KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT-2017 AMONG NURSING STUDENTS.
Mental illness affects thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, with individuals historically subjected to neglect and abuse in underfunded institutions. Despite legal reforms such as the Mental Health Act of 1987, mental health services in India remained inadequate. The Mental Health Care Act (MHCA), 201...
| Publicado en: | i-Manager's Journal on Nursing Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 32 - 37 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=188831384&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 188831384 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 22314504 FB0Y jtl: i-Manager's Journal on Nursing issn: 22314504 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2025 vid: 15 iid: 2 pid: 66276 pub: i-manager Publications artinfo: ui: 188831384 188831384 188831384 10.26634/jnur.15.2.22220 188831384 ppf: 32 ppct: 5 formats: tig: atl: KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT-2017 AMONG NURSING STUDENTS. aug: au: PADALKAR, SHITAL GAWARI, SAKSHI GHASTE, PRATIMA affil: MKSSS Smt. Bakul Tambat Institute of Nursing Education, Pune, Maharashtra, India sug: subj: Mental Health Services Legislation and Jurisprudence Student Knowledge Evaluation Nursing Practice Evaluation Students, Nursing Sociodemographic Factors Education, Nursing Human Descriptive Research Cross Sectional Studies India Structured Questionnaires Convenience Sample Clinical Competence Teaching Methods, Clinical Program Implementation Patient Care Family Role Patient Rights Stigma Liability, Legal Ethics, Nursing Young Adult Male Female Adult Descriptive Statistics Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Mental illness affects thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, with individuals historically subjected to neglect and abuse in underfunded institutions. Despite legal reforms such as the Mental Health Act of 1987, mental health services in India remained inadequate. The Mental Health Care Act (MHCA), 2017, was introduced to address these gaps by promoting patient rights, community-based care, and legal protections. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices regarding MHCA 2017 among nursing students, identify gaps, and evaluate associations with demographic variables to develop educational interventions. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 nursing students from selected institutes in Pune using a self-structured questionnaire. Participants were selected through convenient sampling. Data were analysed using frequency, percentages, and significance testing (P-values) to assess associations. Only 3.5% of students had good knowledge of MHCA 2017, while 56.5% had average and 40% had poor knowledge. In contrast, 72% demonstrated good practices, with 16% achieving an average level and 12% performing poorly, suggesting that advanced study and real-world experience improve understanding. Knowledge was associated with educational year (P = 0.021) and clinical exposure (P = 0.0005). Practice was significantly associated with clinical exposure (P = 0.027). While most students showed good practices, their knowledge of MHCA 2017 was limited. Clinical exposure played a significant role in improving both knowledge and practices. These findings highlight the need to strengthen mental health legislation training in nursing education and promote practical, rights-based learning experiences. A teaching module on MHCA 2017 was developed to address the identified gaps in knowledge. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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