Mining Liang1,2,3,4, Qiongni Chen1,2,3,4, Jincai Guo5, Zubing Mei6, Junhui Wang7, Yang Zhang8, Li He1,2,3,4, Yamin Li1. 1. Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, Republic of China. 2. Department of Psychiatry, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, Republic of China. 3. Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, Republic of China. 4. Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Chinese National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorder (Xiangya), Chinese National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, Republic of China. 5. Department of Medical Technology, Changsha Stomatological Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, Republic of China. 6. Department of Anorectal Surgery, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, Republic of China. 7. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, Republic of China. 8. Nursing Teaching and Research Institute, Medical College of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, Republic of China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Mental health first aid (MHFA) may have beneficial effects on the public's knowledge, attitude, and behavior; however, its effectiveness in increasing mental health literacy on college students remains unknown. METHODS: We systematically searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to January 2020. We included trials that compared the effect between the MHFA program group and control group on the knowledge, stigmatizing attitudes, confidence, and intention of college students. A random-effects model was used. RESULTS: We analyzed five trials involving 1134 participants and found that the MHFA program could significantly increase the student's knowledge (SMD: 0.49, 95% CI: [0.28-0.70]) and confidence (SMD: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.24-1.19). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the MHFA program could increase college students' knowledge regarding mental health and confidence to support people with mental health problems. However, well-designed control trials are required to investigate the program's effect on mental health literacy in college students. ABBREVIATIONS: MHFA, Mental health first aid; GPs, General Practioners; CI, confidence interval; SMD, standardized mean24difference.
OBJECTIVES: Mental health first aid (MHFA) may have beneficial effects on the public's knowledge, attitude, and behavior; however, its effectiveness in increasing mental health literacy on college students remains unknown. METHODS: We systematically searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to January 2020. We included trials that compared the effect between the MHFA program group and control group on the knowledge, stigmatizing attitudes, confidence, and intention of college students. A random-effects model was used. RESULTS: We analyzed five trials involving 1134 participants and found that the MHFA program could significantly increase the student's knowledge (SMD: 0.49, 95% CI: [0.28-0.70]) and confidence (SMD: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.24-1.19). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the MHFA program could increase college students' knowledge regarding mental health and confidence to support people with mental health problems. However, well-designed control trials are required to investigate the program's effect on mental health literacy in college students. ABBREVIATIONS: MHFA, Mental health first aid; GPs, General Practioners; CI, confidence interval; SMD, standardized mean24difference.
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Keywords:
College students; mental health first aid; meta-analysis
Authors: Asma Alanazi; Saad Algethami; Mohammed Alnafisah; Saoud Alhussayen; Fares Almutairi; Sultan Almureef; Maram Albalawi; Farida Habib Journal: J Environ Public Health Date: 2022-05-30