Attitude disentangled: a cross-sectional study into the factors underlying attitudes of nurses in Dutch rehabilitation centers toward patients with comorbid mental illness.
In rehabilitation centers, many patients suffer a comorbid mental illness. Nurses have different attitudes toward these patients. A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study among nurses in Dutch rehabilitation centers was undertaken to clarify the factors that underlie attitudes toward patients with comorbid mental illness. The main factors associated with attitudes were feelings of competence and experiences with dealing with patients with mental illness. Other associations were perceived support; frequency of caring for patients with comorbid mental illness; work experience in mental health care; additional psychiatric training; and the personality traits "extraversion," "emotional stability," and "openness to experience." Perceived support had the strongest association with feelings of competence.
Reade, Centre for Rehabilitation and Reumatology, Overtoom, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Maria Johanna van der
MJ
Kluit
Peter J J
PJ
Goossens
J Rob J de
JR
Leeuw
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002605:Character; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000193:education