University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Nurs Open. 2022 Jan;9(1):66-93. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1106. Epub 2021 Oct 30.
Well-trained nurses are required to support dementia patients; however, the quality of the provided dementia nursing care can be impacted by nurses' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards people with dementia.
To obtain an overview of the current nursing practice towards people with dementia around the world.
An integrated literature review was conducted based on Whittemore and Knafl's method.
A total of 72 articles met the inclusion criteria. Three main themes were identified: (1) nurses' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards dementia; (2) nursing experience of caring for people with dementia in acute and community care settings; and (3) dementia nursing care across health regions.
Nurses play the role of facilitators in the efficient delivery of quality care for dementia patients. A variety of attitudes and perceptions towards people with dementia were found to be triggered by the severity of dementia, religion, ethnicity and gender.
Healthcare organisations and educational settings need to coordinate and function together to improve nurses' knowledge and encourage positive attitudes towards people with dementia.
需要经过专业培训的护士来照顾痴呆症患者；然而，护士对痴呆症患者的知识、态度和看法可能会影响提供的痴呆症护理质量。
了解全球范围内护士对痴呆症患者的护理实践现状。
基于 Whittemore 和 Knafl 的方法进行综合文献回顾。
共有 72 篇文章符合纳入标准。确定了三个主要主题：（1）护士对痴呆症的知识、态度和看法；（2）在急性和社区护理环境中护理痴呆症患者的护理经验；以及（3）不同卫生区域的痴呆症护理。
护士在为痴呆症患者提供优质护理方面发挥着促进者的作用。发现护士对痴呆症患者的各种态度和看法受到痴呆症严重程度、宗教、种族和性别等因素的影响。
医疗保健组织和教育机构需要协调合作，提高护士的知识水平，鼓励他们对痴呆症患者持积极态度。
