Knowledge and attitudes of Spanish mental health professionals towards advance healthcare directives
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Title: | Knowledge and attitudes of Spanish mental health professionals towards advance healthcare directives |
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Authors: | Juliá-Sanchis, Rocío | Cabañero-Martínez, María José | Zaragoza Martí, María Francisca | Garcia-Sanjuan, Sofia |
Research Group/s: | Person-centred Care and Health Outcomes Innovation / Atención centrada en la persona e innovación en resultados de salud (PCC-HOI) | Clima y Ordenación del Territorio | Calidad de Vida, Bienestar Psicológico y Salud | Agua y Territorio | Recursos Hídricos y Desarrollo Sostenible |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias Histórico-Jurídicas |
Keywords: | Advance directive | Attitudes | Knowledge | Mental health | Professional |
Knowledge Area: | Enfermería | Historia del Derecho y de las Instituciones |
Issue Date: | Dec-2020 |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Citation: | Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 2020, 27(6): 699-708. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12625 |
Abstract: | Introduction: Advance healthcare directives (AHDs) in mental health offer important information regarding service users’ preferences. However, whether AHDs are truly understood by providers is questionable. Aim: To survey the knowledge and attitudes of mental health professionals towards AHDs and examine any associations with sociodemographic and occupational variables. Method: We cross‐sectionally surveyed the knowledge and attitudes of 113 mental health professionals by using two validated questionnaires. Results: Participants showed very positive attitudes and high levels of knowledge about the conceptual definition and application of AHDs in clinical practice but their knowledge of the legalities, procedure and registration of AHDs was poor. Working in a community, having a career specializing in mental health or having personally signed an AHD was associated with enhanced knowledge about them. Moreover, female sex or employment as an auxiliary nursing‐care technician was associated with stronger positive attitudes. Discussion: Legal and structural changes will be needed to implement AHDs in Spain and to promote competence among healthcare providers in order to include AHDs in everyday practice. Implications for practice: The Spanish mental healthcare system requires legal and structural changes and must improve healthcare providers’ competence in AHDs before they are implemented. |
Sponsor: | Authors would like to thank the financial support by Office of the Vice President of Research and Knowledge Transfer for the promotion of R&D in the University of Alicante 2017 Programme: GRE 17-05. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/110346 |
ISSN: | 1351-0126 (Print) | 1365-2850 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1111/jpm.12625 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12625 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - CV, BP Y S - Artículos de Revistas INV - Agua y Territorio - Artículos de Revistas INV - Recursos Hídricos y Desarrollo Sostenible - Artículos de Revistas INV - PCC-HOI - Artículos de Revistas INV - CyOT - Artículos de Revistas |
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