Satya Sai Ram Kumar Gulla, Elvera Helberg, Rajesh Vikram Vagiri
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Background: Positive mental health (PMH) forms the basis of well-being and positive mind set, which includes a range of cognitive-emotional attributes and coping skills of an individual towards the family and society. Assessment of PMH in psychiatric patients is critical in understanding their needs, improving mental health and the treatment of their illnesses.
Aim: To investigate the levels of PMH among patients attending the outpatient department at a public sector tertiary referral psychiatric hospital using the multidimensional PMH instrument.
Setting: Adult psychiatric patients attending the outpatient department at a public sector tertiary referral hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa.
Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted using a multi-dimensional PMH instrument with a convenient sample of 346 outpatients who provided consent.
Results: Females reported significantly high PMH scores (3.86 vs 3.6; p = 0.018) compared to males. Patients with higher education (Gr. 0-7 vs Gr. 8-12 vs Tertiary education, PMH scores 3.34 vs 3.75 vs 4.18; p < 0.001), being married (single vs married, 3.67 vs 3.81, p = 0.342) and employed (unemployed vs employed, 3.62 vs 3.97, p = 0.005) reported significantly high total PMH score and across various domains.
Conclusion: The results of the study highlighted the multi-dimensionality of mental health and justified importance of evaluating the domains of PMH in mental health care users. Identifying the reasons for the deficits in the PMH domains and implementing coping strategies will improve the emotional and psychological well-being of patients.
Contribution: Examining the PMH domains will assist healthcare workers intervene to improve the mental health of patients.
背景:积极心理健康(PMH)是幸福和积极心态的基础，它包括个人对家庭和社会的一系列认知情感属性和应对技能。评估精神病人的PMH对于了解他们的需求、改善精神健康和治疗他们的疾病至关重要。目的:利用多维PMH仪器调查某公立三级转诊精神病院门诊患者PMH水平。背景:南非豪登省一家公立三级转诊医院门诊部的成年精神病患者。方法:采用多维PMH仪器进行定量、横断面和描述性研究，方便抽取346例提供同意书的门诊患者。结果:女性报告的PMH得分显著较高(3.86 vs 3.6;P = 0.018)。受过高等教育的患者(0-7级vs 8-12级vs高等教育)，PMH评分3.34 vs 3.75 vs 4.18;p < 0.001)，已婚(单身vs已婚，3.67 vs 3.81, p = 0.342)和就业(失业vs就业，3.62 vs 3.97, p = 0.005)报告的PMH总分在各个领域都很高。结论:研究结果强调了心理健康的多维性，并证明了评估精神卫生保健使用者PMH领域的重要性。确定PMH域缺陷的原因并实施应对策略将改善患者的情绪和心理健康。贡献:检查PMH域将有助于医护人员干预，以改善患者的心理健康。
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The journal is the leading psychiatric journal of Africa. It provides open-access scholarly reading for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and all with an interest in mental health. It carries empirical and conceptual research articles, reviews, editorials, and scientific letters related to psychiatry. It publishes work from various places in the world, and makes special provision for the interests of Africa. It seeks to serve its readership and researchers with the most topical content in psychiatry for clinical practice and academic pursuits, including work in the subspecialty areas of psychiatry.
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