A Study to assess the Knowledge and Attitude regarding Restraints of Patients among Staff Nurses in Selected Psychiatric Hospitals in a View to Develop a Protocol

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Nongmeikapam Memichand
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

scholarly journals A study to assess the knowledge and attitude of staff nurses regarding human rights of mentally ill patients at selected hospitals of Bangalore, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Kriti Thapa ◽  
Vimala W. Samson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Mental illness raises many human rights issues. People with mental disorders are exposed to a wide range  of human rights violation both within and outside the health care context. People with mental illness and their families  do not exercise their rights, because of lack of awareness that they have such rights, lack of knowledge about how to effectively assert their rights, and lack of confidence in asserting their rights. The most important factor in ensuring patient’s rights is the knowledge, attitude and commitment of the mental health professionals.Objectives:  The objectives of the study were to assess knowledge and attitude of staff nurses regarding human rights of mentally ill patients.Methods: A descriptive approach was adopted for the study. A total of 50 staff nurses working in psychiatric wards of general hospitals and in psychiatric hospitals of Bangalore were selected through purposive sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess level of knowledge and a four-point Likert scale was used to assess attitude of nurses regarding human rights of mentally ill patients.Results: The overall mean knowledge score was 50 percent and the overall mean attitude score was 68.65 percent among  the staff nurses.Conclusion: The results of the study exposed the requirement of continuing education of staff nurses regarding human rights of mentally ill patients. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College Vol. 6, No. 1, 2017, page: 27-31

Knowledge and attitude towards end of life care among student nurses and staff nurses

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Reshmi Vakkachan ◽  
Anu Varghese ◽  
JB Bivin ◽  
Nagarajaiah
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Knowledge and attitude towards home treatment among referring healthcare professionals and self-referring patients to a psychiatric hospital: Better information is needed

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110108
Author(s):  
Sonja Mötteli ◽  
Ladina Risch ◽  
Florian Hotzy ◽  
Stefan Vetter
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Inpatient Treatment ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatient ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Home Treatment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Home treatment (HT) is a patient-centred and cost-effective alternative to acute psychiatric inpatient care. However, the progress of its implementation and utilisation in routine care is slow. Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and attitude towards HT among healthcare professionals. Method: This observational study included telephone-based semi-structured interviews of 140 referring healthcare professionals including 35 self-referring patients to a large psychiatric hospital in Switzerland during 6 months in 2020. We assessed their knowledge, attitude and experience with HT along with sociodemographic characteristics, professional background and the intention for the referral. We completed the interviews with routine medical data of the referred patients such as diagnoses or symptom severity. Results: Regarding referrals for inpatient treatment (involuntary and voluntary), half of the referring healthcare professionals and 80% of the self-referring patients had no prior experience or knowledge of HT. Knowledge of HT differed in the order of the participants’ working places. We found that most participants were uncertain about the inclusion/exclusion criteria for HT. Despite the low levels of knowledge, attitudes towards HT were overall positive. Conclusions: Our results indicate that a proportion of the patients referred for inpatient treatment might have been eligible for HT too. The referring healthcare professionals’ and patients’ unfamiliarity and uncertainty with HT seems to be an important reason that home-based treatment approaches are still underused, although they are viewed very positively. Besides providing more information to potential referring health professionals, psychiatric hospitals should always carry out a standardized evaluation if HT is an option in patients who are referred for inpatient treatment.

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