Charlotta Sunnqvist, Angelica Berngarn, Promise Ezinne Ekezie, Emma Lundgren, Emma Nilsson, Karin Örmon
{"title":"A pilot evaluation of a prehospital emergency psychiatric unit: The experiences of patients, psychiatric and mental health nurses, and significant others.","authors":"Charlotta Sunnqvist, Angelica Berngarn, Promise Ezinne Ekezie, Emma Lundgren, Emma Nilsson, Karin Örmon","doi":"10.1111/ppc.13055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To explore the significance of the alliance with the Prehospital Emergency Psychiatric Unit for patients, psychiatric and mental health nurses, and significant others, and to evaluate their experiences of treatment and care.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>A qualitative inductive interview study with 11 participants: four patients, six nurses, and one significant other. The interviews were analyzed with content analysis.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The analysis resulted in four subcategories: To be met with respect, presence and time, knowledge and experience, and feeling of support, and one category: A psychiatric team with knowledge and experience creating stability and a sense of self-worth.</p><p><strong>Practice implication: </strong>The Prehospital Emergency Psychiatric Unit enables a safe, person-centered service.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 4","pages":"2255-2262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/27/c7/PPC-58-2255.PMC9790504.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10502394","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":"Factors associated with seasonal affective disorders in Lebanese adults.","authors":"Eva Hobeika, Chadia Haddad, Marwan Akel, Sahar Obeid, Pascale Salameh, Souheil Hallit","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12933","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Evaluate seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and the possible factors associated with it among Lebanese adults, during winter and summer seasons of 2018 and 2019.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>Cross-sectional study was conducted in two time intervals. The winter period took place from December 2018 to January 2019, whereas the summer period was from May to June 2019, evaluating the same participants.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Higher winter depression (adjusted odds ratio [ORa] = 1.16), higher winter insomnia (ORa = 1.04) were significantly associated with higher odds of having winter SAD. Higher summer depression (ORa = 1.20) was significantly associated with higher odds of having summer SAD.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>A proper recognition of risk factors associated with SAD allows the clinician to effectively differentiate between SAD and nonseasonal depressive symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":" ","pages":"1310-1323"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/ppc.12933","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39319026","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}
Abdallah Abu Khait, Austin Menger, Juliette Shellman, Hanan Al-Modallal, Shaher H Hamaideh
{"title":"Confirmatory factor analysis of the Arabic version of the reminiscence functions scale with strict measurement invariance across gender.","authors":"Abdallah Abu Khait, Austin Menger, Juliette Shellman, Hanan Al-Modallal, Shaher H Hamaideh","doi":"10.1111/ppc.13041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Recognizing reminiscence functions can help psychiatric nurses promote patients' mental health. This study aimed to confirm the six-factor, 39-item structure of the Arabic version of the Reminiscence Functions Scale (RFS) in a sample of Jordanian adults (N = 470) and examine the invariance of structure across gender.</p><p><strong>Design and method: </strong>Post hoc model adjustment was conducted sequentially using modification indices (MI) to improve model fit. Measurement invariance across gender was examined using this adjusted Arabic RFS score (ARFS).</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>After post hoc adjustment using MI, the fit indices for the adjusted (32-item) ARFS improved, indicating a good fit for the data. The adjusted ARFS factor structure indicated strict measurement invariance across gender.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CFA supports a 32-item, six-factor model.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>Psychiatric nurses can use the adjusted ARFS to measure subjects' reminiscence functions and predict the psychological and emotional distress associated with these functions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":" ","pages":"2145-2153"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39606433","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":"Effects of the UNI-PAHNP on physical activity and nutrition behaviors in overweight/obese university students in Turkey.","authors":"Ayse Dost, Melek N Esin","doi":"10.1111/ppc.13022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a Pender's health promotion model-based Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition Program for University Students (UNI-PAHNP) as a means for improving university students' nutrition and physical activity behaviors.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A total of 110 overweight and obese students were randomized into study and control groups.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Students in the intervention group showed significant decreases in body mass index and waist circumference and significant increases in step count, physical activity, nutrition and exercise scores, vegetable and water intake frequency, and self-efficacy to regulate nutrition and exercise from pre-intervention to six months post-intervention (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>This study shows the value of utilizing nurses to implement a health promotion program for overweight/obese university students.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":" ","pages":"2003-2016"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39672248","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}
Gabriela D Donato, Samara L M Pereira, Assis D C Pereira Júnior, Sandra C Pillon, Kelly G G Vedana, Adriana I Miasso
{"title":"Predictors of common mental disorders and psychiatric medication use among faculty members.","authors":"Gabriela D Donato, Samara L M Pereira, Assis D C Pereira Júnior, Sandra C Pillon, Kelly G G Vedana, Adriana I Miasso","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12993","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Identify the predictors of common mental disorders (CMD) and psychiatric medication use by faculty members in different teaching units of a public university.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study on 253 faculty.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Being single, not having children, and not practicing physical activity were identified as predictors of CMD. Relative to psychiatric medication use, the predictors were the following: being homosexual, teaching classes in the biological sciences field, using medication for the urinary tract and sexual hormones, presenting mental disorder/sleep disorder diagnoses, and being positive for CMD.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>The findings of this study may subsidize more effective interventions aimed toward protecting the health and preventing aggravation in these professionals, as well as measures for promoting changes in the university work context.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study on 253 faculty.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Being single, not having children, and not practicing physical activity were identified as predictors of CMD. Relative to psychiatric medication use, the predictors were the following: being homosexual, teaching classes in the biological sciences field, using medication for the urinary tract and sexual hormones, presenting mental disorder/sleep disorder diagnoses, and being positive for CMD.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>The findings of this study may subsidize more effective interventions aimed toward protecting the health and preventing aggravation in these professionals, as well as measures for promoting changes in the university work context.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":" ","pages":"1810-1818"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39702293","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}
