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A survey of nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practice of sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study.
Ji, Mengchen; Hang, Ling; Wang, Tian; Luo, Huamin; Wu, Xinyan; Gu, Danfeng.
Afiliación
  • Ji M; Affiliated Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. Electronic address: 1094104611@qq.com.
  • Hang L; Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. Electronic address: wx4yhl@163.com.
  • Wang T; Affiliated Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. Electronic address: 1090430771@qq.com.
  • Luo H; Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. Electronic address: 29312904@qq.com.
  • Wu X; Affiliated Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. Electronic address: 494951846@qq.com.
  • Gu D; Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. Electronic address: 1308594635@qq.com.
Nurse Educ Pract ; 74: 103869, 2024 Jan.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38183908
ABSTRACT

AIM:

This paper aims to assess the current knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of nursing staff regarding sarcopenia and explore associating factors that influence them.

BACKGROUND:

Sarcopenia has an insidious onset and is easily overlooked. However, it is has become very common in older people, seriously jeopardizing the quality of life in patients. The present situation of nurses in China is inadequate, even though they are the primary professionals tasked with screening for sarcopenia, the ability to recognize and effectively manage the disease, and the critical role they play in preventing and controlling sarcopenia in patients.

DESIGN:

We conducted a cross-sectional design of nurses.

METHODS:

Facilitated sampling was used in seven hospitals in Jiangsu Province, China. A total of 409 hospital nursing staff participated in the survey from December 2022 to March 2023. The main survey instruments were the nursing staff about the knowledge of sarcopenia, beliefs, a behavior questionnaire, and a self-designed general information questionnaire. Descriptive of general data, t-test, and ANOVA for influencing factors of three dimensions, whereas multiple linear regression analyses were performed using SPSS23.0 software.

RESULTS:

Questionnaires were distributed to 460 nurses, and of the 426 (92.6%) questionnaires returned, 409 (96.0%) were valid. The total mean score of nurses' knowledge, beliefs, and behavior about sarcopenia was 125.42 (SD 18.97), the mean score of knowledge latitude was 29.09 (SD 7.80), the mean score of attitude dimension was 57.53 (SD 7.63), and the mean score of behavior latitude was 38.80 (SD 10.71). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the nurse's position, Knowledge of sarcopenia, whether or not they were specialist nurses and years of experience in the workplace were the most significant factors correlated with the level of knowledge, belief, and practice (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS:

In China, nurses have little knowledge about sarcopenia, but their attitude towards sarcopenia care is positive. However, there is potential for improvement in nursing behavior toward sarcopenia management. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Managers are advised to develop targeted training programs for nurses. Further, it improves their screening and diagnosing abilities, allowing them to prevent and control sarcopenia more effectively.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Contexto en salud: 1_ASSA2030 Problema de salud: 1_doencas_nao_transmissiveis Asunto principal: Sarcopenia / Enfermeras y Enfermeros Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Aged / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Nurse Educ Pract Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO / ENFERMAGEM Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Contexto en salud: 1_ASSA2030 Problema de salud: 1_doencas_nao_transmissiveis Asunto principal: Sarcopenia / Enfermeras y Enfermeros Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Aged / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Nurse Educ Pract Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO / ENFERMAGEM Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article
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