitudes to Mental Illness Scale(MICS-MS,Chinese version)and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy for Nursing Students(JSPE-NS).Results The total score of MICS-MS for nursing students was 43.83±7.96,indicating a certain degree of discriminatory attitude.The overall level of empathy was relatively low,with a total score of 101.80±15.93.Female nurs-ing students had a significantly better attitude towards mental illness than male nursing students,and their level of empa-thy towards patients was significantly higher than that of male nursing students;nursing students with a better family cul-tural background had significantly higher levels of disease attitude and empathy than those with a lower family cultural background,and nursing students with relatives who had a mental illness and those who had shared living experiences with patients with mental disorders had a lower level of discrimination towards mental illness and a higher level of empa-thy,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).The level of empathy of nursing students can affect their attitude towards patients with mental disorders(P<0.001),and there is a negative correlation(P<0.01).Gender,family back-ground,relatives with mental illness,frequent contact or living history with patients with mental disorders significantly af-fect nursing students'attitude towards patients with mental disorders(P<0.001).Conclusion Vocational nursing students have a low level of empathy towards patients with mental disorders,and overall exhibit a pessimistic and discrim-inatory attitude.Nursing educators need to analyze the many influencing factors and take targeted measures to improve and enhance the competency of nursing students in caring for patients with mental disorders.
High Vocational CollegeNursing studentMental DisorderAttitude toward Mental IllnessEmpathy
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