Author : Asmik Mkrtychyan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)
Book Synopsis Attitudes Toward Depression Among Health Professions Graduate Students by : Asmik Mkrtychyan
Download or read book Attitudes Toward Depression Among Health Professions Graduate Students written by Asmik Mkrtychyan and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The qualitative research study examined health professions graduate students' attitudes toward depression. Peplau's theory that focuses on the interpersonal processes and relationships between nurses and patients provided the conceptual framework. This framework was extended to health professions graduate students to assess their attitudes toward depression. A convenience sample of 100 graduate students enrolled in Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Master of Social Work (MSW), and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) programs at Saginaw Valley State University were invited to participate in an online survey using the Revised Depression Attitude Questionnaire (R-DAQ). This instrument examined the participants (n=63) attitudes toward depression in three domains: professional confidence in providing care for patients with depression, therapeutic optimism about depression, and clinician's perspective on depression occurrence, recognition and management. Despite overall positive attitude toward depression, all participants had a lack of professional confidence in providing care for patients with mental disorders. The mean score of the MSN/DNP program was statistically significantly lower (19, ±4.2) than the mean score of MSOT program (23, ±4.3, p=0.01) and MSW program (24, ±4, p=. 000) in this domain. Additionally, in depression occurrence domain the MSOT program group (26.8, ±1.50) had statistically significantly higher mean score than the MSN/DNP program group (24.8, ±2.73, p=. 007) and the MSW program group (25.1, ±2.18, p= .042). The findings of this study may have implications for future curricular interventions." -- From page iv.