%0 Journal Article %A Khaleghparast Athari Sh., %T Contact with mentally ill people Does it effect nurses’ attitude toward mental illness? %J Iran Journal of Nursing %V 13 %N 23 %U http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1374-fa.html %R %D 1999 %K Cantact with mentally ill, Attitude towards mental illness, %X 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., %> http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1374-fa.pdf %P 32-36 %& 32 %! %9 Research %L A-10-530-267 %+ %G eng %@ 2008-5931 %[ 1999