Abdallah Abu Khait, Austin Menger, Hanan Al-Modallal, Asem Abdalrahim, Theodora Moldovan, Shaher H Hamaideh
{"title":"Self-Transcendence as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Reminiscence Functions and Death Anxiety: Implications for Psychiatric Nurses.","authors":"Abdallah Abu Khait, Austin Menger, Hanan Al-Modallal, Asem Abdalrahim, Theodora Moldovan, Shaher H Hamaideh","doi":"10.1177/10783903231174464","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231174464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Jordan's population of older adults is growing due to improved health care and lifestyle, but the country has limited mental health care resources, causing challenges for the health care system. Reminiscence is a point of nursing intervention and a way for psychiatric nurses to help people improve their mental health by expanding their personal boundaries (self-transcendence).</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The study aimed to examine the mediating effects of self-transcendence on the relationship between reminiscence functions and death anxiety in a sample of Jordanian older adults. Psychiatric nurses can refine reminiscence therapy by targeting aspects of self-transcendence to reduce death anxiety.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online cross-sectional survey was employed to collect the data. A total of 319 older adults participated in the study. The sample was recruited using convenience and snowball sampling strategies through social media and personal contacts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The reminiscence function of \"Bitterness Revival,\" gender, the presence of a life-threatening disease, a history of psychiatric disorder, and the work sector were statistically significant predictors of death anxiety. This model accounts for 24% of the death anxiety score (<i>F</i> = 7.789, <i>p</i> < .001). Reminiscence functions 1, 2, and 5 predicted self-transcendence. This model explained 25% of the variance in the self-transcendence score (<i>F</i> = 6.548, <i>p</i> < .001). Self-transcendence exerts a positive, partial mediating effect between \"Bitterness Revival\" and death anxiety, controlling for other covariates in the death anxiety model (<i>p</i> = .016).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study is informative for understanding the role of self-transcendence in buffering death anxiety, notwithstanding \"Bitterness Revival\" reminiscences. This knowledge reveals practical implications for psychiatric nurses about the importance of developing reminiscence interventions to promote self-transcendence and ease death anxiety.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"646-662"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9480667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-Connection and the Therapeutic Self: We Have Work to Do.","authors":"Lora Peppard","doi":"10.1177/10783903241245901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903241245901","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":"30 3","pages":"733-737"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141161524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ariana Gardizy, Gretchen Lindenfeldar, Alexandra Paul, Ariana M Chao
{"title":"Binge-Spectrum Eating Disorders, Mood, and Food Insecurity in Young Adults With Obesity.","authors":"Ariana Gardizy, Gretchen Lindenfeldar, Alexandra Paul, Ariana M Chao","doi":"10.1177/10783903221147930","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221147930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Disordered eating is common but underrecognized in people with obesity and the relationship of food insecurity, mood, and binge-spectrum eating disorders has not been well addressed in samples with higher weight. Young adults are particularly vulnerable to developing disordered eating.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of food insecurity, depressive symptoms, anxiety, and loneliness among young adults (aged 18-35 years) who screened positive for binge-spectrum eating disorders (i.e., binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa), those with subthreshold forms of these disorders, and individuals who did not screen positive for these conditions.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study of young adults with a self-reported body mass index ≥30 kg/m<sup>2</sup> from the United States who were recruited online. Participants (<i>N</i> = 1,331; <i>M</i> ± <i>SD</i> age = 28.0 ± 3.4 years; body mass index [BMI] = 36.5 ± 6.2 kg/m<sup>2</sup>; 73.9% male; 56.3% White) completed surveys that evaluated disordered eating behaviors, food insecurity, mood, and lifestyle factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the sample, 8.0% of participants screened positive for binge-spectrum eating disorder and 16.0% had probable subthreshold symptoms. Higher depressive symptoms (odds ratio [OR] = 1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.03, 1.20], <i>p</i> = .01), perceived stress (OR = 1.13, 95% CI = [1.07, 1.19], <i>p</i> < .001), and food insecurity scores (OR = 1.12, 95% CI = [1.03, 1.21], <i>p</i> = .01) were associated with an increased likelihood of threshold binge-spectrum eating disorders.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>People with disordered eating should also be evaluated for mood disorders and food insecurity and vice versa. Further research is needed to evaluate interventions that address food insecurity and mood disorders, which may help to decrease disordered eating.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"603-612"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10480681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leigh K Cook, Stephanie A Burge, Therese L Mathews, Kevin A Kupzyk, Julia F Houfek
{"title":"Implementing an APRN-Led Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic in a Rural Community.","authors":"Leigh K Cook, Stephanie A Burge, Therese L Mathews, Kevin A Kupzyk, Julia F Houfek","doi":"10.1177/10783903231185783","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231185783","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>A rural primary care clinic implemented an advance practice providers, including nurse practitioner (APRN)-led integrated behavioral health program to facilitate holistic health care delivery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Implementation was facilitated by Health Resources and Services Administration Grant funding to a state University College of Nursing. The College formed an academic-practice partnership with a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to implement integrated care in a rural satellite clinic administered by the FQHC. An interdisciplinary team (two family APRNs, a psychiatric APRN, a licensed behavioral health provider, and the Grant Project Director who is a Psychiatric APRN and a licensed Psychologist) provided the integrated care based on the University of Washington's Collaborative Care Model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This brief report describes the implementation of integrated care during the clinic's first year, services provided, lessons learned, community response, and improvement in anxiety and depressive symptoms for patients who were treated for behavioral health problems. An exemplar illustrates how collaborative care addressed one patient's behavioral health and primary care needs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>APRN-led collaborative care can expand access to holistic, affordable care in rural areas to improve mental health. Adaptation and flexibility in traditional roles may be necessary and determining post-grant access to funding for services will be necessary for sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"669-676"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10119617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexis Pavlov, Jennifer M Hodnett, Chris Booth, Sarah Wigton, Alec Bernstein, Joanna Lomas Mevers, Mindy Scheithauer
