Key result
An educational intervention did not significantly change nurses' beliefs about depression but suggested an increased likelihood of routinely screening heart failure patients.
Why the study?
Does an educational intervention improve nurses' beliefs and likelihood of screening for depression in heart failure patients?
Does an educational intervention improve nurses' beliefs and likelihood of screening for depression in heart failure patients?
An educational intervention increased nurses' intent to screen heart failure patients for depression, although it did not significantly alter their underlying beliefs.
May increase HF nurses' screening intent; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
Systematic depression screening is feasible, efficient, and well accepted; however the lack of consistent assessment in heart failure inpatients suggests barriers preventing its effective diagnosis and treatment. This pilot study assessed the impact of an educational intervention on nurses' beliefs about depression and their likelihood of routinely screening heart failure patients. Registered nurses (n = 35) from adult medical-surgical units were surveyed before and after an educational intervention to assess their beliefs about depression prevalence and screening in heart failure patients. There was no significant influence on nurses' beliefs about depression, but the results suggested an increased likelihood that nurses would routinely screen for depression. The moderately significant correlation between beliefs and intent to screen for depression indicates that educational intervention could ultimately have a positive influence on patient outcomes through early detection and treatment of depression in patients with cardiovascular disease; however the observed increase in the intent to screen without a corresponding change in beliefs indicates other influences affecting nurses' intent to screen heart failure patients for depression.
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Patricia Lea (2014) studied Depression screening in heart failure patients (n=35). Educational intervention vs. Pre-intervention baseline was evaluated on Nurses' beliefs about depression prevalence and screening, and likelihood of routinely screening. An educational intervention did not significantly change nurses' beliefs about depression but suggested an increased likelihood of routinely screening heart failure patients.
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