J Korean Med Sci.  2015 Jul;30(7):953-959. 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.7.953.

Knowledge and Attitude of 851 Nursing Personnel toward Depression in General Hospitals of Korea

• Park SC
• Lee HY
• Lee DW
• Hahn SW
• Park SH
• Kim YJ
• Choi JS
• Lee HS
• Lee SI
• Na KS
• Jung SW
• Shim SH
• Choi J
• Paik JW
• Kwon YJ

• KMID: 2164482
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2015.30.7.953

Abstract

Our study aimed to examine the knowledge and attitude of nursing personnel toward depression in general hospitals of Korea. A total of 851 nursing personnel enrolled at four university-affiliated general hospitals completed self-report questionnaires. Chi-square tests were used to compare the knowledge and attitude of registered or assistant nurses toward depression. In addition, binary logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for the following confounders: age-group and workplace. Registered and assistant nurses differed in their knowledge and attitude toward depression. The proportion of rational and/or correct responses were higher in registered nurses than assistant nurses for the following: constellation of depressive symptoms defined by DSM-IV (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.876; P<0.001); suicide risk in depression recovery (aOR, 3.223; P=0.001) and psychological stress as a cause of depression (aOR, 4.370; P<0.001); the relationship between chronic physical disease and depression (aOR, 8.984; P<0.001); and other items. Our results suggest that in terms of the biological model of depression, the understanding of registered nurses is greater than that of assistant nurses. Moreover, specific psychiatric education programs for nursing personnel need to be developed in Korea. Our findings can contribute to the development of a general hospital-based model for early detection of depression in patients with chronic medical diseases.

Keyword

Nursing Personnel; Knowledge; Attitudes; Depression; Medical Diseases

MeSH Terms

Adult
*Attitude of Health Personnel
Depression/*diagnosis/psychology
Female
*Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals, General
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nurses/*psychology
Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology
Republic of Korea
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Depression screening tools used by nursing personnel in general hospitals (n = 75), n (%). BDI, Beck Depression Inventory (21); GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale (20); HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (22); PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire (23).

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  Fig. 2 Reason for absent intent for later use of depression screening tools (n = 187), n (%).

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