The Decision Making Process of Older Adults Who Elect to Receive ECT
| Autor: | Jody Amazon, Martha G Marquardt, Elizabeth McNeely, Sally Lehr |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Decision Making Trust behavioral disciplines and activities Social support Electroconvulsive therapy Patient Education as Topic mental disorders medicine Humans Dementia Decision-making Electroconvulsive Therapy Psychiatry General Nursing Aged Aged 80 and over Geriatrics Depressive Disorder Social Support Social environment Middle Aged Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health Female Pshychiatric Mental Health Psychology Prejudice |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 46:45-52 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2413 0279-3695 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/02793695-20080501-01 |
| Popis: | Although there is extensive literature on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), little documentation exists about how an individual makes the decision to receive ECT. This phenomenological study is an exploratory examination of the decision making process of older adults with mental illness who elect to receive ECT. Study participants included 7 older adults without dementia from a suburban geriatric medicine/psychiatry practice who elected to receive ECT. The lived experience of decision making as perceived by these 7 participants was a process that moved them toward wellness. The data revealed four significant themes: Support, Trust, Past Experience, and Desperation. An overriding substantive theme identified as an obstacle was the Stigma of Mental Illness. This study provided a basis for planning clinical practice and building further research. |
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