title: Attitudes of nursing students on consumer participation: the effectiveness of the Mental Health Consumer Participation Questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aims of this article were to evaluate the Mental Health Consumer Participation Questionnaire, and measure nursing students' attitudes to consumer participation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Undergraduate nursing students (n = 116) completed the Mental Health Consumer Participation Questionnaire at the start of a course on recovery for mental health nursing practice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The current findings confirm an endorsement of consumer participation in individual care processes, but less agreement with participation in organizational-level processes, such as management of mental health services and education of providers. This article also confirms that the questionnaire can effectively measure attitudes to consumer participation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The participation of consumers is critical for achieving person-centered services mental health services. It is important that nursing education influence positive attitudes.
authors.affiliation: Central Queensland University, Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Centre for Mental Health Nursing Innovation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Happell
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Platania-Phung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Attitudes; consumer participation; mental health; nursing education