dc.contributor.advisor | Stanyon, Wendy | |
dc.contributor.author | Fernandes, Alicia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-09T16:06:13Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T16:55:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-09T16:06:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T16:55:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-06-01 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/679 | |
dc.description.abstract | Rationale: Mental illness is a growing concern with stigma acting as a barrier for help-seeking and accessing appropriate avenues of care. This study aimed to determine the perceptions of the web-based resource Mindsight, which promotes mental health/illness awareness.
Methods: A mixed methods research design was used to explore the perceptions of Mindsight certificate holders. In Phase One, an Evaluation of Mindsight survey (n=90) and the Attitudes to Mental Illness questionnaire (n=40) collected participant perceptions of the Mindsight web resource and attitudes towards mental illness. In Phase Two, participants (n=9) provided feedback on the Mindsight web resource during focus group sessions.
Results: In Phase One, most participants considered the Mindsight web-based resource to be applicable in their daily lives and indicated they had a greater understanding of mental illness after completion of the resource. In Phase Two, all participants revealed that Mindsight was easy to navigate; however, many thought the resource needed improvements with respect to its cultural representation.
Conclusion: Mindsight was found to be useful by Mindsight certificate holders; however, cultural representation needs to be improved. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Mental illness | en |
dc.subject | Web-based | en |
dc.subject | Cultural representation | en |
dc.title | An evaluation of an online mental health awareness resource: perspectives of Mindsight certificate holders | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.degree.level | Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) | en |
dc.degree.discipline | Health Sciences | en |