Effects of a web-based education for community mental health case managers on physical healthcare for clients with severe mental illness

Jungsu Lee; Yun-Jung Choi; Jungsu Lee; Yun-Jung Choi

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2023045

AIMS Public Health

2023, Volume 10, Issue 3: 647-657. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2023045

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Effects of a web-based education for community mental health case managers on physical healthcare for clients with severe mental illness

Jungsu Lee ¹,
Yun-Jung Choi ^{2
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Seoul Psychiatric Emergency Response Center, Seoul, South Korea
2.
Chung-Ang University, Red Cross College of Nursing, Seoul, South Korea

Received: 01 February 2023 Revised: 05 May 2023 Accepted: 25 July 2023 Published: 04 August 2023

This study aimed to develop and verify the effects of a web-based physical healthcare education program for community mental health case managers during the time of COVID-19. Six modules of mental health case management physical health education program were developed and provided using the EdWith education platform, which enables real-time streaming, lecture participant management and whether participants have watched the video and watch time. A total of 51 community mental health case managers participated in the study. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 software. Participants of the physical healthcare education program testified increased performance in, as well as enhanced attitudes toward physical healthcare. Their confidence in physical healthcare increased significantly from that of the individuals in the control group. The web-based educational program for mental health case managers in physical healthcare may be beneficial to improving the physical health of clients with chronic mental illness.
- case management,
- community mental health,
- nursing education,
- physical health care,
- web-based learning
Citation: Jungsu Lee, Yun-Jung Choi. Effects of a web-based education for community mental health case managers on physical healthcare for clients with severe mental illness[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2023, 10(3): 647-657. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2023045

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Abstract

This study aimed to develop and verify the effects of a web-based physical healthcare education program for community mental health case managers during the time of COVID-19. Six modules of mental health case management physical health education program were developed and provided using the EdWith education platform, which enables real-time streaming, lecture participant management and whether participants have watched the video and watch time. A total of 51 community mental health case managers participated in the study. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 software. Participants of the physical healthcare education program testified increased performance in, as well as enhanced attitudes toward physical healthcare. Their confidence in physical healthcare increased significantly from that of the individuals in the control group. The web-based educational program for mental health case managers in physical healthcare may be beneficial to improving the physical health of clients with chronic mental illness.

Acknowledgments

This study is not funded by any agency and is being conducted by the authors independently.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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