Mixed‐methods evaluation of an educational intervention to change mental health nurses' attitudes to people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder

• Published in: Journal of clinical nursing Vol. 28; no. 13-14; pp. 2613 - 2623
• Main Authors: Dickens, Geoffrey L., Lamont, Emma, Mullen, Jo, MacArthur, Nadine, Stirling, Fiona J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Attitudes; Borderline personality disorder; Medical diagnosis; Mental health; mental health nurses; mixed methods; Mixed methods research; Nurses; Nursing education; Personality disorders; pre–post‐survey design; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; Qualitative research; Stigma; Suicidal behavior; United Kingdom > UK; Scotland; mental health nurses; pre- post- survey design; qualitative research; mixed methods; attitudes; Borderline personality disorder

Aims and objectives To evaluate and explore mental health nurses’ responses to and experience of an educational intervention to improve attitudes towards people with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Report findings are concordant with relevant EQUATOR guidelines (STROBE and CORE...