S. McCorkindale
Perceptions of learning disability nurses and support staff towards people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia
McCorkindale, S.; Fleming, M. P.; Martin, C. R.
Authors
M. P. Fleming
C. R. Martin
Abstract
Background and Purpose of Study
The prevalence of schizophrenia in people with learning disability is 3-4%. This is the first study to investigate the illness perceptions of learning disability (LD) practitioners towards people with schizophrenia.
Methods
LD practitioners (n=210) that work with people with LD and schizophrenia completed a modified version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire Schizophrenia Carers Version (IPQ-SCV). Descriptive and correlational analyses were conducted for all of the IPQ-SCV subscales.
Results
A significant positive correlation was found between consequences relative and consequences patient (0.495, p
Citation
McCorkindale, S., Fleming, M. P., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Perceptions of learning disability nurses and support staff towards people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 24(5), 282-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12381
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Feb 24, 2017 |
| Online Publication Date | May 19, 2017 |
| Publication Date | 2017-06 |
| Deposit Date | Mar 16, 2017 |
| Publicly Available Date | May 20, 2018 |
| Journal | Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing |
| Print ISSN | 1351-0126 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1365-2850 |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 282-292 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12381 |
| Keywords | Staff perceptions; Learning disabilities; Schizophrenia |
| Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/812907 |
| Contract Date | Jun 1, 2017 |
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: McCorkindale, S., Fleming, M. P. and Martin, C. R. (2017), Perceptions of learning disability nurses and support staff towards people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. J. Psychiatr. Ment. Health Nurs., 24: 282–292. doi:10.1111/jpm.12381 which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12381]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving."
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