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McMaster Okanagan Office of Health & Well-being

Prioritizing Optimal Health & Well-being at McMaster

Health Service Utilization

The statements below are questions from the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey for McMaster University. Click on each statement to view the results.

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Participants were asked how much they agree with the following statement: If I needed to seek professional help for my mental or emotional health, I would know where to go on campus.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: If I needed to seek professional help for my mental or emotional health, I would know where to go on campus. The graph shows the following results: Strongly Disagree: Selected by approximately 110 participants. Disagree: Selected by approximately 200 participants. Somewhat Disagree: Selected by approximately 160 participants. Somewhat Agree: Selected by approximately 390 participants. Agree: Selected by approximately 510 participants. Strongly Agree: Selected by approximately 330 participants.

Participants were asked how much they agree with the following statement: If I needed to seek professional help for my mental or emotional health, I would know where to go off campus.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: If I needed to seek professional help for my mental or emotional health, I would know where to go off campus. The graph shows the following results: Strongly Disagree: Selected by approximately 150 participants. Disagree: Selected by approximately 350 participants. Somewhat Disagree: Selected by approximately 275 participants. Somewhat Agree: Selected by approximately 380 participants. Agree: Selected by approximately 375 participants. Strongly Agree: Selected by approximately 220 participants.

Participants were asked how much they agree with the following statement: If I needed to seek professional help for my physical health, I would know where to go on campus.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: If I needed to seek professional help for my physical health, I would know where to go on campus. The graph shows the following results: Strongly Disagree: Selected by approximately 75 participants. Disagree: Selected by approximately 180 participants. Somewhat Disagree: Selected by approximately 100 participants. Somewhat Agree: Selected by approximately 260 participants. Agree: Selected by approximately 510 participants. Strongly Agree: Selected by approximately 540 participants. Not Applicable: Selected by approximately 30 participants.

Participants were asked how much they agree with the following statement: If I needed to seek professional help for my physical health, I would know where to go off campus.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: If I needed to seek professional help for my physical health, I would know where to go off campus. The graph shows the following results: Strongly Disagree: Selected by approximately 50 participants. Disagree: Selected by approximately 130 participants. Somewhat Disagree: Selected by approximately 90 participants. Somewhat Agree: Selected by approximately 300 participants. Agree: Selected by approximately 570 participants. Strongly Agree: Selected by approximately 590 participants.

Participants were asked how much they agree with the following statement: There is a good support system on campus for students going through difficult times.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: There is a good support system on campus for students going through difficult times. The graph shows the following results: Strongly Disagree: Selected by approximately 90 participants. Disagree: Selected by approximately 125 participants. Somewhat Disagree: Selected by approximately 200 participants. Somewhat Agree: Selected by approximately 460 participants. Agree: Selected by approximately 400 participants. Strongly Agree: Selected by approximately 160 participants. I don't know: Selected by approximately 260 participants.

Participants were asked: Are you aware of mental health outreach efforts on your campus?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Are you aware of mental health outreach efforts on your campus? The graph shows the following results: No: Selected by approximately 750 participants. Yes: Selected by approximately 875 participants.

Participants were asked: Do you use campus health services for your primary care (such as routine check-ups with a doctor)?

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: Do you use campus health services for your primary care (such as routine check-ups with a doctor)? The graph shows the following results: No: Selected by approximately 1200 participants. Yes: Selected by approximately 475 participants.

Participants were asked: If you were experiencing serious emotional distress, whom would you talk to about this? Select all that apply.

Overall Results:

Graph for the prompt: If you were experiencing serious emotional distress, whom would you talk to about this? Select all that apply. The graph shows the following results: Professional Clinician (e.g., psychologist, counsellor, or psychiatrist): Selected by approximately 675 participants. Roommate: Selected by approximately 400 participants. Friend (who is not roommate): Selected by approximately 1050 participants. Significant Other: Selected by approximately 750 participants. Family Member: Selected by approximately 1000 participants. Religious Counsellor or Other Religious Contact: Selected by approximately 75 participants. Support Group (e.g., student peer support, online support group): Selected by approximately 75 participants. Professor or Instructor: Selected by approximately 190 participants. Other Non-Clinical Source: Selected by approximately 30 participants. I don't have anyone to talk to about this: Selected by approximately 40 participants. I prefer not to talk to anyone about this: Selected by approximately 125 participants.