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- Title
Mental Health Nurses Attitudes and Practice Toward Physical Health Care in Jordan.
- Authors
Ganiah, Amal; Al-Hussami, Mahmoud; Alhadidi, Majdi
- Abstract
Patients with mental illnesses are at high risk for physical disorders and death. The aim of this study is to describe mental health nurses' attitudes and practice toward physical health care for patients with mental illnesses. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to collect data using self- reported questionnaire from 202 mental health nurses working in mental health settings in Jordan. The study adopted translated version of Robson and Haddad Physical Health Attitudes Scale to the Arabic language. There was significant positive correlation between the participants' positive attitudes and their current practice (r = .388, p = .000), mental health nurses who have more positive attitudes regarding physical health care involved physical health care more in their current practice. Mental health nurses' attitudes affect the quality of care provided to patients with mental illnesses. The results provide implications for practice, education, and research.
- Subjects
JORDAN; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL care; NURSES' attitudes; NURSING practice; PSYCHIATRIC nursing; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-evaluation; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Community Mental Health Journal, 2017, Vol 53, Issue 6, p725
- ISSN
0010-3853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10597-017-0143-6