Tailored Mental Health Literacy Training Improves Mental Health Knowledge and Confidence among Canadian Farmers
Tailored Mental Health Literacy Training Improves Mental Health Knowledge and Confidence among Canadian Farmers
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph17113807
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发表时间：
2020-06-01
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Jones-Bitton, Andria
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作者：
Hagen, Briana N. M.;Harper, Sherilee L.;Jones-Bitton, Andria
本研究评估了“知行合一”心理健康素养培训对加拿大农业的影响。我们假设“In the Know”会显著增加参与者关于心理健康的知识，认识到心理健康斗争的信心，与他人谈论心理健康的信心，以及帮助可能与心理健康作斗争的人的信心。“了解”是一个4小时的面对面项目，由一位在农业方面也有经验的心理健康专家讲授。2018年在加拿大安大略省举办了六次会议。参与者是农民和/或主要与农民一起工作。训练前进行纸质问卷调查，训练结束后进行培训后问卷调查，训练后3个月和6个月通过电子邮件进行问卷调查。进行Wilcoxon sign -rank检验，比较参与者在四个时间点上自我报告的知识和信心。“知道”显著提高了参与者自我报告的心理健康知识和认识心理健康斗争的信心，与他人交谈，帮助那些在训练后立即和通常在训练后3个月和6个月挣扎的人。这是第一个在农业人口中进行的研究，通过3个月和6个月的随访来衡量项目的影响。鉴于所报告的心理健康素养与更多寻求帮助之间的关联，在整个农业社区更广泛地传播“了解情况”可能有助于提高心理健康素养，从而增加农民寻求帮助的人数。
This study evaluated the impact of "In the Know" mental health literacy training for Canadian agriculture. We hypothesized that "In the Know" would significantly increase participants' knowledge around mental health, confidence in recognizing mental health struggles, confidence in speaking about mental health with others, and confidence in helping someone who may be struggling with mental health. "In the Know" was a 4-h, in-person program delivered by a mental health professional who also had experience in agriculture. Six sessions were offered in Ontario, Canada in 2018. Participants were farmers and/or worked primarily with farmers. A pre-training paper questionnaire was administered, followed by a post-training questionnaire at the end of the session and 3 and 6 month post-training questionnaires via email. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were performed to compare participants' self-reported knowledge and confidence across four timepoints. "In the Know" significantly improved participants' self-reported mental health knowledge and confidence in recognizing mental health struggles, speaking to others, and helping others who are struggling immediately following training and often at 3 and 6 months post-training. This is the first study among farming populations to measure program impact with 3- and 6-month follow-ups. Given the reported associations between mental health literacy and increased help-seeking, disseminating "In the Know" more broadly across farming communities may help to increase mental health literacy and thus increase help-seeking among farmers.