District nursing staff and depression: A psychometric evaluation of Depression Attitude Questionnaire findings

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 447-456

  Haddad, Mark ^a   Walters, Paul ^a   Tylee, Andre ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; District nursing; Education and practice development; Mental illness; UK

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHANNEL ISLANDS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEGATIVISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33847265706     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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