Armstrong-Esther C A, Browne K D, McAffee J G
School of Nursing, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Int J Psychiatr Nurs Res. 1999 Jan;4(3):489-97.
The knowledge and attitudes to the concept of dementia of nurses working within the general (N = 70) and psychiatric (N = 236) hospital settings were investigated by questionnaire. The study shows that knowledge was good regardless of type of level of training for basic facts. Nurses also report positive attitudes towards the elderly but there were significant differences when the questions became more controversial. A significant number of nursing in psychiatric units (x2 p < 0.01) favoured euthanasia for demented patients compared with their colleagues in acute general units.
通过问卷调查对在综合医院（N = 70）和精神病医院（N = 236）工作的护士关于痴呆症概念的知识和态度进行了调查。研究表明，无论基础事实的培训类型或水平如何，护士们的知识掌握情况良好。护士们也报告了对老年人的积极态度，但当问题变得更具争议性时，存在显著差异。与急性综合病房的同事相比，相当多的精神科病房护士（x2 p < 0.01）赞成对痴呆患者实施安乐死。
