title: [Effect of an educational intervention on the attitudes of the nurses of primary care on depression].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe nurse attitudes toward depression, using a standardized questionnaire and to evaluate how a training workshop can modify or influence these attitudes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study based on the application of the Depression Attitude Questionnaire, before and six months after, participating in a training day on the nursing role in the management of depression in Primary Care. The sample consisted of 40 Primary Care nurses from 10 health centers in the province of Tarragona.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses are in a neutral position when considering the management of depressed patients as a difficult task, or to feel comfortable in this task, but there is a high degree of acceptance of the claim that the time spent caring for depressed patients is rewarding. In general, there was little significant difference in the mean scores for the different items of the Depression Attitude Questionnaire, before and six months, after the training intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The attitude towards the management of depression in Primary Care and to the role that nurses can play in this task is generally favorable. Fruitful training and organizational initiatives can be established in order to define and structure the nursing role in the management of depression in Primary Care.
authors.affiliation: Enfermería especializada en salud mental, Centro de Salud Salou, Institut Català de la Salut. Electronic address: germancortacans@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: López-Cortacans
authors.affiliation: Enfermería especializada en salud mental, Centro de Salud Salou, Institut Català de la Salut; Medicina Familiar, Centro de Salud Constantí, Institut Català de la Salut.
authors.forename: Enric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aragonès Benaiges
authors.affiliation: Medicina Familiar, Centro de Salud Reus 4, Institut Català de la Salut.
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caballero Alías
authors.affiliation: Medicina Familiar y Epidemiología, Unidad de investigación, Atención Primaria Camp de Tarragona, Institut Català de la Salut.
authors.forename: Josep Lluís
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Piñol Moreso
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009729:Nursing; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D057566:Self Report
keywords: Actitud; Atención primaria de salud; Attitude; Cuestionario; Depresión; Depression; Enfermería; Nursing; Primary Health Care; Questionnaires