Abstract

Objectives

Mental health first aid (MHFA) may have beneficial effects on the public’s knowledge, attitude, and behavior; however, its effectiveness in increasing mental health literacy on college students remains unknown.

Methods

We systematically searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to January 2020. We included trials that compared the effect between the MHFA program group and control group on the knowledge, stigmatizing attitudes, confidence, and intention of college students. A random-effects model was used.

Results

We analyzed five trials involving 1134 participants and found that the MHFA program could significantly increase the student’s knowledge (SMD: 0.49, 95% CI: [0.28–0.70]) and confidence (SMD: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.24–1.19).

Conclusions

Overall, the MHFA program could increase college students’ knowledge regarding mental health and confidence to support people with mental health problems. However, well-designed control trials are required to investigate the program’s effect on mental health literacy in college students.

Abbreviations

MHFA, Mental health first aid; GPs, General Practioners; CI, confidence interval; SMD, standardized mean24difference.

中文翻译：

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心理健康急救提高大学生心理健康素养：荟萃分析

摘要

目标

心理健康急救（MHFA）可能对公众的知识、态度和行为产生有益的影响；然而，其在提高大学生心理健康素养方面的效果仍然未知。

方法

我们系统地检索了 PubMed、EMBASE 和 Cochrane 图书馆数据库，从一开始到 2020 年 1 月。我们纳入了比较 MHFA 项目组和对照组对大学生知识、污蔑态度、信心和意图影响的试验。使用随机效应模型。

结果

我们分析了涉及 1134 名参与者的五项试验，发现 MHFA 计划可以显着提高学生的知识（SMD：0.49，95% CI：[0.28–0.70]）和信心（SMD：0.71，95% CI：0.24–1.19）。

结论

总体而言，MHFA 计划可以增加大学生有关心理健康的知识和支持有心理健康问题的人的信心。然而，需要精心设计的对照试验来调查该计划对大学生心理健康素养的影响。

缩写

MHFA，心理健康急救；全科医生、全科医生；CI，置信区间；SMD，标准化均值24差。