NURSES ATTITUDES TOWARD PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS

UVOD: Održavanje mentalnog zdravlja i dobrobiti ključni su za kvalitetu života svih psihijatrijskih pacijenata i produktivnost zajednica, a jedna od glavnih prepreka ostvarenju pozitivnog mentalnog zdravlja i dobrobiti je stigma i diskriminacija, koje mogu utjecati na sve aspekte života pojedinca. CILJ: Ispitati stavove medicinskih sestara/tehničara o psihijatrijskim pacijentima te iste usporediti obzirom na spol ispitanika i prethodno iskustvo u radu s psihijatrijskim pacijentima. METODE: U istraživanju su sudjelovale medicinske sestre/ tehničari trenutno zaposleni u zdravstvenoj zaštiti, s minimalno 1 godinom radnog staža. Prikupljanje podataka potrebnih za istraživanje provedeno je pomoću Skale za mjerenje stavova zajednice prema mentalnoj bolesti (CAMI, eng. Community Attitudes Toward the Mentaly Ill). Za statističku obradu podataka koristio se program Statistica 14.0.0.15 (TIBCO Software Inc.), a testiranje hipoteza provedeno je pomoću neparametrijskog Mann Whitney U Testa za nezavisne uzorke i T-testa za nezavisne uzorke. Svi testovi testirani su na razini statističke značajnosti od 0,05 (5%). REZULTATI: U istraživanju je sudjelovao ukupno 201 ispitanik, od čega je 90,55% bilo ženskog spola, a prosječna dob ispitanika bila je 40,70 godina. Zdravstvenu njegu psihijatrijskom pacijentu u dosadašnjem radu pružalo je 89,05% ispitanika. Prosječni ukupni rezultati ispitanika prema subskalama iznosili su 21,22 za autoritarnost, 42,30 za dobronamjernost, 19,06 za društvenu restriktivnost i 39,08 za stav zajednice, što ukazuje na pozitivne stavove ispitanika prema osobama s mentalnim bolestima. Ispitanici ženskog spola i oni koji su imali prethodno iskustvo u radu s psihijatrijskim pacijentima imali su pozitivnije stavove prema istima, u odnosu na muškarce i one bez prethodnog iskustva s istima. ZAKLJUČAK: Stavovi medicinskih sestara/tehničara prema psihijatrijskim pacijentima su pozitivni.INTRODUCTION: Maintaining mental health and well-being is crucial for the quality of life of all psychiatric patients and the productivity of communities, and one of the main obstacles to achieving positive mental health and well-being is stigma and discrimination, which can affect all aspects of an individual's life. OBJECTIVE: To examine the attitudes of nurses/technicians about psychiatric patients and to compare them regarding the sex of the respondents and previous experience in working with psychiatric patients. METHODS: Nurses/technicians currently employed in health care, with a minimum of 1 year of work experience, participated in the research. The collection of data required for the research was carried out using the Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill Scale (CAMI). Statistica 14.0.0.15 (TIBCO Software Inc.) was used for statistical data processing, and hypothesis testing was performed using the non-parametric Mann Whitney U Test for independent samples and the T-test for independent samples. All tests were tested at a statistical significance level of 0.05 (5%). RESULTS: A total of 201 respondents participated in the research, of which 90.55% were female, and the average age of the respondents was 40.70 years. 89.05% of respondents provided health care to psychiatric patients in their previous work. The average total scores of respondents according to subscales were 21.22 for authoritarianism, 42.30 for benevolence, 19.06 for social restrictiveness and 39.08 for community attitude, which indicates positive attitudes of respondents towards people with mental illnesses. Female respondents and those who had previous experience working with psychiatric patients had more positive attitudes towards them, compared to men and those without previous experience with them. CONCLUSION: The attitudes of nurses/technicians towards psychiatric patients are positive