Attitudes et comportements des infirmieres du québec a l'égard de l'orientation globale de la santé

Abstract

Attitudes and Behaviours of Quebec Nurses Towards Holistic Health Attitudes and behaviours of nurses towards holistic health were studied from a stratified random sample of 954 subjects in Quebec. A questionnaire with a Likert scale of 36 attitude items and 14 behaviour items was designed and tested for its reliability and validity. A total of 792 respondents (83%) completed the mailed questionnaire. Nurses scored higher on attitudes than on behaviours. Some attitudes were also scored higher than others. Scores on perception of health and illness and on the patient's decision power were less high. Nurses do not practice holistic health to the same extent as they value it. Regression analyses show that some of the circumstances characteristics of nurses can be useful to predict some of their attitudes and behaviours; namely, sex, age, education at the bachelor degree, occupation, and work setting. Methodological issues are discussed for the choice of the concepts, for the low level of explained variance, and for the value of the instrument.