Electric Shock Therapy Essay
THE CURRENT PERSPECTIVES OF NURSING PRACTICE
Electric Shock Therapy
St George’s University of London Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
Nurse’s knowledge of and attitude to ECT
Objective was to explore nurse’s knowledge of and attitude to ECT and to find whether knowledge and experience of ECT correlated with more positive attitudes to the treatment
A questionnaire that included 211 Registered nurses working in a London Mental Health. It included knowledge and attitude scales and questions about experience and demography (sub population of ECT users)
The results show that the more of nurses who were close to patients, more years in mental health with a higher grade who had had contact were found with positive attitudes. …show more content…
Patients need to make informed decisions when consenting to ECT.
This process can be influenced by conceived ideas and scientific facts. It is essential that nurses possess sufficient information and be able to care for both the clinical and physiological needs of patients treated with ECT
Department of Physciatry University of Adelaide South Australia
Previous studies that reported Psychiatric Patients and their relative’s feelings and attitudes towards ECT. In this study the perspectives of 70 bipolar patients and their 70 relatives were examined before ECT. The study shows they had no adequate information about ECT but they were satisfied with treatment and found it beneficial and maintained a positive attitude toward its use. The most commonly reported side effect was memory impairment.
Department of Physciatry Post Graduate Institute of medical education and Research – India
A study of 75 reports acknowledged. Evidence suggests, patients undergoing ECT were usually poorly informed about it.
Unsatisfactory pre-treatment
Electric Shock Therapy
St George’s University of London Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
Nurse’s knowledge of and attitude to ECT
Objective was to explore nurse’s knowledge of and attitude to ECT and to find whether knowledge and experience of ECT correlated with more positive attitudes to the treatment
A questionnaire that included 211 Registered nurses working in a London Mental Health. It included knowledge and attitude scales and questions about experience and demography (sub population of ECT users)
The results show that the more of nurses who were close to patients, more years in mental health with a higher grade who had had contact were found with positive attitudes. …show more content…
Patients need to make informed decisions when consenting to ECT.
This process can be influenced by conceived ideas and scientific facts. It is essential that nurses possess sufficient information and be able to care for both the clinical and physiological needs of patients treated with ECT
Department of Physciatry University of Adelaide South Australia
Previous studies that reported Psychiatric Patients and their relative’s feelings and attitudes towards ECT. In this study the perspectives of 70 bipolar patients and their 70 relatives were examined before ECT. The study shows they had no adequate information about ECT but they were satisfied with treatment and found it beneficial and maintained a positive attitude toward its use. The most commonly reported side effect was memory impairment.
Department of Physciatry Post Graduate Institute of medical education and Research – India
A study of 75 reports acknowledged. Evidence suggests, patients undergoing ECT were usually poorly informed about it.
Unsatisfactory pre-treatment