Affiliated Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2024 Jan;74:103869. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103869. Epub 2023 Dec 9.
This paper aims to assess the current knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of nursing staff regarding sarcopenia and explore associating factors that influence them.
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.
We conducted a cross-sectional design of nurses.
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.
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).
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.
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.
本文旨在评估护理人员对肌少症的知识、态度和行为，探讨影响他们的相关因素。
肌少症起病隐匿，容易被忽视。然而，它在老年人中非常普遍，严重影响患者的生活质量。目前中国护士的现状并不理想，尽管他们是筛查肌少症、识别和有效管理疾病的主要专业人员，以及在预防和控制患者肌少症方面发挥着关键作用。
我们采用了横断面设计的方法。
采用便利抽样法，选取江苏省 7 家医院的 409 名医院护理人员进行调查，调查时间为 2022 年 12 月至 2023 年 3 月。主要调查工具为护理人员肌少症知识、信念、行为问卷和自行设计的一般资料问卷。采用 SPSS23.0 软件对一般资料进行描述性统计、t 检验和单因素方差分析，对三个维度的影响因素进行多重线性回归分析。
共发放问卷 460 份，回收有效问卷 426 份（92.6%），其中 409 份（96.0%）有效。护士对肌少症知识、信念和行为的总分平均为 125.42（18.97），知识维度平均分 29.09（7.80），态度维度平均分 57.53（7.63），行为维度平均分 38.80（10.71）。多重线性回归分析显示，护士的岗位、肌少症知识、是否专科护士及工作年限是与知识、信念和行为水平最相关的显著因素（P<0.05）。
在中国，护士对肌少症的了解较少，但对肌少症护理的态度是积极的。然而，在管理肌少症方面的护理行为仍有改进的空间。
建议管理人员为护士制定有针对性的培训计划。进一步提高他们的筛查和诊断能力，使他们能够更有效地预防和控制肌少症。
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