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dc.contributor.authorHsu, MC
dc.contributor.authorVenturato, L
dc.contributor.authorMoyle, W
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, D
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:25:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:25:49Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2013-07-30T23:18:06Z
dc.identifier.issn1037-6178
dc.identifier.doi10.5172/conu.17.3.231
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/5614
dc.description.abstractHealth care staff knowledge of mental health is vital in the provision of quality care for older people in residential aged care settings. This paper aims to describe mental health knowledge competence of health care staff in residential aged care through a review of existing literature and to explore the link between knowledge, attitudes and education about older people and mental health. A literature review was conducted using electronic databases and library catalogues to identify articles published in English during the period 1982-2002. There is insufficient evidence within the literature to draw conclusions about staff knowledge levels in relation to mental health, however, the literature identified a link between continuing education, knowledge levels and staff attitudes to older people with mental health disorders. Future studies are needed to investigate existing levels of mental health knowledge among health care staff in residential aged care and to identify and evaluate strategies to enhance their ability to provide care for this population.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publishereContent Management
dc.publisher.placeMaleny, QLD
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom231
dc.relation.ispartofpageto239
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalContemporary Nurse
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3901
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.titleMental health knowledge in residential aged care: A descriptive review of the literature.
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.date.issued2004
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.
gro.griffith.authorMoyle, Wendy


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