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Nurses' attitudes and behaviour towards patients' use of complementary therapies: A mixed methods study.
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Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) . Jul2018, Vol. 74 Issue 7, p1649-1658. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Aim: To explore Registered Nurses' attitudes and behaviour towards patients' use of complementary therapies. Background: Despite high rates of use of complementary therapies by the general population, little is known of how nurses respond to patients' use of these therapies. Design: A two-phase sequential exploratory mixed methods design. Methods: Nineteen Registered Nurses working in Australia participated in a semi-structured interview in 2015-2016 and emerging themes informed the development of a quantitative survey instrument administered online nationwide in 2016. Findings: Emerging key themes "Promoting safe care"; "Seeking complementary therapies knowledge";" Supporting holistic health care"; and "Integrating complementary therapies in practice" were reflected in survey results. Survey responses (N = 614) revealed >90% agreement that complementary therapies align with a holistic view of health and that patients have the right to use them. Most nurses (77.5%) discussed complementary therapies with patients and 91.8% believed nurses should have some understanding of the area. One-third did not recommend complementary therapies and there was a lack of overall consensus as to whether these therapies should be integrated into nursing practice. Nurses with training in complementary therapies held more positive views than those without. Conclusion: Nurses were generally supportive of patients' interest in complementary therapies, although their primary concern was safety of the patient. Despite broad acceptance that nurses should have a basic understanding of complementary therapies, there was a lack of consensus about recommendation, integration into nursing practice and referral. Further research should explore how nurses can maintain safe, patient-centred care in the evolving pluralistic healthcare system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ALTERNATIVE medicine
*CHI-squared test
*CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
*HOLISTIC medicine
*INTERVIEWING
*RESEARCH methodology
*NURSES
*NURSES' attitudes
*NURSING practice
*PATIENT safety
*PROBABILITY theory
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*STATISTICS
*SURVEYS
*T-test (Statistics)
*QUALITATIVE research
*JUDGMENT sampling
*STATISTICAL power analysis
*DATA analysis
*QUANTITATIVE research
*NARRATIVES
*THEMATIC analysis
*HEALTH literacy
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*INFERENTIAL statistics
*MANN Whitney U Test
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 74
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130452292
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13554