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Pilot Study Focused on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Health Access Behaviors of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Regarding Suicide Prevention. 以精神科心理健康护士对预防自杀的认识、态度和保健行为为重点的试点研究。

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI: 10.1177/10783903241247216

Marc A Woods, Debra Hampton, C. Okoli, Janie Heath, Gwen Moreland

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Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Sexual and Gender Minority Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale Among Sexual Minority Men and Women 评估少数性取向男性和女性童年不良经历量表的心理测量特性

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-20 DOI: 10.1177/10783903241246562

Marvin A. Solberg, Julie A. M. J. Kurzer

{"title":"Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Sexual and Gender Minority Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale Among Sexual Minority Men and Women","authors":"Marvin A. Solberg, Julie A. M. J. Kurzer","doi":"10.1177/10783903241246562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903241246562","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND:Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are known determinants of negative health outcomes. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals have higher ACE scores than non-SGM individuals. The SGM-ACE scale was developed to better assess this population but is not yet validated in SGM subgroups.AIMS:This study aims to validate the sexual and gender minority adverse childhood experiences (SGM-ACE) scale among sexual minority men (SMM) and sexual minority women (SMW), while testing measurement invariance across both groups.METHODS:A cross-sectional survey included 530 sexual minority adults (265 men, 265 women) in the United States. Cronbach’s alpha established internal consistency reliability. Validity was assessed via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for the SGM-ACE’s theoretical structure and Pearson’s correlations for concurrent validity with substance use outcomes (alcohol, cannabis, and drugs). Multigroup structural equation modeling (SEM) determined measurement invariance between SMM and SMW.RESULTS:The CFA of the original model exhibited good fit. Fit was improved after removing the institutionalization item, chi-square ( χ2) = 14.26, degrees of freedom ( df) = 9, p = 0.113, minimum discrepancy (CMIN/ df) = 1.59, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.99, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.03, 90% confidence interval (CI): (0.00–0.06), and standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) = 0.02. Internal consistency reliability was established (α = 0.78). SGM-ACE exhibited weak, yet significant relationships with each substance use outcome. Multigroup SEM indicated measurement invariance between SMM and SMW.CONCLUSION:This study provides psychometric validation of the SGM-ACE, establishing measurement invariance between SMM and SMW. Future research should explore its utility in diverse SGM minority subgroups.","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140630441","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}

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Artificial Intelligence and Publication Ethics 人工智能与出版伦理

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-15 DOI: 10.1177/10783903241245423

Geraldine S. Pearson

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Social Support Is Protective Against the Effects of Discrimination on Parental Mental Health Outcomes 社会支持可抵御歧视对父母心理健康结果的影响

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-11 DOI: 10.1177/10783903241243092

Dallis Alvarez, Harry Adynski, Rebeca Harris, Baiming Zou, Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, Hudson P. Santos

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“It’s My Secret”: Shame as a Barrier to Care in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder "这是我的秘密羞耻感是阿片类药物使用障碍患者接受治疗的障碍

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-06 DOI: 10.1177/10783903241242748

Monika S. Schuler, Valerie Seney

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Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination Development: From Reflecting Clinical Practice to Ensuring Lifelong Learning 执业护士认证考试开发：从反映临床实践到确保终身学习

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-05 DOI: 10.1177/10783903241240075

Tara Myers, Kathy Chappell, Cherith Godwin, Jeanna Krissel, Jeffery Ramirez, Justin Smith

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Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Versus Cognitive Processing Therapy for Women Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma: A Feasibility Study. 创伤中心创伤敏感瑜伽与认知处理疗法，适用于患有创伤后应激障碍并经历过军队性创伤的女性退伍军人：可行性研究。

IF 1.5 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2022-07-14 DOI: 10.1177/10783903221108765

Belle Zaccari, Athena D F Sherman, Melinda Higgins, Ursula Ann Kelly

{"title":"Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Versus Cognitive Processing Therapy for Women Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma: A Feasibility Study.","authors":"Belle Zaccari, Athena D F Sherman, Melinda Higgins, Ursula Ann Kelly","doi":"10.1177/10783903221108765","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221108765","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common sequela to military sexual trauma (MST) among women veterans. Yoga has shown promise in research examining its benefit for symptoms and sequela of PTSD.Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) for women veterans with PTSD related to MST.Method: In this feasibility study, the final sample included women veterans (n = 41) with PTSD related to MST accessing health care in a Veterans Affairs Health Care System in the southeast United States; the majority were African American (n = 33; 80.5%). Interventions used established protocols of 10 weekly sessions of group TCTSY versus 12 weekly sessions of group Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). PTSD was assessed via clinical interview and participant report. Additional data collection included multiple participant-reported outcomes commonly associated with PTSD and psychophysiological measures. We also collected data regarding participant satisfaction and feasibility-related feedback from participants and providers.Results: Feasibility and acceptability were evaluated via demand, practicality, fidelity, and acceptability. This was measured by expressed interest, attendance, program completion, barriers to care and satisfaction with treatment, and satisfaction with interventions and data collection.Conclusions: Results indicate the RCT design and TCTSY implementation were feasible; a full-scale RCT was subsequently conducted to determine efficacy of the experimental intervention. Recommendations for successful research strategies are provided.","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9839891/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9433917","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}

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Embracing Emotional Pain: A Case Study of Adolescent Suicidality and Spirituality. 拥抱情感之痛：青少年自杀与灵性的个案研究》（Embracing Emotional Pain: A Case Study of Adolescent Suicidality and Spirituality.

