One in two persons living with dementia (PLWD) at home receive care which they resist to and/or have not given consent to, defined as involuntary treatment. District nurses play a key role in the use of involuntary treatment. However, little is known how their attitudes and opinions influence the use of involuntary treatment. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the attitudes of district nurses towards the use of involuntary treatment in dementia care at home, determinants and their opinion about its restrictiveness and discomfort. Results show that district nurses perceive involuntary treatment as regular part of nursing care, having neither positive nor negative attitude towards its appropriateness. They consider involuntary treatment usage as moderately restrictive to PLWD and feel moderately uncomfortable when using it. These findings underscore the need to increase the awareness of district nurses regarding the negative consequences of involuntary treatment use to PLWD at home.

在家中患有痴呆症 (PLWD) 的人中有二分之一接受他们拒绝和/或未同意的护理，定义为非自愿治疗。地区护士在使用非自愿治疗方面发挥着关键作用。然而，很少有人知道他们的态度和意见如何影响非自愿治疗的使用。这项横断面研究旨在调查地区护士对在家中痴呆护理中使用非自愿治疗的态度、决定因素以及他们对其限制性和不适的看法。结果表明，地区护士将非自愿治疗视为护理的常规部分，对其适当性既不积极也不消极。他们认为非自愿治疗的使用对 PLWD 具有适度限制，并且在使用时会感到适度不适。