TY - JOUR
T1 - Nurse attitudes towards the use of complementary and alternative therapies in critical care
AU - Tracy, Mary Fran
AU - Lindquist, Ruth A
AU - Watanuki, Shigeaki
AU - Sendelbach, Sue
AU - Kreitzer, MaryJo
AU - Berman, Brian
AU - Savik, Kay
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - BACKGROUND: There is increasing demand for complementary/alternative therapies (CAT) in critical care, however, critical care nurses' perspectives regarding CAT are unknown. OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to determine critical care nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and use of CAT. SAMPLE/SETTING: A total of 348 critical care registered nurses working at least 40% in medical, surgical, cardiac, neurological, and pediatric ICUs at 2 tertiary-level hospitals in a large Midwestern city were surveyed. One hospital is a 926-bed private, urban hospital and the second is an 1868-bed academic-affiliated medical center. METHODS: A survey was distributed to all critical care nurses described above. RESULTS: The level of knowledge reported by 138 nurse respondents was greatest for diet, exercise, massage, prayer, and music therapy. Use of therapies was related to knowledge and training and consistent with beliefs of legitimacy and perceptions of beneficial effects. Despite barriers including lack of knowledge, time, and training, 88% of respondents were open or eager to use CAT, and 60% reported moderate or greater desire to use CAT. CONCLUSIONS: Critical care nurses are open to CAT use and many use them in their own practice. Because use was associated with knowledge, recommendations for future research include increasing the scientific base and enhancing knowledge to promote evidence-based incorporation of CAT in practice.
AB - BACKGROUND: There is increasing demand for complementary/alternative therapies (CAT) in critical care, however, critical care nurses' perspectives regarding CAT are unknown. OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to determine critical care nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and use of CAT. SAMPLE/SETTING: A total of 348 critical care registered nurses working at least 40% in medical, surgical, cardiac, neurological, and pediatric ICUs at 2 tertiary-level hospitals in a large Midwestern city were surveyed. One hospital is a 926-bed private, urban hospital and the second is an 1868-bed academic-affiliated medical center. METHODS: A survey was distributed to all critical care nurses described above. RESULTS: The level of knowledge reported by 138 nurse respondents was greatest for diet, exercise, massage, prayer, and music therapy. Use of therapies was related to knowledge and training and consistent with beliefs of legitimacy and perceptions of beneficial effects. Despite barriers including lack of knowledge, time, and training, 88% of respondents were open or eager to use CAT, and 60% reported moderate or greater desire to use CAT. CONCLUSIONS: Critical care nurses are open to CAT use and many use them in their own practice. Because use was associated with knowledge, recommendations for future research include increasing the scientific base and enhancing knowledge to promote evidence-based incorporation of CAT in practice.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0147-9563(03)00040-2
DO - 10.1016/S0147-9563(03)00040-2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12827105
AN - SCOPUS:0038686936
SN - 0147-9563
VL - 32
SP - 197
EP - 209
JO - Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care
JF - Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care
IS - 3
ER -