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Mental health literacy of local public officials and the mental health business attitude survey

일 지역사회 공무원의 정신건강지식 및 정신건강사업에 대한 태도조사

  • 김현실 (송호대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 강은옥 (횡성군 정신건강복지센터)
  • Received : 2018.10.24
  • Accepted : 2019.02.01
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate perceptions of mental health literacy and mental health services of local public officials in Korea. The participants were 273 civil servants working in three Gangwondo provinces. Data were collected from July 1, 2018 to August 15, 2018 using structured questionnaires, and SPSS Ver. 22.0 was used for data analysis. Results showed mental health literacy of public officials was 101.45 points (range 35-160). Mental health literacy level was found to be significantly dependent on occupation and levels of mental health education, mental health treatment experience, and family mental health treatment experience. Only 39.9% of respondents stated they were aware of mental health welfare centers. The most common condition that caused respondents to seek mental health services was depression (35.9%). In addition, 44.7% of the respondents opined that mental health care was improving due to community changes. An analysis of the relationship between perceptions of mental health welfare centers and mental health literacy scores showed a positive relationship between participant prior knowledge about mental health welfare centers and investment in mental health management (p=.012), suggesting a need for further development of educational programs using mental health nurses to improve mental health literacy among community officials.

본 연구의 목적은 우리나라 지역사회 공무원의 정신건강지식 및 정신건강사업에 대한 인식을 알아보기 위해 시행된 서술적 조사연구이다. 조사대상자는 강원도 3개 군에 근무하는 공무원 273명을 대상으로 시행하였으며, 구조화된 설문지를 통해 2018년 7월 1일부터 8월 15일까지 자료를 수집하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS 22.0 프로그램을 이용하였다. 연구결과 공무원의 정신건강지식은 101.45점(범위 35-160)이었다. 정신건강지식정도는 직업, 정신건강 교육 유무, 정신건강 치료경험 유무, 가족의 정신건강 치료경험 유무에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 정신건강사업에 대한 인식으로 정신건강복지센터에 대해 알고 있는지에 대해 응답자의 39.9%가 이름정도만 알고 있다고 응답하였으며, 확대해야 할 정신건강서비스는 우울 등 조기발견 서비스가 35.9%로 가장 많았다. 정신건강사업으로 인한 지역사회의 변화에 대해 약간 좋아지고 있다는 응답자가 44.7%로 가장 많았다. 조사대상자들의 정신건강복지센터에 대한 인식과 정신건강 지식 점수와의 관계를 분석한 결과 정신건강지식점수에 따라 정신건강복지센터에 대한 사전지식 유무와 정신건강 관리를 위한 정부의 관리투자에 관한 문항은 통계적으로 유의한 것으로 나타났으므로(p=.012) 지역사회 공무원들의 정신건강지식을 향상시키기 위해 정신건강간호사를 활용한 교육 프로그램의 개발을 제안한다.

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Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of the Participants

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Table 2. MHLs according to demographic Characteristics of the Participants

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Table 3. Awareness of mental health promotion center

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Table 4. Relationship between perception of mental health promotion center and MHLs

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