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. 2018 Oct 12;6(1):155-161.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.198. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Setting matters: Associations of nurses' attitudes towards people with dementia

Regula Blaser  1 , Jeanne Berset  1
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Setting matters: Associations of nurses' attitudes towards people with dementia

Regula Blaser et al. Nurs Open. .

Abstract

Aim: Identify associations between attitudes of nurses towards people with dementia and their socio-demographic (age and gender) and work-related characteristics (employment, work experience, nursing degree, care setting).

Design: The study was designed in a cross-sectional way, collecting self-reported questionnaire data.

Methods: Nurses (N = 417) completed the 20-item Dementia Attitude Scale questionnaire, including socio-demographic and work characteristics. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, group mean comparison, correlation and regression analysis.

Results: The attitudes of nurses towards people with dementia were only related to the care setting. Attitudes of nurses working in dementia-specialized long-term care institutions were significantly more positive compared with those working in mixed long-term care institutions and in the homecare setting. The other variables, such as age, gender, employment, nursing degree and work experience, were not associated with the attitudes.

Keywords: Switzerland; dementia; nurses; nursing; older people.

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