{"title":"COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Related Disorders: Feasibility and Acceptability.","authors":"Alexis Pavlov, Jennifer M Hodnett, Chris Booth, Sarah Wigton, Alec Bernstein, Joanna Lomas Mevers, Mindy Scheithauer","doi":"10.1177/10783903231172997","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231172997","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Autistic individuals often have comorbid medical conditions, which can increase the likelihood of being severely affected by COVID-19. The best prevention for this is vaccination. However, some autistic individuals engage in behaviors that might create a barrier to successful vaccination.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>We describe the development and acceptability of a clinic specializing in the administration of COVID-19 vaccines for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who exhibit challenging behavior.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The clinic utilized behavioral antecedent strategies and contingencies to increase compliance with the vaccine and decrease distress associated with the procedure.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We achieved a 100% success rate with vaccine administration and caregivers reported high satisfaction with the clinic.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present vaccine clinic is adaptable to various settings and patients and was well-received overall by caregivers. Replication in different geographic regions may be beneficial when resources allow for this type of clinic.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"716-721"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10183335/pdf/10.1177_10783903231172997.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9460027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Morgan Wiggins, Susan Painter, Christopher Burant, Evanne Juratovac, Kathleen Alto
{"title":"Understanding Ohio X-Waivered Advanced Practice Registered Nurses' Rate of Naltrexone Prescription for Alcohol Use Disordered Patients.","authors":"Morgan Wiggins, Susan Painter, Christopher Burant, Evanne Juratovac, Kathleen Alto","doi":"10.1177/10783903221151062","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221151062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is overrepresented within the United States. Naltrexone, a recommended treatment for AUD, is underutilized. However, the prescribing behaviors of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) regarding naltrexone for AUD patients have not been studied. The purpose of our study was to explore the prescriptive practices of a sample of APRNs.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To describe and analyze survey responses of a sample of Ohio APRNs with training in medication for addiction treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders (as evidenced by DEA x-waiver receipt) regarding prescribing practices of naltrexone for AUD patients.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Public information collected from the first author's Nursing Board (list of APRNs in Ohio) was checked against the public information of x-waivered providers nationally from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) website. This generated a potential sample size of 824 APRNs, all of whom were sent email solicitations to complete a Qualtrics survey. After 3 weeks, 55 surveys were completed, and the data were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were generated as well as a logistic regression with five potential predictor variables against the outcome variable (defined as use of naltrexone for AUD patients).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Years practicing as an APRN was found to negatively predict naltrexone prescribing behavior for AUD patients. Practice setting and work experience with an addiction specialist physician were not found to predict naltrexone prescribing behavior for AUD patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Implications for further study were discussed, with emphasis on regulatory variance between states.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"613-623"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9166796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Sacred Space: Using Stages of Change Model With Motivational Interviewing to Promote Patient-Centered Healing.","authors":"Lynette Dixon, Carol Berger, Brandie Smalley","doi":"10.1177/10783903231154607","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231154607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Help patients make necessary life changes to reach desired health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>By combining the transtheoretical stages of the change model with motivational interviewing, nurse practitioners can hone powerful skills to enable patients to make their desired life changes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nurses and nurse practitioners can make a difference in patients' lives by connecting and partnering with them to create positive change for improved health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nurse educators should provide opportunities for nurses at all levels to learn and incorporate these skills into their practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"697-700"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9335256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer L Barkin, Rebecca P Philipsborn, Carolann L Curry, Saswati Upadhyay, Pamela A Geller, Madelyn Pardon, James Dimmock, Christy C Bridges, Christina A Sikes, Anthony J Kondracki, Massimiliano Buoli
