Journal article
Mental health nurses’ views about antipsychotic medication side effects
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Vol.23(6-7), pp.369-377
2016
Abstract
Introduction
Limited evidence suggests that only a minority of mental health nurses regularly use standardized assessment tools to assess antipsychotic medication side effects, but the factors that contribute to the non-routine use of these tools remain unknown.
Aim
To examine Australian mental health nurses’ awareness of, and attitudes towards, side-effect assessment tools, and also identify factors the influence the use of these tools.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey was undertaken through distributing an online questionnaire via email to members of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. Completed questionnaires were received from 171 respondents. Linear regression was used to examine the relationship between the ‘service responsibility’ and ‘personal confidence’ scale scores, and awareness, previous use and ongoing use of antipsychotic medication assessment tools.
Results
Only one-quarter of the respondents (26.5%) were currently using an assessment tool. ‘Service responsibility’ was significantly associated with ongoing use of antipsychotic medication assessment tools (Β = 3.26; 95% CI 0.83–5.69). ‘Personal confidence’ did not influence the ongoing use of assessment tools (Β = −0.05; 95% CI −1.06–1.50).
Implications for clinical practice
Stakeholders can incorporate ‘service responsibility’ processes to foster increased use of assessment tools, which may enhance the identification antipsychotic medication side effects and improve the quality of care for service users.
Details
- Title
- Mental health nurses’ views about antipsychotic medication side effects
- Authors/Creators
- N.J. Stomski (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityP. Morrison (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityT. Meehan (Author/Creator) - The University of Queensland
- Publication Details
- Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Vol.23(6-7), pp.369-377
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Inc
- Identifiers
- 991005544647807891
- Copyright
- © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Health Professions
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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