Maria José Nogueira, Paulo Seabra, Patrícia Alves, Delfina Teixeira, José Carlos Carvalho, Carlos Sequeira
{"title":"Predictors of positive mental health in higher education students. A cross-sectional predictive study.","authors":"Maria José Nogueira, Paulo Seabra, Patrícia Alves, Delfina Teixeira, José Carlos Carvalho, Carlos Sequeira","doi":"10.1111/ppc.13145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe positive mental health (PMH) psychological vulnerability (PV) and identify predictors of PMH in higher education students (HES).</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, predictive study was performed with a convenience sample of 3322 students, using an online questionnaire with sociodemographic information, the PMH Questionnaire, and the PV Scale.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The majority scored a flourishing level, and 67.7% of the participants scored high levels of PV. The Regression Model found a significant predictive variable for PMH.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>Gender, age, regular exercise, healthy diet, number of meals per day, and leisure activities are significant positive predictors of PMH. PV is the sole significant negative predictor. Therefore, improving mental health literacy can be a strategy to support HES.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":" ","pages":"2942-2949"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40715489","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":"Evaluation of the ways of coping with stress and the personality traits in women exposed to violence: A comparative study.","authors":"Sümeyye Barut, Esra Güney, Tuba Uçar","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12983","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine the stress-coping methods and personality traits of the women who were exposed to violence.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted by using a web-based online survey with 1242 women in Turkey.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Women who were exposed to violence used mostly emotional strategies in coping with stress. The women's personality traits did not affect whether they were victims of the violence.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>It is necessary to take initiatives to encourage the use of effective methods in coping with stress. Other studies should be conducted to determine the personality traits of women exposed to violence.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":" ","pages":"1744-1753"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39781692","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}
Rosa Giralt Palou, Gemma Prat Vigué, Núria Torà Suarez, Maria Romeu-Labayen, Glòria Tort-Nasarre
{"title":"The development of positive attitudes toward mental health among university nursing students: Countering the role of social desirability.","authors":"Rosa Giralt Palou, Gemma Prat Vigué, Núria Torà Suarez, Maria Romeu-Labayen, Glòria Tort-Nasarre","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12976","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study analyses the evolution of attitudes of nursing students towards mental health, paying particular attention to the influence of social desirability.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>Prospective longitudinal repeated-measures study in a sample of nursing students who completed the Community Attitudes toward Mental Illness scale and The Social Desirability Scale.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>After their training, and after adjusting for social desirability, students of female gender recognized attitudes that foster humanistic values than their male counterparts. However, attitudes of restrictiveness and authoritarianism continued to be manifested significantly when the students themselves had mental health problems (MHPs), had had previous training, or were older.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>University courses should continue to foster attitudes of acceptance and destigmatization of people with MHPs, through responses that value authenticity.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":" ","pages":"1680-1690"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39811668","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}
Arzu K Uyaroğlu, Emine Ergin, Alime S Tosun, Özlem Erdem
{"title":"A cross-sectional study of social media addiction and social and emotional loneliness in university students in Turkey.","authors":"Arzu K Uyaroğlu, Emine Ergin, Alime S Tosun, Özlem Erdem","doi":"10.1111/ppc.13056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study investigates the relationships between social media addiction and social and emotional loneliness in university students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a descriptive, correlational study. Data were collected from 555 university students. The study data were then collected through an online survey. The data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, the Kruskal Wallis analysis, and Spearman correlation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Higher and statistically significant levels of loneliness were found in males, single students, students displaying poor academic performance, and learners who perceived their economic situation as worse than the other groups (p ≤ 0.005). A positive and significant relationship association was noted between the aggregate social media scores of students and their total loneliness scores (r = 0.196 p = 0.000) (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>Social skills training should be provided to young social media users. Young people should be offered social support resources and ways to reduce loneliness, such as listening to music, exercising, and doing yoga.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":" ","pages":"2263-2271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39912942","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 relationship of fear of happiness levels of Syrian refugees with meaning of life and health perception.","authors":"Duygu Ayar, Fatma Karasu","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study was conducted to determine the relationship of fear of happiness levels of Syrian refugees with the meaning of life and health perception.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>This descriptive study was conducted with 310 Syrian refugees.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>It was found that Syrian refugees' mean scores were 27.59 ± 6.44 in the Fear of Happiness Scale, 17.08 ± 6.93 in Meaning-Life, 19.84 ± 9.26 in Search for Meaning-Life, 46.03 ± 10.18 in Perception of Health Scale. A negative correlation was found between Syrian refugees' fear of happiness levels and meaning in life and health perception.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>As the fear of happiness levels of Syrian refugees decreased, the presence of meaning in life, the search for meaning in life, and health perception levels increased.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":" ","pages":"1492-1501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39478222","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}