Determination of attitudes and practices of nurses working in the psychiatry clinic towards physical health care of individuals with severe mental illness

• Authors: Hande Yardımcı Kurtoğlu , Sevecen Çelik İnce

Abstracts

EN

Introduction and aim. Individuals with severe mental illness experience more physical health problems than the general population and their life expectancy may be shorter. Therefore, the physical care provided to these patients is very important. This study aims to examine the attitudes, practices, and training needs of nurses working in psychiatry clinics towards physical health care of individuals with severe mental illness. Material and methods. This descriptive, cross-sectional study collected data from 139 nurses in psychiatry clinics using the Personal Information Form and Physical Health Attitude Scale. Results. This study found that nurses often provide physical healthcare as part of their routine care for individuals with severe mental illness. However, the study also revealed that nurses require additional education to better provide this type of care. Despite this, the nurses generally displayed a positive attitude towards physical health. The average total score on the physical health attitude scale was 80.33±10.14. Conclusion. The study concluded that nurses have a positive attitude towards physical health in general. The role of nurses working in psychiatry clinics is crucial in evaluating and caring for physical health of individuals with severe mental illness, as it is an important aspect of holistic nursing care. It is necessary to make nurses aware of their shortcomings in providing physical health care and support them in improving in this area.

Keywords

EN

attitude; nurse; physical health; severe mental illness

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 812-821

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Hande Yardımcı Kurtoğlu

• Elazığ Mental Health and Diseases Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
• Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Master’s Program, Institute of Health Sciences, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey

author

Sevecen Çelik İnce

• Faculty of Health Science, Psychiatric Nursing Department, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2023.4.24

Biblioteka Nauki

30145733