Nurses' Attitudes Toward Family Importance in Nursing Care and Its Influencing Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To know the nurses' attitudes toward family involvement in nursing care and factors that can influence it.

Design

A cross-sectional design study was carried out on 253 clinical nurses.

Methods

Data was collected from 253 clinical nurses using the Families' Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses' Attitudes Scale, the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire (DCSQ) and the Iceland Health Care Practitioner Illness Beliefs Questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, analysis of variance, Pearson's and Spearman's correlations, and multiple linear regression.

Results

Nurses generally had a positive attitude toward the importance of involving families in nursing care (M = 106.0; SD 11.9). Nurses who work in outpatient consultation, held a maste

SUBMITTER: Alfaro-Diaz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663084 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature