write a letter to editor of a news paper about the importance of nusing personal during natural disasters
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Dear editor:
We read with much interest the published article "Knowledge and Attitude of 851 Nursing Personnel toward Depression in General Hospitals of Korea" by Park et al. (1). We wish to share our critical comments regarding the published article.
It was not clearly stated if the questionnaire used was in English or Korean language. If used in any language other than English, special mention has to be there regarding the back to back translation and the validation but such was not mentioned. No age group of the individuals recruited for the present study was mentioned. Age plays an important role in outcome of the study. An earlier research conducted on nurses found the depression to be more in the younger age group (2).
No mental trauma, family history, or significant mental history of the nurses was stated. This fact may have been important exclusion criteria for the present study. Interestingly, an earlier study conducted on youth found major shock and negative perception of oneself to be the important factors for depression (3).
It may be interesting to debate any items in the questionnaire which may not have been actually answered by the nurses. It is also interesting to ascertain if the results of the present study is related to the training programme of the nurses. An earlier research study observed the training part to be an important component to influence the nurses' involvement and attitudes towards mental health problems (4). Perhaps, with the results, we may aim at future training programmes.
The authors were very humble in highlighting the limitations of the study. Overall, an interesting article for which the authors and the editor need to be applauded.
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