The Effects of Short Films About Mental Health and Diseases Shot by Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Psychiatric Patients
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2022
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Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of short films about mental health and diseases shot by nursing students on their attitudes towards psychiatric patients. Material and Method: The population of the semi-experimental research in pre-test and post-test design consisted of 196 nursing students. The sample selection method was not used, and the research was completed with a total of 126 nursing students who were at school on the date the data was collected and volunteered to participate in the research. This number is the sample of the research at the same time. Information Form and Attitudes Towards Mentally Ills Scale was used. The number, percentage distribution, and paired samples were evaluated by using a t-test. Results: There were eleven short films made in the first academic semester and nine short films made in the second academic semester. Most of the films were about mental disorders related to psychopathology. The pre-test mean score of the Attitudes Towards Mentally Ills Scale was 64.50±13.77, and the post-test score of the scale was 72.50±14.72. The difference between the pre-test and post-test scale scores of the students was found to be significant. Conclusion: This study concluded that short films about mental health disorders made by students have a positive effect on nursing students’ attitudes towards psychiatric patients.