THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE OF NURSING STUDENTS ABOUT BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE

Mentalno zdravlje je značajan aspekt zdravlja te je ono preduvjet i temeljna značajka kvalitete samog življenja. Isto kao što osoba čuva i njeguje svoje fizičko zdravlje potreba za očuvanjem i promicanjem mentalnog, ista je, ako ne i veća. Ponekad se u osobe pojave mentalni poremećaji bilo zbog pozitivne obiteljske anamneze, preživljavanja određene traume, nemogućnosti nošenja sa stresom svakodnevnog života, nemogućnošću doprinosa zajednici u onoj mjeri u kojoj individua to želi i sl. Shizofrenija i bipolarno afektivni poremećaj samo su neki od psihičkih poremećaja od kojih osoba može bolovati. Cilj ovog istraživanja jest uvidjeti razinu teorijskog znanja studenata sestrinstva o bipolarnom afektivnom poremećaju i shizofreniji u svrhu kvalitetne zdravstvene njege. Ispitanici i metode: Istraživanje se provodi nad redovnim i izvanrednim studentima 3. godine preddiplomskih stručnih studija sestrinstva u Rijeci i Varaždinu. Ukupno sudjeluje 80 ispitanika, izabranih neprobabilističkom metodom, prigodnim uzorkom te se razina njihovog znanja ispituju kroz online upitnike o ovim poremećajima. Rezultati: Provedenim istraživanjem potvrdila se hipoteza 4 koja govori o tome da studenti oba studija u Rijeci i Varaždinu imaju veća znanja o shizofreniji nego o bipolarnom afektivnom poremećaju. Istraživanjem nije potvrđena hipoteza 1 koja je zastupala da je razina znanja manja među redovnim studentima 3. godine preddiplomskog stručnog studija sestrinstva u Rijeci i Varaždinu u odnosu na izvanredne studente 3. godine istih sveučilišta. Hipoteza 2: razina znanja je veća među redovnim studentima 3. godine preddiplomskog stručnog studija u Rijeci u odnosu na redovne studente 3. godine preddiplomskog stručnog studija u Varaždinu također nije prihvaćena kao ni hipoteza 3 da je razina znanja veća među izvanrednim studentima 3. godine preddiplomskog stručnog studija u Rijeci u odnosu na izvanredne studente 3. godine preddiplomskog stručnog studija u Varaždinu. Zaključak: Analizom podataka dokazana je statistički značajna razlika te je potvrđeno da studenti preddiplomskog stručnog studija sestrinstva u Rijeci i Varaždinu imaju veća usvojena znanja o shizofreniji nego o bipolarnom afektivnom poremećaju.Mental health is an important aspect of health and it is a prerequisite and fundamental feature of the quality of life itself. Just as a person preserves and nurtures his physical health, the need to preserve and promote mental health is the same, if not greater. Sometimes mental disorders appear in people either because of a positive family history, surviving a certain trauma, inability to cope with the stress of everyday life, inability to contribute to the community to the extent that the individual wants to, etc. Schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder are just some of the mental disorders from which a person can suffer from. The aim of this research is to see the level of theoretical knowledge of nursing students about bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia for the purpose of quality health care. Subjects and methods: The research is conducted on full-time and part-time students of the 3rd year of undergraduate nursing studies in Rijeka and Varaždin. A total of 80 respondents, chosen by a non-probabilistic method, a convenient sample, participate, and their level of knowledge is tested through online questionnaires about these disorders. Results: The conducted research confirmed hypothesis 4, which states that students of both studies in Rijeka and Varaždin have more knowledge about schizophrenia than about bipolar affective disorder. The research did not confirm hypothesis 1, which stated that the level of knowledge is lower among full-time students in the 3rd year of undergraduate professional nursing studies in Rijeka and Varaždin compared to part-time students in the 3rd year of the same universities. Hypothesis 2: the level of knowledge is higher among full-time students of the 3rd year of undergraduate professional studies in Rijeka compared to full-time students of the 3rd year of undergraduate professional studies in Varaždin was also not accepted, as was hypothesis 3 that the level of knowledge is higher among part-time students of the 3rd year of undergraduate professional studies of professional studies in Rijeka in relation to part-time students of the 3rd year of undergraduate professional studies in Varaždin. Conclusion: The analysis of the data proved a statistically significant difference, and it was confirmed that the students of the undergraduate study of nursing in Rijeka and Varaždin have more acquired knowledge about schizophrenia than about bipolar affective disorder