{"title":"Digital addiction, academic performance, and sleep disturbance among nursing students.","authors":"Yeşim Yaman Aktaş, Neziha Karabulut, Büşra Arslan","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12961","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to examine the relationship between digital addiction, academic performance, and sleep disturbance among nursing students.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>The study was a correlational and cross-sectional design. Four hundred twenty-nine nursing students were enrolled in this study.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>There was a positive significant relationship between the mean Sleep Disturbance (SD) T-scores and Digital Addiction Scale (DAS) scores (r = 0.203, p < 0.01). Furthermore, a positive correlation was found between the mean SD T-scores and DAS subscale scores (p < 0.01) PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: This study demonstrated that digital addiction had an influence on sleep disturbance. It is recommended that nursing students be provided with training to inform them about negative effects of digital addiction.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 4","pages":"1537-1545"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9230548","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":"Using media reports about suicide as data: Response to Etchells et al. (2021).","authors":"Mohammed A Mamun, Mark D Griffiths","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12991","url":null,"abstract":"We appreciate Etchells et al.’s (2021) response to our paper ‘PUBG - related suicides during the 6 COVID - 19 pandemic: Three cases from Pakistan’ (Mamun et al., 2020a). The authors presented 7 a number of issues related to our paper under the headings of (1) errors and poor practice in the 8 data presented, (2) ethical concerns in relation to the depiction of suicide","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 4","pages":"3106-3112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10321125","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 randomized controlled trial of the \"positive diary\" intervention for family caregivers of people with dementia.","authors":"Taiga Fuju, Tetsuya Yamagami, Haruyasu Yamaguchi, Tsuneo Yamazaki","doi":"10.1111/ppc.13013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>We examined the effectiveness of the \"positive diary,\" in which family caregivers of people with dementia write down three good things that happened with reasons at the end of each day.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>In this randomized controlled trial, the intervention group used the \"positive diary,\" while the control group kept a record of each meal for 4 weeks.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The intervention group showed improvement on several measures of wellbeing including Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>The \"positive diary\" is a useful self-care tool for caregivers of people with dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 4","pages":"1949-1958"},"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/53/2f/PPC-58-1949.PMC9786811.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10502356","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":"Predictors for quality of life among older adults with depressive disorders: A prospective 3-month follow-up cohort study.","authors":"Darawan Wongprommate, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Manee Pinyopornpanish, Peerasak Lerttrakarnnon, Surin Jiraniramai, Sirina Satthapisit, Nattha Saisavoey, Kamonporn Wannarit, Daochompu Nakawiro, Thanita Tantrarungroj, Nahathai Wongpakaran","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12895","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The study aimed to investigate the predictive factors for quality of life among subjects with late-life depression.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>Data including depressive symptoms assessed by the Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression (HAMD), geriatric depression scale (GDS), perceived stress scale (PSS), multidimensional scale for perceived social support, and the EQ-5D scale were collected at baseline and at 3-month follow-up from 264 participants.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>After controlling for covariates, time, GDS, PSS, HAMD, and living alone were confirmed predictors for change of EQ-5D scores.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>Perceived stress is important, and intervention to reduce stress especially in early treatment of depressive disorder should be encouraged.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 3","pages":"1029-1036"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/ppc.12895","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39030022","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":"Reflection of nursing students violence tendencies on care behaviors.","authors":"Tuba Karabey, Serife Karagozoglu, Yasemin Boy","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12881","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Although violence is a preventable phenomenon, whose negative effects may be reduced, it should be analyzed with a holistic approach to determine its possible effects on caring behaviors, which constitute the basis of the profession of nursing. This study aims to reveal the reflections of the tendency to violence among the nursing students on their caring behavior.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A survey was conducted within a convenient sample of 292 nursing students. Personal Information Form, Tendency to Violence Scale, and the Caring Behaviors Inventory (CBI-24) were used for data collection.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>There was a negative and moderate relationship between the tendency to violence and the scores obtained from the CBI-24 and its subscales. Simple linear regression analysis revealed that tendency to violence explained 10% and had a significant effect on caring behaviors (β = -0.328, p < .001).</p><p><strong>Practical implications: </strong>Tendency to violence among the nursing students might be determined before their graduation and the students with such tendencies might be closely monitored and supported to reduce these tendencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 3","pages":"946-953"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/ppc.12881","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39060144","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}
Süreyya Gümüşsoy, İsmet Hortu, Sevgül Dönmez, Nursel Alp Dal, Ahmet M Ergenoğlu
