District nurses' attitudes towards involuntary treatment in dementia care at home: A cross-sectional study.
Geriatr Nurs
; 47: 107-115, 2022.
Article
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| ID: mdl-35905633
ABSTRACT
One in two persons living with dementia (PLWD) at home receive care which they resist to and/or have not given consent to, defined as involuntary treatment. District nurses play a key role in the use of involuntary treatment. However, little is known how their attitudes and opinions influence the use of involuntary treatment. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the attitudes of district nurses towards the use of involuntary treatment in dementia care at home, determinants and their opinion about its restrictiveness and discomfort. Results show that district nurses perceive involuntary treatment as regular part of nursing care, having neither positive nor negative attitude towards its appropriateness. They consider involuntary treatment usage as moderately restrictive to PLWD and feel moderately uncomfortable when using it. These findings underscore the need to increase the awareness of district nurses regarding the negative consequences of involuntary treatment use to PLWD at home.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dementia
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Involuntary Treatment
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Nurses
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Geriatr Nurs
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA