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Conference Paper: Examination of Mental Health Status, Mental Health–related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours among the Working Population in Hong Kong
Title | Examination of Mental Health Status, Mental Health–related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours among the Working Population in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. |
Citation | The 2014 Regional Congress of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), Hong Kong, 12-14 December 2014. In East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 2014, v. 24 n. 4S, p. 68 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objectives: People’s socio-demographic background,
previous contact with people with mental illnesses, and
mental health status affect their attitudes towards mental
illnesses and utilisation of mental health services and vice
versa. This study aimed to examine (1) the level of knowledge
about mental health issues, and (2) how are beliefs, attitudes,
and reported and intended behaviour related to the working
population’s mental health status breakdown by the industries
that they were in.
Methods: Telephone survey with a probable sample was
conducted. Participants were recruited and telephoneinterviewed
by the Social Science Research Centre, The
University of Hong Kong. Attitudes, knowledge, and
reported and intended behaviour towards mental illnesses
were measured by scales being used in the UK Department
of Health Attitudes to Mental Illness survey. The mental
health status was measured by the Case-finding and Help
Assessment Tool (CHAT) developed in New Zealand.
Results: A total of 1013 participants joined the study. Of
them, 653 (58.1%) were male; 55.5% of the participants
had matriculation or higher level of education; 77.1% of the
participants’ income were HKD10,000 or above. They mostly
worked in the construction (11.3%), finance, insurance, estate,
and other commercial services (15.6%), transport (11.8), and
community, social and personal services industries. Those
who worked in the manufacturing, construction, and hotel
and restaurant industries had the higher mean scores of the
CHAT. Using multinomial regression analysis, knowledge,
attitude, and reported behaviours towards mental illness
seem to have different impacts on participants’ mental health
status in various disciplines.
Conclusions: The findings inform what strategies may be
unutilised to improve the mental health status of the working
population in different industries. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/215766 |
ISSN | 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.364 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Wong, PWC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tse, SSK | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-21T13:38:32Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-21T13:38:32Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 2014 Regional Congress of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), Hong Kong, 12-14 December 2014. In East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 2014, v. 24 n. 4S, p. 68 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-9947 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/215766 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: People’s socio-demographic background, previous contact with people with mental illnesses, and mental health status affect their attitudes towards mental illnesses and utilisation of mental health services and vice versa. This study aimed to examine (1) the level of knowledge about mental health issues, and (2) how are beliefs, attitudes, and reported and intended behaviour related to the working population’s mental health status breakdown by the industries that they were in. Methods: Telephone survey with a probable sample was conducted. Participants were recruited and telephoneinterviewed by the Social Science Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong. Attitudes, knowledge, and reported and intended behaviour towards mental illnesses were measured by scales being used in the UK Department of Health Attitudes to Mental Illness survey. The mental health status was measured by the Case-finding and Help Assessment Tool (CHAT) developed in New Zealand. Results: A total of 1013 participants joined the study. Of them, 653 (58.1%) were male; 55.5% of the participants had matriculation or higher level of education; 77.1% of the participants’ income were HKD10,000 or above. They mostly worked in the construction (11.3%), finance, insurance, estate, and other commercial services (15.6%), transport (11.8), and community, social and personal services industries. Those who worked in the manufacturing, construction, and hotel and restaurant industries had the higher mean scores of the CHAT. Using multinomial regression analysis, knowledge, attitude, and reported behaviours towards mental illness seem to have different impacts on participants’ mental health status in various disciplines. Conclusions: The findings inform what strategies may be unutilised to improve the mental health status of the working population in different industries. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | East Asian Archives of Psychiatry | - |
dc.title | Examination of Mental Health Status, Mental Health–related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours among the Working Population in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, PWC: paulw@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Tse, SSK: samsont@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, PWC=rp00591 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Tse, SSK=rp00627 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 248545 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 2078-9947 | - |