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{"title":"Tai Chi as a Complementary Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Among U.S. Veterans in a Mental Health Inpatient Setting.","authors":"Eileen R Jimenez, Jorge Juarez, Leeza Struwe, Marlene Z Cohen","doi":"10.1177/10783903231201592","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231201592","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Depression and anxiety are two of the top five mental illnesses veterans report. Treatment for depression and anxiety includes medications and psychiatric treatment in inpatient, outpatient, and residential treatment programs; the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) can have beneficial results by decreasing symptoms, recognize patients' preference for CAM, and be cost-effective.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi on depression and anxiety symptoms on inpatient psychosocial or substance use disorder (SUD) rehabilitation treatment program residents since little evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of Tai Chi on participants in residential mental health treatment programs. METHOD: A mixed-method, cohort design with 88 participants (41 usual treatment without Tai Chi, 47 intervention) used a demographic survey, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, self-report, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 at Weeks 1 and 4 of the treatment program. After Week 4, the intervention group responded to six open-ended questions about Tai Chi's effects on their overall depression and anxiety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The anxiety level of the intervention group was significantly decreased, as evidenced by the Hamilton Anxiety Scale scores (<i>p</i> = .02). However, the measures of depression did not differ between the groups. Two themes, mindfulness and satisfaction, were identified from the written responses regarding the Tai Chi intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Tai Chi effectively reduced symptoms of anxiety that varied by age and ethnicity. This study increased the insight regarding the benefit of including Tai Chi as a complementary therapy for those participating in residential treatment programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"778-784"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41139769","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":"Supporting the Safe Use of the Dorsogluteal Intramuscular Injection Site: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project.","authors":"Grainne Kilroy, Meghan Lorbiecki, Florine Ndakuya-Fitzgerald, Mary Hagle","doi":"10.1177/10783903231178556","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231178556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Administering intramuscular (IM) injections is common in the adult mental health patient care setting, using the deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal, or dorsogluteal site. Mental health nurses frequently use the dorsogluteal site to administer short and long-acting IM injections as specified in the drug package insert or because of patient agitation. However, the site is often not recommended due to the potential risk of nerve injury.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>Aims of this evidence-based quality improvement project were to (1) determine the best evidence for supporting the safe use of the dorsogluteal site for short and long-acting IM injections and (2) implement this evidence through nurse education.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This project had two phases: Determining best evidence through an integrative literature review and implementing the recommendations to use the dorsogluteal site when directed by the drug package insert, clinical need, nursing judgment, or patient preference. Implementation followed the Plan-Do-Study-Act quality improvement process and involved written resources and simulation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Evidence supported the use of the dorsogluteal site in four instances and the importance of education. Nurses were highly satisfied with the education and opportunity to practice their skills with feedback during return demonstration. After studying nurses' follow-up survey results, a refresher simulation and medical center guideline were completed. There were no reports of IM injection patient injuries after 2 years and approximately 768 dorsogluteal and ventrogluteal IM injections in the academic medical center.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pursuing recent and possibly overlooked evidence provided guidance in supporting the safe use of the dorsogluteal site for IM injections.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"819-827"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9687145","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":"Determining the Mental Status, Sleep Quality, and Eating Behaviors of University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Hilal Şahin, Kadir Çebi, Arzu Yıldırım, Rabia Hacıhasanoğlu Aşılar","doi":"10.1177/10783903231197656","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231197656","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in adverse effects on individuals' physical and mental health worldwide, with university students also being adversely affected by this process.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This research aimed to determine the mental condition, sleep quality, and eating behaviors of university students during the COVID-19 process.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,065 university students. Study data were collected with an online questionnaire including a personal information form, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the Dutch Eating Behavior Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Students' poor sleep quality was determined to be 69.5%. It was also determined that students' depression and stress levels were moderate that their anxiety levels were low, their eating behaviors were generally problematic, and more than half had poor sleep quality. In addition, eating disorders and poor sleep quality increased as depression, anxiety, and stress levels increased, and eating disorders increased as poor sleep quality increased (<i>p</i> < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results emphasize the importance of the strengthening of students' mental health, particularly by improving their sleep quality and eating habits. Evidence-based interventions regarding the effects of the pandemic should be made for students under the leadership of a psychiatric nurse, and effective strategies must be developed accordingly.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"785-798"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10590245","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":"A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Victims.","authors":"Leslie W Miles, Julie L Valentine, Linda J Mabey, Elizabeth S Hopkins, Paige J Stodtmeister, Reilly B Rockwood, Alyssa N H Moxley","doi":"10.1177/10783903231216138","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231216138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sexual assault (SA) is a serious crime that is a prevalent mental and public health problem.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>Addressing the needs of SA victims and providing appropriate treatment are essential to reduce potential adverse short- and long-term outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Our team undertook an extensive systematic literature review (published between January 2006 and July 2021) to provide evidence-based mental health intervention recommendations for adolescent and adult victims of SA. Where SA-specific research was limited, the literature and clinical practice guidelines on treatments for trauma-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were reviewed to provide additional information to formulate recommendations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings strongly support several primary psychotherapy treatments: cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive processing therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, narrative exposure therapy, and prolonged exposure therapy. Complementary (aerobic exercise, art, drama, and music therapy) and pharmacological treatments were explored.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Mental health nurses who provide services for victims of SA can utilize this overview to guide recommendations for treatment of SA trauma and related PTSD symptoms to mitigate the short- and long-term negative impacts after a traumatic event. When victims of SA receive optimal mental health treatments, our communities benefit as victims heal and recover.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"480-502"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11138126/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139040179","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":"Implementing the NCTSN Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment (TIOA) for Improving Trauma-Informed Care in Inpatient Child Psychiatry.","authors":"Kristen Choi, Leilanie Ayala, Rebecca Lierly, Daniela Bustamante, Benjamin Cioppa-Fong, Meredith Mead, Hagop J Mkroyan, Elizabeth Morris, Irina Babajanyan, Daniel Maryanov","doi":"10.1177/10783903231171590","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231171590","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Children and adolescents receiving inpatient psychiatric services have disproportionately high levels of exposure to trauma and adversity. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment (TIOA) is a comprehensive tool intended to guide implementation of trauma-informed care, but it has not yet been applied in inpatient settings.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The purpose of this quality improvement project was to describe trauma-informed care in inpatient child/adolescent psychiatry with the TIOA, examine relatedness among trauma-informed care domains, and explore barriers or facilitators to applying trauma-informed care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This quality improvement project used mixed methods. We conducted a web-based survey in Summer 2022 with staff members (clinical and administrative) at two inpatient child/adolescent psychiatric units in California to assess trauma-informed care practices with the TIOA (87 items). Qualitative follow-up interviews were offered to interested participants. A correlation matrix and cluster analyses were used to examine relationships among TIOA domains; qualitative data were analyzed thematically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 69 survey respondents and seven qualitative interviews. TIOA domain scores ranged from a low of 2.3 to a high of 3.2, indicating that practices were occurring only \"rarely\" to \"sometimes.\" There were two major themes identified from qualitive interviews: (a) barriers to trauma-informed care in an inpatient context that can be resource-constrained or coercive; and (b) discovering strategies to provide trauma-informed care despite structural barriers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Organizational interventions targeting any domains of trauma-informed care are needed in inpatient settings given limited uptake of trauma-informed care.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"722-732"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11141099/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49678899","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":"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}

{"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/m² 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/m²; 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}

{"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}

{"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}