Researching Nursing Students' Attitudes toward Mental Health Practice: Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Greek Version of the Acceptability of Locking the Door Questionnaire in Acute Psychiatric Care

E Missouridou; A Zartaloudi; C Dafogianni; J Koutelekos; E Dousis; E Vlachou; E Evagelou; E Papageorgiou

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-78771-4_13

Researching Nursing Students' Attitudes toward Mental Health Practice: Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Greek Version of the Acceptability of Locking the Door Questionnaire in Acute Psychiatric Care

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021:1337:107-115. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-78771-4_13.

Authors

E Missouridou¹, A Zartaloudi², C Dafogianni², J Koutelekos², E Dousis², E Vlachou², E Evagelou², E Papageorgiou³

Affiliations

¹ Nursing Department, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece. emis@uniwa.gr.
² Nursing Department, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 34972897
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78771-4_13

Abstract

The present article describes the cultural adaptation and validation of the Greek version of the Acceptability of Locking the Door Questionnaire and aims to determine students' preference regarding mental health nursing as a possible career choice. The linguistic adaptation of the original instrument was performed according to the most recent guidelines and it was then administered to 274 third-year nursing students. Results support the validity and reliability of the instrument, which can be used to assess effectively the attitudes of the intended population. Sixty per cent of students considered mental health nursing as a possible career choice. Research on students' attitudes appeared to be a strategy of creating the space for lively discussions among them and capturing their interest in mental health education and practice. Theoretical preparation and clinical placements of mental health nursing students should incorporate strategies to improve their perceptions of working in mental health settings.

Keywords: Acute psychiatric care; Attitudes; Cultural adaptation; Locked doors; Mental health nursing education; Open doors; Reliability; Validity.

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel
Humans
Mental Health
Reproducibility of Results
Students, Nursing*
Surveys and Questionnaires