title: [Patients' and relatives' opinion and knowledge about electroconvulsive therapy: implications for nursing].
abstract: The aim of this report was to verify in-patients and their relative's opinion and knowledge of the use of electroconvulsive therapy. By means of a quantitative analysis, the use of this treatment was shown to be accepted despite the individuals knew little about it. It was observed that the knowledge of this treatment had influence over individual's opinion about it. Thus nurses play an important role on the instruction of these individuals regarding this treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dep. de Enfermagem da FCM-UNICAMP, Disciplina de Enfermagem Psiquiátrica.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Higa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004522:Educational Status; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires