Perspectives in Psychiatric Care最新文献

Aim: To explore women's experiences on the psychoeducation programme based on Human Caring Theory in decreasing fear of childbirth.

Design and methods: This Husserlian phenomenological qualitative study was conducted with 11 women.

Results: Four themes were identified; "self-motivators for participate in psychoeducation programme", "psychoeducation: a bridge to deal with fears", "ability to manage the fear of childbirth," and "change in birth type preference", with 10 subthemes.

Practice implications: Clarifying the experiences of women on educational interventions gives an idea about the applicability, sustainability and developability of these interventions.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chronotypes and other variables as predictors of resilience in university students.

Method: The study was conducted with 1040 students studying at Ege University in Turkey.

Results: The mean total Adult Resilience Scale (ARS) score of the students was found to be 120.23 ± 17.54 and the mean total score of the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) was 47.56 ± 8.95 and 63.0% of the students had intermediate type chronotype. It was determined that the variables explaining 21.9% of the ARS were the students' gender, school, income status, health assessment, and MEQ subtypes.

Conclusion: It was concluded that the students' resilience was above the average, that more than half of them had the intermediate type chronotype, and that the independent variables determined in the study partially explained their psychological resilience.

Purpose: This study examines the influence of socioeconomic factors on the prevalence of depression and anxiety and on the number of years lived with disability (YLD) of depression and anxiety.

Design and methods: This is an exploratory study. The study analyzed data from 160 member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Findings: Except for alcohol consumption and unemployment rate, Gini coefficient, age dependency, rural population, and population aged 65 and above have statistically significant effects on both depression and anxiety prevalence. Also, Gini coefficient and rural population have significant effects on YLD of depression and anxiety.

Practice implications: The study results will allow psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals to focus on policy reforms that address the social determinants of mental health.

Purpose: Psychological distress is common among patients with acute diseases and is associated with a poorer prognosis. Early detection and intervention are important for high-risk individuals.

Design and methods: This retrospective study used the five-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS-5) to assess psychological distress and evaluate whether proactive intervention may reduce distress levels among hospitalized patients in a single medical center in northern Taiwan.

Findings: Of the patients, 10.7% were found to have varying degrees of emotional distress (BSRS-5 ≥ 6). After providing integrated medical care for patients with psychological distress, the degree of stress decreased significantly (p < 0.001). These results were consistent across subgroups.

Practice implications: The results highlight that proactive assessment and appropriate interventions may reduce patients' psychological distress during their course of hospitalization.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of education on the independence levels and life satisfaction (LS) of the elderly in their activities of daily living (ADL).

Findings: The level of independence in maintaining the ADLs of the elderly in the intervention group that received training increased compared to the elderly group that was not trained. LS increased in the intervention group that received training. the number of education is an effective factor in LS. As the number of education increased, the level of LS increased in the intervention group.

Conclusion: There is a linear relationship between independence in maintaining ADLs and LS in the elderly, and as the level of independence increases in the elderly, their LS also increases. In the study, there is a significant relationship between ADL and LS before and after education, and education high affected activity levels and LS.

Purpose: The study aims to determine the correlation between health literacy (HL) and mental health literacy (MHL) in Turkish society.

Design and methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey, a form of quantitative research. Data were collected from participants with the personal information form, Turkish Health Literacy Scale, and Mental Health Literacy Scale.

Findings: The study found that 48.2% of the individuals had insufficient-limited HL and that 46.2% had a low level of MHL. A positive weak relationship was found between HL and MHL.

Practice implications: As HL and MHL are correlated concepts, community health nurses can prepare their nursing action plans accordingly.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of emotional freedom technique (EFT) on sleep quality and happiness of women who underwent breast cancer surgery and lived in military and nonmilitary families.

Design and methods: The patients were randomly divided into four groups of military intervention (n = 34), nonmilitary intervention (n = 33), military control (n = 31), and nonmilitary control (n = 35). Data were collected using demographic information form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire.

Findings: The mean scores of sleep quality and happiness in military and nonmilitary intervention groups improved significantly immediately and 1 month after the intervention compared to control groups (p < 0.001). However, there was no statistically significant difference between the military and nonmilitary intervention groups regarding the mean scores of sleep quality and happiness before, immediately, and 1 month after the intervention (p > 0.05).

Practice implications: Given the efficacy of EFT in improving sleep quality and happiness, it is recommended that this technique be taught to nurses to implement in the entire process of providing nursing care to cancer patients.

Objectives: To identify individual and clinical risk factors of aggressiveness, including exposure to different forms of childhood trauma, in a sample of Lebanese patients with schizophrenia.

Methods: A total of 131 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia participated in this cross-sectional study.

Results: Higher physical (Beta = 0.24, p < 0.001) and sexual (Beta = 0.29, p = 0.003) abuse, alcohol drinking (Beta = 1.46, p = 0.008), having a history of head trauma (Beta = 1.10, p = 0.041), and male gender (Beta = -1.59, p = 0.009) were significantly associated with higher mean aggression scores.

Practical implications: Our investigation of the factors linked to aggressiveness in patients with schizophrenia complement those of earlier findings, showing that the relationship between interacting individual and environmental risk factors and later aggressiveness is quite complex, and needs further longitudinal and prospective studies.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and resilience in family caregivers of patients with chronic mental disorders referred to psychiatric clinics in Isfahan (Iran).

Design and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 188 family caregivers. Data were collected using demographic characteristics checklist, spiritual intelligence self-report inventory, and Connor-Davidson resilience scale.

Findings: There was a significant and positive relationship between resilience and spiritual intelligence, including all its components, among the family caregivers (p < 0.05) PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Healthcare managers are recommended to consider the components of spiritual intelligence and resilience in designing preventive, educational, and personal promotion interventions for patients with mental disorders.