{"title":"Investigation of body image perception, self-esteem, and self-confidence in female-to-male transsexuals before and after sex reassignment surgery.","authors":"Süreyya Gümüşsoy, İsmet Hortu, Sevgül Dönmez, Nursel Alp Dal, Ahmet M Ergenoğlu","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12883","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The study was aimed at investigatting the changes in body image perception, self-esteem, and self-confidence of female-to-male transsexuals (FtM) after sex reassignment surgery (SRS).</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>The quasi-experimental study was conducted with the female individuals who undergo FtM SRS between May 2018 and May 2019. The study data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Body Image Scale, Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, and Self-Confidence Scale.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>It was observed that the patients' postoperative body image perception, self-esteem, and self-confidence improved. As their postoperative body image perception was higher than was their preoperative body image perception, their postoperative self-esteem and self-confidence levels were also higher. In addition, as their self-esteem increased, so did their self-confidence.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>It was found that the patients' postoperative body image perception, self-esteem, and self-confidence improved.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 3","pages":"961-967"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/ppc.12883","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39060623","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":"An evaluation of the disability, insight and self-care agency of schizophrenia patients.","authors":"Cansu Korkmaz, Gulgun Durat, Bedia Tarsuslu","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12877","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12877","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aims to evaluate the disability, insight and self-care agency of schizophrenia patients.</p><p><strong>Design and method: </strong>This descriptive study was conducted with 100 patients in remission who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia at community mental health centers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The schizophrenia patients had poor insight and moderate self-care agency. The self-care agency of schizophrenia patients is a neglected issue in medicine, and is associated with positive and negative symptoms, insight and disability.</p><p><strong>Implementation results: </strong>The results can guide community mental health center nurses to increase the quality of life of schizophrenia patients in remission and to help reintegrate them into society.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 3","pages":"919-927"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/ppc.12877","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39065327","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":"Validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Stigma Questionnaire.","authors":"Nilüfer Kıransal, Fadime Kaya","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12885","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Stigma Questionnaire (ASQ-T).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The study sample, in the methodological pattern, comprised 300 teachers.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Confirmatory factor analysis results of the ASQ-T indicated that the single-factor structure was compatible with Turkish culture. The overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.92. The item-total score correlation took a value between 0.466 and 0.725 (p < 0.05). The Test-retest result was determined as 0.480/p = 0.001.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>This questionnaire can be used by psychiatric nurses to measure perceived stigma about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 3","pages":"978-985"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/ppc.12885","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39065332","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}
Cris S Adolfo, Joseph U Almazan, Jonas P Cruz, Abdulrhman S B Albougami, Mark Y Roque, Jed Montayre
{"title":"Saudi Arabian nurses' workaholic tendencies and their predictive role in professional quality of life.","authors":"Cris S Adolfo, Joseph U Almazan, Jonas P Cruz, Abdulrhman S B Albougami, Mark Y Roque, Jed Montayre","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12913","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine whether nurses' workaholic tendencies and demographic variables predict their professional quality of life.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional design was utilized among 427 Saudi nurses which conveniently selected in four tertiary public hospitals in Saudi Arabia.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Nurses' have higher workaholic tendencies level and moderate professional quality of life levels. Working more than 40 h per week correlates with one's risk of workaholism. Certain professional quality of life subscales is associated with gender, marital status, hospital experience, and work addiction tendencies.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>The present study contributes to the development of new clinical practices by enlightening readers of the implications of workaholism for nurses' professional quality of life, so that this can be addressed and managed properly.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 3","pages":"1144-1152"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/ppc.12913","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39177819","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":"Implementation of the dynamic appraisal of situational aggression in inpatient mental health.","authors":"Alina Amunrud, Pamela Bjorklund","doi":"10.1111/ppc.12915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To implement structured violence risk assessment (VRA) using the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA) on a 25-bed, adult, inpatient psychiatric unit.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>Inpatient DASA screening for 13 weeks with nursing communication orders (NCOs) to highlight patients at high risk for violence. Pre/posttests measured registered nurse (RN) knowledge and perceptions of the DASA.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>DASA completion rate equaled 81.8% with an NCO issue rate of only 32.8%. RN perceptions of the DASA were positive, and knowledge of structured violence risk assessment increased.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>Structured violence risk assessment with the DASA is feasible and well-accepted on psychiatric units.</p>","PeriodicalId":20019,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Psychiatric Care","volume":"58 3","pages":"1153-1159"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/ppc.12915","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39185159","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}