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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Main Authors: T. R. Mavundla (Author), L. R. Uys (Author)
Format: Book
Published: AOSIS, 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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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2223-6279
10.4102/curationis.v20i2.1297