Effects of an education training program on attitudes to electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 82-88

  Oldewening, Karen ^a   Lange, Rael T ^a   Willan, Sharon ^a   Strangway, Carrie ^a,b   Kang, Nirmal ^a,b   Iverson, Grant L ^a,b  

^a Riverview Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Training program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; VIDEOTAPE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249886325     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3180421a0a     Document Type: Article

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