Predictors of Mental Health Literacy in a Sample of Health Care Major Students: Pilot Evaluation Study
Background: The numerous mental health awareness campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic have shifted our understanding and perception of mental health. Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate predictors of mental health literacy (MHL), that is, one’s knowledge and beliefs about mental di...
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| author | Tohme, Pia |
| author2 | Abi Fadel, Nour Yaktine, Nour Abi-Habib, Rudy |
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| author_facet | Tohme, Pia Abi Fadel, Nour Yaktine, Nour Abi-Habib, Rudy |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Tohme, Pia Abi Fadel, Nour Yaktine, Nour Abi-Habib, Rudy |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2024-06-03T10:51:42Z 2024-06-03T10:51:42Z 2024 2024-02-08 |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 2561-326X http://hdl.handle.net/10725/15678 https://doi.org/10.2196/43770 Tohme, P., Abi Fadel, N., Yaktine, N., & Abi-Habib, R. (2024). Predictors of Mental Health Literacy in a Sample of Health Care Major Students: Pilot Evaluation Study. JMIR Formative Research, 8(1), e43770. http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php https://formative.jmir.org/2024/1/e43770/ |
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| description | Background: The numerous mental health awareness campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic have shifted our understanding and perception of mental health. Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate predictors of mental health literacy (MHL), that is, one’s knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders. We evaluate whether digital health literacy, empathy, and mentalizing contribute to MHL. Methods: Our sample consisted of 89 health care major students, aged between 17 and 32 years, studying at a university in Lebanon. The Mental Health Literacy Scale for Healthcare Students (MHLS-HS), the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ), the Basic Empathy Scale (BES), and the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire-8 (RFQ-8) were used. Results: Multiple regression analyses revealed that the Engagement in Own Health subscale of digital health literacy constituted a predictor of MHL. While empathy and mentalizing did not directly predict MHL, they were found to predict components of MHL. Conclusions: This is the first study to evaluate digital health literacy, empathy, and mentalizing as predictors of MHL in Lebanon, a country where mental health is still considered taboo. Moreover, this pilot study is the first to provide some support for the predictive role of some digital health literacy subscales on MHL in light of the rise of the digital era following the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | Predictors of Mental Health Literacy in a Sample of Health Care Major Students: Pilot Evaluation StudyTohme, PiaAbi Fadel, NourYaktine, NourAbi-Habib, RudyBackground: The numerous mental health awareness campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic have shifted our understanding and perception of mental health. Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate predictors of mental health literacy (MHL), that is, one’s knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders. We evaluate whether digital health literacy, empathy, and mentalizing contribute to MHL. Methods: Our sample consisted of 89 health care major students, aged between 17 and 32 years, studying at a university in Lebanon. The Mental Health Literacy Scale for Healthcare Students (MHLS-HS), the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ), the Basic Empathy Scale (BES), and the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire-8 (RFQ-8) were used. Results: Multiple regression analyses revealed that the Engagement in Own Health subscale of digital health literacy constituted a predictor of MHL. While empathy and mentalizing did not directly predict MHL, they were found to predict components of MHL. Conclusions: This is the first study to evaluate digital health literacy, empathy, and mentalizing as predictors of MHL in Lebanon, a country where mental health is still considered taboo. Moreover, this pilot study is the first to provide some support for the predictive role of some digital health literacy subscales on MHL in light of the rise of the digital era following the COVID-19 pandemic.Published2024-06-03T10:51:42Z2024-06-03T10:51:42Z20242024-02-08Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article2561-326Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10725/15678https://doi.org/10.2196/43770Tohme, P., Abi Fadel, N., Yaktine, N., & Abi-Habib, R. (2024). Predictors of Mental Health Literacy in a Sample of Health Care Major Students: Pilot Evaluation Study. JMIR Formative Research, 8(1), e43770.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttps://formative.jmir.org/2024/1/e43770/enJMIR Formative Researchinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/156782024-06-11T08:37:42Z |
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