NURSES` BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS ENTERAL / PARENTERAL NUTRITION

Authors : Yasemin ATEŞEYAN, Melek YEŞİL BAYÜLGEN, Neslihan ÖZCANARSLAN, Pelin ZIVDIR, Özlem ÇETİN

Pages : 83-93

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Publication Date : 2023-08-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: In this study, it was aimed to examine the beliefs and attitudes of nurses towards enteral/parenteral nutrition within the framework of the Health Belief Model. Materials and Methods: The study is of descriptive-sectional type. The sample of the study consisted of 219 nurses working in a university hospital between May and August 2020. The \`Descriptive Characteristics Form\` prepared by the researchers and the \`Nutrition Perception Questionnaire\` based on the Health Belief Model were used to collect the data. Results: Of the nurses participating in the study, 54.8% were male, 56.2% were between the ages of 20-30, and 53.9% had received training on enteral/parenteral nutrition. In the study, nurses\` perception of benefit, sensitivity and severity, health motivation, self-efficacy and action factors score based on the Health Belief Model regarding enteral/parenteral nutrition were \`above average\`; disability perception score was found to be “below the mean” insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: According to the Health Belief Model, it can be said that the characteristics of nurses such as age, education level, length of work in the profession, place of work and educational status affect their perceptions of enteral/parenteral nutrition.
Keywords : Enteral nütrisyon, Parenteral nütrisyon, Tutum, Sağlık inanç modeli