The attitudes of nurses towards mentally ill people in a general hospital setting in Durban
A quantitative survey was undertaken to determine the attitudes of nurses towards mentally ill people at King Edward VIII Hospital, large academic hospital in Durban. Data were collected by a questionnaire intended to measure attitudes according to cognitive, affective and behavioral components in a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AOSIS
1997-03-01
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| Series: | Curationis |
| Online Access: | https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1297 |
| Summary: | A quantitative survey was undertaken to determine the attitudes of nurses towards mentally ill people at King Edward VIII Hospital, large academic hospital in Durban. Data were collected by a questionnaire intended to measure attitudes according to cognitive, affective and behavioral components in a sample of 100 black nurses. The results of this study were analyzed through a statistical software package, the statgraphic version 5. |
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| ISSN: | 0379-8577 2223-6279 |