1Assistant Professor, cum Inservice Education Coordinator, Sree Gokulam Nursing College, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, Trivandrum
2Professor and HOD, Deptt: of Psychiatric Nursing, College of Nursing, CMC, Vellore
3Professor and HOD, Dept: of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore
Online published on 17 March, 2016.
The purpose of this study was to assess the stigma associated with ECT among primary care givers of patients who received ECT at Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore. A sample of 50 primary caregivers are selected using total enumeration sampling technique. Data were collected by interviewing the subjects with Stigma assessment scale. The mean age of primary care givers was 46.40 years. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the primary care givers(76%) still holds ECT as a stigmatizing treatment option. The findings of the study demonstrate the need for adequate psycho education to the primary care givers in reducing stigma and could be utilized in clinical areas by nurses in improving the effective care to patients undergoing ECT.
Stigma, ECT, primary care giver
