Nurses’ attitudes towards attempted suicide

dc.contributor.author	Ουζούνη, Χριστίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Νακάκης, Κωνσταντίνος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-18T13:08:19Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-18T13:08:19Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-18
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1387
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Απόπειρα αυτοκτονίας
dc.subject	Parasuicide
dc.subject	Human body and language
dc.subject	Self-destructive behavior
dc.subject	Self-poisoning
dc.subject	Νοσηλευτές
dc.subject	Συμπεριφορά
dc.subject	Αυτο-δηλητηρίαση
dc.subject	Nurses
dc.subject	Suicidal behavior
dc.title	Nurses’ attitudes towards attempted suicide	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Special research article	en
heal.classification	Medicine--Nursing
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine--Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002009688
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85119733
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2013-03
heal.bibliographicCitation	Ouzouni, C., Nakakis, K.. (2013). Nurses’ attitudes towards attempted suicide. Health Science Journal". 7 (1), 119-34.	en
heal.abstract	Backgroung: A number of studies have identified that nurses have negative attitudes towards patients who have attemted suicide, and there is some evidence that these attitudes have a negative impact upon the quality of patients’ care as well as in the prevention of patients’ future attempt to suicide. The aim of the present study was to explore the attitudes of Greek nurses’ working in medical, surgical, orthopedic, A & E and ICU towards attempted suicide. Method and material: A cross-sectional research design was used in a convenience sample of registered and assistant nurses (N=255) working in four general hospitals in Greece. Attitudes Towards Attempted Suicide-Questionnaire (ATAS-Q) was used which was a five point likert type and comprised 8 factors. For the data analysis descriptive and inferential statistics were employed using SPSS version 17. Results: Overall nurses showed relatively negative attitudes towards attempted suicide. Respondents reported a variety of mixed feelings (negative and positive) when caring for attempted suicide patients. However, in factor “positiveness” respondents reported relatively favorable attitudes as well as they didn’t discriminate them from other patients. Younger nurses and those with less working experience expressed more favorable attitudes as well as those who held a specialization in nursing and mostly those held a master degree in nursing. Moreover, nurses working in medical wards held the most favorable attitudes and the least favorable were held by nurses working in ICU’s. In addition, participants who had contemplated suicide at any point in their life or who had a relationship with someone who commited suicide held more positive attitudes. Conclusions: Nurses frequently encounter suicidal individuals and therefore must be aware of their attitudes towards this group of patients as part of their professional and therapeutic role. Thus, a nurse’s positive attitudes towards attempted suicide can play a key role in preventing a future suicide attempt or a fatal suicide.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2013-01