Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice regarding non-pharmacologic interventions for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses regarding non-pharmacologic therapies for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study enrolled nurses at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Beijing, China) between September 2...

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Published in:BMC psychiatry 2024-07, Vol.24 (1), p.528-9, Article 528
Main Authors: Du, Hongdi, Wang, Xiaojing, Lai, Xiaoxing, Wang, Wei, Huo, Xiaopeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Behavior
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
BPSD
Care and treatment
Caregivers
Causes of
China
Complications and side effects
Correlation analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia
Dementia - nursing
Dementia - psychology
Dementia disorders
Education
Female
Geriatric nursing
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals
Humans
Knowledge
Likert scale
Male
Middle Aged
Nurses
Nurses - psychology
Nursing care
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Patients
Polls & surveys
Practice
Professional ethics
Professionals
Psychological manifestations of general diseases
Public health
Questionnaires
Side effects
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses regarding non-pharmacologic therapies for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study enrolled nurses at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Beijing, China) between September 2022 and October 2022. Correlations between knowledge, attitude and practice scores were evaluated by Pearson correlation analysis. Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice scores were identified by multivariable linear regression. Based on a cross-sectional questionnaire survey, this study designed a questionnaire according to the Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia in China, and randomly selected nurses from Peking Union Medical College Hospital to fill in the questions through the Wen-Juan-Xing online platform from September 2022 to October 2022. The analysis included 210 nurses (202 females). The average knowledge, attitude and practice scores were 11.06±2.61 (total score: 18), 53.51±5.81 (total score: 60) and 64.66 ± 10.35 (total score: 80) points, respectively. Knowledge score was positively correlated with attitude score (r = 0.416, P 
ISSN:1471-244X
1471-244X
DOI:10.1186/s12888-024-05962-2