First aid program in mental health in 1st year college students

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Published: Aug 8, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2021.n1.v2.2106
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mental health literacy first aid young nursing social anxiety

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Sandrina Ribeiro da Cunha
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
Luís Manuel de Jesus Loureiro
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde: Enfermagem

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First aid program in mental health in 1st year college students. Background: The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program is an educational tool used in the context of promoting literacy in mental health in the most diverse contexts, and whose scientific evidence is presented as effective. Objective: to analyze the effectiveness of the MHFA program on 1st year students of the Nursing course. Methodology: Pre-experimental design, with a single group, pre- and post-intervention assessment, applying a sample of 188 1st year students of the Nursing course. The data collection instrument used was the QuALiSMental. The data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics v24.0 software. Results: the program is effective in terms of recognizing social anxiety, intention to request help and confidence in providing help. Conclusion: The MHFA program proves to be adequate in the context of the integration of students in higher education, and can be used as a preventive measure and promoting mental health.

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Ribeiro da Cunha, S., & de Jesus Loureiro, L. M. (2021). First aid program in mental health in 1st year college students. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 2(1), 275–282. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2021.n1.v2.2106
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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): PSYCHOLOGY AND POSITIVE GROWTH. COPING WITH THE DIFFICULTY IN A MATURE WAY: THE RESPONSE TO COVID 19
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