Consumer Involvement in Psychiatric Nursing Education: An Analysis of South Korean Students’ Experiences

Abstract

This study examined the experiences of South Korean nursing students in a psychiatric nursing class with consumer involvement. Data on 98 nursing students were collected in June 2021 and analysed using content analysis of participants’ journals. Our qualitative study design adheres to the COREQ checklist for qualitative studies. Four main categories and subcategories were identified: (1) reflection, (2) learning, (3) preparation for the future, and (4) requirements. The findings demonstrated that applying consumer involvement to psychiatric nursing education is an innovative and effective strategy to correct negative prejudices among nursing students against people with mental illness.

Author contributions

JJ was the major contributor (50%) in conception, design, and data collection, analysis, and writing, editing. KIK (35%) and SS (15%) contribute to conception, design, data evaluation, writing, and critical review, editing.

Data availability statement

The data that support the finding of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Ethics approval

This study was approved by the IRB of Semyung University (IRB no. 2020-05-004-01).

Additional information

Funding

This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (NRF-2021R1G1A1009189).