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-25 DOI: 10.1177/10783903221118932

Tamara Keefner, Mary Minton, Kathy Antonen

{"title":"Embracing Emotional Pain: A Case Study of Adolescent Suicidality and Spirituality.","authors":"Tamara Keefner, Mary Minton, Kathy Antonen","doi":"10.1177/10783903221118932","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221118932","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Suicidality continues to be the second leading cause of adolescent death. Nurses are in a prime position to address the emotional pain associated with adolescent suicidality but report skepticism and discomfort. Moreover, spirituality is identified as a protective factor against suicidality, yet a gap exists related to exploring spirituality within the context of the emotional pain associated with adolescent suicidality. Building awareness of adolescents' spirituality and emotional pain associated with suicidality is essential to address nurse skepticism and discomfort.Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore young adults' experiences of suicide attempt(s) during adolescence in the context of spirituality using a case study application of participant narratives to Minton and Antonen's B.L.E.S.S. acronym.Method: A multiple-case study design was used to provide an alternative perspective for understanding adolescent suicidality from a spiritual context. Reed's theory of self-transcendence and the B.L.E.S.S. acronym guided the analysis and interpretation. Convenience online sampling resulted in six adult participants who provided email narratives of their adolescent experiences. Email data collection was guided by Fritz and Vandermause. Analysis of participant narratives followed the protocol of Baxter and Jack.Results: Participant's narratives revealed self-transcendence that paralleled the five truths about emotional pain and spirituality inherent in the B.L.E.S.S. acronym.Conclusion: This case study provides nurses a guide for counteracting the barriers of skepticism and stigma to promote help-seeking behavior associated with adolescent suicidality. Further research is needed for the application of the B.L.E.S.S. acronym with other population samples.","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33437230","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}

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The Impact of a Nurse-Led Service on Tobacco Treatment Provision Within a Psychiatric Hospital: A Time Series Study. 精神病院护士主导服务对烟草治疗提供的影响:时间序列研究

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2022-05-12 DOI: 10.1177/10783903221093582

Bassema Abufarsakh, Janet K Otachi, Tianyi Wang, Yazan Al-Mrayat, Chizimuzo T C Okoli

{"title":"The Impact of a Nurse-Led Service on Tobacco Treatment Provision Within a Psychiatric Hospital: A Time Series Study.","authors":"Bassema Abufarsakh, Janet K Otachi, Tianyi Wang, Yazan Al-Mrayat, Chizimuzo T C Okoli","doi":"10.1177/10783903221093582","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221093582","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Psychiatric hospitalization is an opportunity to provide evidence-based tobacco treatment to optimize cessation efforts among people living with mental illnesses (MI). The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of nurse-driven initiatives to enhance tobacco treatment within an inpatient psychiatric setting.Aims: We assessed the 4-year impact of implementing a nurse-led tobacco treatment service offered to 11,314 inpatients at admissions in a tobacco-free psychiatric facility in Kentucky.Method: Through a time-series design, we compared the differences in rates of screening for tobacco use and providing treatment from September to December 2015 (prior to implementing the nurse-led tobacco treatment services) to each subsequent year in a 4-year period (2016-2019).Results: Approximately 60.0% of inpatients were persons using tobacco during the assessment period. Although there were no changes in tobacco use prevalence over the 4-year evaluation duration, there were significant increases in the provision of practical counseling and Food and Drug Administration-approved nicotine replacement therapies for persons using tobacco.Conclusions: Our findings support the effectiveness of implementing tobacco treatment programs at the organizational level. Psychiatric hospitalizations provide an opportunity to optimize nurse-driven efforts to deliver tobacco treatment to people with MI. Similar models of nurse-led tobacco treatment services can be adopted within inpatient and other mental and behavioral health settings.","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42855630","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}

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The Use of Standardized Patients as an Educational Strategy in Baccalaureate Psychiatric Nursing Simulation: A Mixed Method Pilot Study. 在精神科护理模拟学士学位课程中使用标准化患者作为教学策略:一项混合方法的试点研究。

IF 2 4区医学

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-08 DOI: 10.1177/10783903221101049

Kimberly A Conway, Robert L Scoloveno

{"title":"The Use of Standardized Patients as an Educational Strategy in Baccalaureate Psychiatric Nursing Simulation: A Mixed Method Pilot Study.","authors":"Kimberly A Conway, Robert L Scoloveno","doi":"10.1177/10783903221101049","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221101049","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Prior psychiatric simulation experiences required our nursing students to role-play in an unknown area of nursing. Students confidence, clinical satisfaction, and use of clinical skills were negatively impacted leading to unmet course objectives. The aim of this pilot study was to strengthen our baccalaureate senior nursing students' simulation experience in their psychiatric nursing course with the use of standardized patients (SPs) instead of student role-play and measure the impact of this strategy on students' learning, satisfaction, and confidence in an unfamiliar area of nursing.Methods: A mixed method explanatory sequential design was used. Participants consisted of a convenience sample of senior nursing students enrolled in their psychiatric nursing course. A quantitative simulation tool and a four-item questionnaire were analyzed after completion of the simulations (n = 47).Results: Findings of this study identified greater than 80% of students had increased level of learning, confidence, and satisfaction with the SP simulation experience. Nurse faculty were able to overcome simulation barriers, that is, a patient hearing voices, non-verbal signs of depression, and evaluate students meeting course learning outcomes.Conclusions: Findings from this study highlight students' positive simulation experiences. Using SPs as an educational strategy can be effective for students to reach competency, achieve higher knowledge, and improve confidence. It is believed the use of SPs as a simulation strategy in psychiatric nursing will assist students with clinical judgment and better prepare them to meet the needs of vulnerable persons with psychiatric conditions.","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46793442","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}

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