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Knowledge and attitudes of Spanish mental health professionals towards advance healthcare directives
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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 socio-demographic 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.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12625
Voir la revue «Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing»
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