Abstract
Purpose
Stigmatized attitudes towards people with mental illness from healthcare providers
continues to be a problem affecting recovery in people with mental illness. The process
of recovery was explored through digital stories created by service users, with support
from nursing students. Stigmatized attitudes in nursing students and stigma resistance
in service users were also investigated.
Design and methods
A quasi-experimental, mixed-methods, pilot study in which service users/nursing student
teams created digital stories. Surveys testing stigmatized attitudes and stigma resistance
were employed.
Findings
Statistical significance was not found, however, qualitative analysis revealed recovery
elements and greater appreciation of individuals with mental illness by the nursing
students.
Practice implications
Digital story-telling assists service users in doing the internal work of making meaning
from experience. Nursing students benefit from involvement in the activity.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 25, 2022
Accepted:
April 17,
2022
Received in revised form:
April 11,
2022
Received:
October 11,
2021
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