{"title":"Climate Change is an Emerging Threat to Perinatal Mental Health.","authors":"Jennifer L Barkin, Rebecca P Philipsborn, Carolann L Curry, Saswati Upadhyay, Pamela A Geller, Madelyn Pardon, James Dimmock, Christy C Bridges, Christina A Sikes, Anthony J Kondracki, Massimiliano Buoli","doi":"10.1177/10783903221139831","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221139831","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this discussion, we build the case for why climate change is an emerging threat to perinatal mental health.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A search of current literature on perinatal and maternal mental health and extreme weather events was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE and Web of Science databases. Only articles focusing on maternal mental health were included in this narrative review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The perinatal period represents a potentially challenging timeframe for women for several reasons. Necessary role adjustments (reprioritization), changes in one's ability to access pre-birth levels (and types) of social support, fluctuating hormones, changes in body shape, and possible complications during pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum are just a few of the factors that can impact perinatal mental health. Trauma is also a risk factor for negative mood symptoms and can be experienced as the result of many different types of events, including exposure to extreme weather/natural disasters.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>While the concepts of \"eco-anxiety,\" \"climate despair,\" and \"climate anxiety\" have garnered attention in the mainstream media, there is little to no discussion of how the climate crisis impacts maternal mental health. This is an important omission as the mother's mental health impacts the family unit as a whole.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"683-689"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11141104/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10375011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effectiveness of Interventions on Improving the Mental Health Literacy of Health Care Professionals in General Hospitals: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.","authors":"Janice Cheung, Cheuk Yin Chan, Ho Yu Cheng","doi":"10.1177/10783903231194579","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231194579","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Suboptimal mental health literacy levels among general hospital health care professionals negatively impact the care coordination of patients with physical-mental comorbidity.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This review is to examine the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to improve the mental health literacy of general hospital health care professionals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search of literature was conducted in 13 electronic databases with manual searching of reference lists from 1980 to 2021. Studies were screened by pre-set eligibility criteria, that is, participants who were general hospital health care professionals taking care of adult patients, the interventions aimed at improving any components of participants' mental health literacy, comparisons were alternative active intervention or no intervention, and the primary outcomes were any aspects of mental health literacy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eight randomized controlled trials (<i>N</i> = 1,732 participants) were included in this review. Evidence indicated that mental health literacy interventions with educational components can improve components of the health care professionals' mental health literacy, in terms of mental health knowledge and mental illness-related attitudes/stigma. In addition, few studies evaluated all components of participants' mental health literacy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Based on the available evidence, educational interventions had a positive effect on components of general hospital health care professionals' mental health literacy. Health care organizations should provide educational programs to enhance general hospital health care professionals' mental health literacy. Further studies are needed to explore interventions that target all components of general hospital staff's mental health literacy and to evaluate its impact on the psychiatric consultation-liaison service utilization in general hospitals, as well as patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"465-479"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10435114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanaa Abujilban, Hasan Al-Omari, Esra'a Issa, Ayat ALhamdan, Lama Al-Nabulsi, Lina Mrayan, Khadejah F Mahmoud, W George Kernohan
{"title":"Effectiveness of Telephone-Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy on Antenatal Depressive Symptoms: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial in The Kingdom of Jordan.","authors":"Sanaa Abujilban, Hasan Al-Omari, Esra'a Issa, Ayat ALhamdan, Lama Al-Nabulsi, Lina Mrayan, Khadejah F Mahmoud, W George Kernohan","doi":"10.1177/10783903231171595","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231171595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Jordanian pregnant women report high prevalence of antenatal depressive symptoms, compared to their counterparts internationally. One potential nonpharmacological intervention is <i>Interpersonal Psychotherapy</i> (IPT), accessed by telephone.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this study is to compare the depressive symptom level(s) among Jordanian pregnant women who received IPT treatment with those who received routine antenatal care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective randomized controlled trial design was used. Following ethical approval, a sample of 100 pregnant women (50 in each group) at 24 to 37 weeks gestation, was drawn from one governmental public hospital. Seven sessions (each half an hour) of telephone-based IPT were offered twice weekly to those assigned to the intervention arm: one pretherapy orientation, five intermediates, and one closing session. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was administered before and after the intervention. Analysis of covariance was used to detect the intervention effect. The two groups were matched based on demographic and health characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to the control group, pregnant women who received the intervention reported fewer depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Midwives and general nurses should screen all pregnant women for symptoms of depression. The effectiveness of IPT treatment in alleviating depressive symptoms indicates the importance of using such supportive interventions by midwives and general nurses, who are trained in psycho-educational counseling techniques. Moreover, data provided by this study may encourage policymakers to legislate policies that make psychotherapists available and accessible in antenatal care units and ensure that staff have adequate training via continuing education programs to screen for antenatal depressive symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"635-645"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9470985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}