@ARTICLE{Khaleghparast Athari Sh., author = {Khaleghparast Athari Sh., and }, title = {Contact with mentally ill people Does it effect nurses’ attitude toward mental illness?}, volume = {13}, number = {23}, abstract ={B a c kgro u n d: Contact theory has been mentioned for years. Can it effect peoples' attitude a question to be answered. Objective: To determine nurses' attitude toward mental illness with different levels of contact with mentally ill people. Design: This was a correlational study. Using a two part questionnair data were collected about contact level and attitude of a group of nurses. Sample: Four hundred nurses from both sexes were randomly selected from Tehran, Iran and Shahid Beheshti universities. Result: There was a negative relation between the level of contact of nurses with mentally ill and their attitude toward mental illness (p=O.OOO,Gamma coeficient= -- 0.47). Conclusion: Attitude of nurses should be considered as an important factor in caring for mentally ill people. further researches are recommended on factors effecting their attitude., }, URL = {http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1374-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1374-en.pdf}, journal = {Iran Journal of Nursing}, doi = {}, year = {1999} }