关键词: 卒中, 患者, 照顾者, 心理健康素养, 相关性

Abstract: Background　As a whole，both stroke patients and their caregivers face mental health problems during treatment. Improving mental health literacy is conducive to mental health，but there is a lack of investigations on the status and relationship regarding mental health literacy in stroke patients and their caregivers. Objective　To explore the correlation of mental health literacy between stroke patients and their caregivers，providing a basis for formulating corresponding interventions. Methods　This investigation was conducted between July and October 2020 with 580 stroke patient-caregiver pairs selected using convenience sampling from three hospitals of Henan Province using the Chinese version of the Multicomponent Mental Health Literacy Measure（MMHLM-C）. The correlation of mental health literacy between patients and their caregivers was analyzed. Results　In all，558 patient-caregiver pairs（96.2%） who returned responsive questionnaires were included for final analysis. The total score of the MMHLM-C and subscale scores of knowledge-oriented，beliefs-oriented，and resource-oriented mental health literacy were 8（8），4（4），4（4），0（1），respectively for stroke patients，and were 8（8），4（4），3（3），0（2），respectively，for caregivers. The mental health literacy level of stroke patients was positively correlated with that of caregivers（rs=0.715，P<0.001）. Conclusion　The mental health literacy was low in both stroke patients and their caregivers，and was positively correlated. So nurses should pay attention to give health education to both stroke patients and their caregivers simultaneously to achieve mutual promotion to improve their mental health literacy.

Key words: Stroke, Patients, Caregivers, Mental health literacy, Correlation