Comparing physical and mental health literacy.

Adult Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Literacy Humans Male Mental Disorders / psychology Mental Health / education Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult
Mental health literacy anorexia asthma bi-polar diabetes osteoarthritis physical health literacy schizophrenia

Journal

Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England)
ISSN: 1360-0567
Titre abrégé: J Ment Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9212352

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2019
Historique:
pubmed: 28 4 2018
medline: 19 11 2019
entrez: 28 4 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

This study attempted to ascertain whether people had better mental vs physical health literacy by comparing their knowledge of six conditions. The aim was to link two different literatures which have remained apart. In all, 186 young British participants (52% male) with an average age of 25 years completed an online questionnaire describing six vignettes characters. Three described mental health conditions (anorexia, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia) and three physical health conditions (asthma, diabetes and osteoarthritis). Participants were required to name the illness and rate how treatable and manageable they believed the condition is. They were also asked to rate how much the problem would affect an individual's daily life and suggest whether the individual should seek professional help. The recognition of specific mental health conditions (anorexia, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia) was marginally higher than the recognition of physical health conditions (arthritis, asthma, diabetes). Ratings about treatment and the effect of each illness showed considerable variation. The results suggest that people are equally and relatively poorly informed about relatively common mental compared to physical illnesses.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
This study attempted to ascertain whether people had better mental vs physical health literacy by comparing their knowledge of six conditions.
AIMS OBJECTIVE
The aim was to link two different literatures which have remained apart.
METHODS METHODS
In all, 186 young British participants (52% male) with an average age of 25 years completed an online questionnaire describing six vignettes characters. Three described mental health conditions (anorexia, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia) and three physical health conditions (asthma, diabetes and osteoarthritis). Participants were required to name the illness and rate how treatable and manageable they believed the condition is. They were also asked to rate how much the problem would affect an individual's daily life and suggest whether the individual should seek professional help.
RESULTS RESULTS
The recognition of specific mental health conditions (anorexia, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia) was marginally higher than the recognition of physical health conditions (arthritis, asthma, diabetes). Ratings about treatment and the effect of each illness showed considerable variation.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The results suggest that people are equally and relatively poorly informed about relatively common mental compared to physical illnesses.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2018.1466050 PMID: 29701499
pubmed: 29701499
doi: 10.1080/09638237.2018.1466050
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

243-248

Auteurs

Adshara Vimalanathan (A)

a Research Department of Clinical , Educational and Health Psychology, University College London , London , UK and.

Adrian Furnham (A)

a Research Department of Clinical , Educational and Health Psychology, University College London , London , UK and.
b Norwegian Business School (BI) , Nydalveien , Olso , Norway.

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