RT - Journal Article T1 - Contact with mentally ill people Does it effect nurses’ attitude toward mental illness? JF - IJN YR - 1999 JO - IJN VO - 13 IS - 23 UR - http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1374-en.html SP - 32 EP - 36 K1 - Cantact with mentally ill K1 - Attitude towards mental illness AB - 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., LA eng UL http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1374-en.html M3 ER -