Purpose: To test whether a financial education program (FEP) helps Korean individuals with chronic mental illness, and raise awareness of the importance of this education as a component of rehabilitation education among mental health nurses who manage such patients. Method: A quasi-experimental study was conducted to determine how a FEP affects the financial attitudes and financial management behaviors of individuals with chronic mental illness. This FEP comprised 12 sessions over 6 weeks. Results: Significant differences in financial attitudes and financial management behaviors (e.g., planning, rationality, responsibility) were found between experimental and control groups. Conclusion: Results suggest that community mental health nurses should develop various FEP interventions for individuals with chronic mental illness.
Jung et al. (Tue,) studied this question.