Sharma Nitasha, Ghai Sandhya, Grover Sandeep
National Institute of Nursing Education, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2017 Aug;8(Suppl 1):S7-S12. doi: 10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_441_16.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the commonly used treatment modalities for patients with severe mental disorders. However, acceptance of ECT by the patient and relatives often depends on how the health-care professionals themselves present the treatment modality to the patients and their relatives. There is a lack of information about the knowledge and attitude toward ECT among health professionals.
This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge about and attitude toward ECT among nursing students.
Knowledge of and attitudes toward ECT among nursing students were assessed using ECT knowledge and attitude questionnaires.
The study included 183 nursing students. Majority ( = 62; 60.8%) of the participants obtained information about ECT from media (movies, television, print media, etc.). None of the students had full knowledge about ECT. Although a significant proportion of students had knowledge about the ECT procedure and consent procedure, majority of them had poor knowledge about the effectiveness, mechanism of action, indications, and side effects of ECT. Negative attitudes were also highly prevalent, with more than two-thirds of the participants having negative attitudes toward ECT on more than half of the attitude items of the scale. Total knowledge score positively correlated with total attitude score, suggesting that higher knowledge was associated with more positive attitude.
Although nursing students have knowledge about basic ECT procedure and consent, they lack knowledge about the effectiveness, mechanism of action, indications, and side effects of ECT. Negative attitude toward ECT is also highly prevalent among nursing students. Accordingly, there is a need to improve the knowledge and address the negative attitude of nursing students, which may ultimately lead to better acceptance of the treatment.
电休克治疗（ECT）是重症精神障碍患者常用的治疗方式之一。然而，患者及其亲属对ECT的接受程度往往取决于医护人员向患者及其亲属介绍该治疗方式的方式。目前缺乏关于医护人员对ECT的知识和态度的信息。
本研究旨在评估护生对ECT的知识和态度。
使用ECT知识和态度问卷评估护生对ECT的知识和态度。
该研究纳入了183名护生。大多数参与者（n = 62；60.8%）从媒体（电影、电视、印刷媒体等）获取ECT相关信息。没有学生对ECT有全面的了解。虽然有相当比例的学生了解ECT程序和同意程序，但他们中的大多数对ECT的有效性、作用机制、适应症和副作用了解甚少。消极态度也非常普遍，超过三分之二的参与者在量表一半以上的态度项目上对ECT持消极态度。总知识得分与总态度得分呈正相关，表明知识水平越高，态度越积极。
虽然护生了解ECT的基本程序和同意事项，但他们缺乏对ECT的有效性、作用机制、适应症和副作用的了解。护生中对ECT的消极态度也很普遍。因此，有必要提高护生的知识水平并纠正其消极态度，这最终可能会使该治疗方式得到更好的接受。
