Effect of a Financial Education Program on Financial Attitudes and Management Behaviors of Korean Individuals With Chronic Mental Illness.

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.