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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.,
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