Antidepressants: knowledge and use among nursing students

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Plínio Tadeu Istilli¹  Adriana Inocenti Miasso¹  Cláudia Maria Padovan²  José Alexandre Crippa²  Carlos Renato Tirapelli¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão PretoSP ,Brazil

关键词: Antidepressive Agents;    Psychotropic Drugs;    Psychiatric Nursing;    Students;    Nursing;    Antidepressivos;    Psicotrópicos;    Enfermagem Psiquiátrica;    Estudantes de Enfermagem;    Agentes Antidepresivos;    Psicotrópicos;    Enfermería Psiquiátrica;    Estudiantes de Enfermería;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692010000300018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study examined the knowledge of nursing students in regard to using antidepressant medication and proposes actions such that nurses contribute to a safe and effective antidepressant therapy. This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted in a public nursing school in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, between March and November 2008. Fifty-two (19%) out of the 273 participants were using or had used antidepressants. Instruction concerning the use of antidepressants was provided by physicians. Even after receiving instruction concerning the antidepressant treatment before its administration, the majority of users (cII1=0.07, p> 0.05) still had doubts about its use. Fluoxetine was the most prevalent antidepressant. Actions to improve knowledge concerning the use of antidepressant medications, their side and therapeutic effects, seem to be necessary and relevant.

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