title: Knowledge and Attitude of 851 Nursing Personnel toward Depression in General Hospitals of Korea.
abstract: Our study aimed to examine the knowledge and attitude of nursing personnel toward depression in general hospitals of Korea. A total of 851 nursing personnel enrolled at four university-affiliated general hospitals completed self-report questionnaires. Chi-square tests were used to compare the knowledge and attitude of registered or assistant nurses toward depression. In addition, binary logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for the following confounders: age-group and workplace. Registered and assistant nurses differed in their knowledge and attitude toward depression. The proportion of rational and/or correct responses were higher in registered nurses than assistant nurses for the following: constellation of depressive symptoms defined by DSM-IV (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.876; P<0.001); suicide risk in depression recovery (aOR, 3.223; P=0.001) and psychological stress as a cause of depression (aOR, 4.370; P<0.001); the relationship between chronic physical disease and depression (aOR, 8.984; P<0.001); and other items. Our results suggest that in terms of the biological model of depression, the understanding of registered nurses is greater than that of assistant nurses. Moreover, specific psychiatric education programs for nursing personnel need to be developed in Korea. Our findings can contribute to the development of a general hospital-based model for early detection of depression in patients with chronic medical diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yong-In Mental Hospital, Yongin, Korea. ; Institute of Mental Health, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon-Cheol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hwa-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Woo
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeo-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Soyoung Irene
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Sae
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Se-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea.
authors.forename: Joonho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Paik
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Attitudes; Depression; Knowledge; Medical Diseases; Nursing Personnel