{"title":"Factors Predicting Posttraumatic Stress and Anxiety in Parents Who Experienced the Great Eastern Anatolian Fault Line Earthquakes: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Zümra Ülker Dörttepe, Ebru Başkaya, Perihan Solmaz","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241101-03","DOIUrl":"10.3928/02793695-20241101-03","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To identify levels and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology and anxiety in parents who experienced the Great Eastern Anatolian Fault Line earthquakes.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted from May to September 2023, with 200 parents who experienced earthquakes along the East Anatolian Fault Line. A descriptive information form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) were used for data collection. Independent samples <i>t</i> test, analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The earthquakes caused significant distress among parents: 53% experienced unemployment, 85% had damaged homes, 31.1% lost a relative, 82% lacked an emergency kit, and 90% were concerned for their children's safety. Significant predictors of PTSD included loss of a loved one or relative, not having an emergency kit, having a severely damaged or uninhabitable home, having a chronic illness, and being anxious about the earthquake's impact on their child. High anxiety and PTSD levels were prevalent, with a positive correlation between STAI and IES-R scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Parents were found to have high levels of PTSD symptoms and anxiety. Findings highlight the complex needs of parents in the post-earthquake context, underscoring the critical need for health professionals, including nurses, to provide comprehensive support to individuals who experienced natural disasters. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 63</i>(3), 42-51.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"42-51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604319","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":"Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Psychological Interventions on Diabetes Distress, Depression, and Glycemic Control in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Hanyu Hu, Li Kuang, Halina Dai, Yu Sheng","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241029-01","DOIUrl":"10.3928/02793695-20241029-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To explore the effect of nurse-led psychological interventions on diabetes distress, depression, and glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Seven databases were systematically searched. Outcome measures were diabetes distress, depression, and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level. RoB 2.0 was used for risk of bias assessment. Data were synthesized using Review Manager 5.4 software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fourteen studies were included from 2,837 articles. Five studies pooled in the meta-analysis demonstrated reduction in diabetes distress (standard mean difference = -0.36, 95% confidence interval [-0.49, -0.24], <i>p</i> < 0.001), favoring nurse-led psychological interventions over controls. Effects of the interventions on depression and HbA1c level were inconsistent across studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Nurse-led psychological interventions demonstrated the effect of reducing diabetes distress and some promising benefits for depression and glycemic control. Integrating nurse-led psychological interventions into usual care will be beneficial for individuals with T2DM in the future. <i>[Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 63</i>(3), 11-18.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"11-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607362","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 Web-Based Psychotherapeutic Interventions on Depression in Mood Disorders: A Meta-Analysis Study.","authors":"Kübra Gülırmak Güler, Sevda Uzun, Elif Güzide Emirza","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241101-04","DOIUrl":"10.3928/02793695-20241101-04","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the effects of web-based psychotherapeutic interventions on depression among individuals with mood disorders.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>For this meta-analysis study, data were obtained from October to December 2023 by searching PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, and YÖK Thesis Center for articles published in the past 5 years. In the first stage of the search, 12,056 records were obtained. After removing duplicate studies, 4,910 records were considered for title and abstract review. After this evaluation, 139 studies were identified for full-text review. After the review, six studies reporting results on the effectiveness of web-based psychotherapeutic interventions on depression among individuals with mood disorders were ultimately included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Web-based interventions had significant positive effects and provided decreases in depression levels (standardized mean difference = -0.168, 95% confidence interval [-0.315, -0.021]; <i>Z</i> = -2.243; <i>p</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Web-based interventions for mood disorders may play an effective role in reducing the burden of chronic mental illness and improving patient outcomes. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 63</i>(3), 36-41.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"36-41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607363","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":"Big Data-Derived Population Studies and Mental Health Disparities.","authors":"Fataneh Ghadirian","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20250212-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20250212-01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":"63 3","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568744","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":"NARSAD Artworks.","authors":"Robin Webber Hagen","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20250131-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20250131-01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":"63 3","pages":"52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568747","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":"Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder With Stimulants: Reducing Harms.","authors":"Leslie Arceneaux, Intima Alrimawi, Karan Kverno","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20250212-02","DOIUrl":"10.3928/02793695-20250212-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An increase in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses since 2020, along with shortages in prescription stimulants and an increase in overdose deaths from stimulants, has triggered alarm within the public sector, regulatory agencies, and health care systems. Stimulants are classified as Schedule II drugs by the Drug Enforcement Administration due to the potential for misuse and physiological and psychological dependence. Despite concerns, stimulants are effective first-line treatments for children and adults with ADHD. The majority of deaths related to stimulants are linked to misuse of illicitly manufactured stimulants that may contain the synthetic opioid, fentanyl. The current article provides a brief overview of the problem, along with clinical strategies for preventing and reducing harm. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 63</i>(3), 7-10.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":"63 3","pages":"7-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568749","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}
Wanda Martin Burton, Angelia M Sanders, Jessica Jaiswal, Kelly W Guyotte, Tracy Robin Bartlett
{"title":"A Composite Counternarrative of Discrimination as a Social Determinant of Health: Black College Women's Experiences of Gendered Racism.","authors":"Wanda Martin Burton, Angelia M Sanders, Jessica Jaiswal, Kelly W Guyotte, Tracy Robin Bartlett","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241101-05","DOIUrl":"10.3928/02793695-20241101-05","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Discrimination is a social determinant of health (SDOH) that negatively affects racially minoritized students and patients. Nurses and nurse educators must understand discrimination, including nuanced and intersecting ways that it negatively affects academic and health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 Black women at a primarily White institution in the Southeast United States. The interview guide, informed by critical race and intersectionality theories, explored experiences of gendered racism, particularly in the students' social environments. Narrative analysis was conducted, then a composite counternarrative was composed to portray experiences of gendered racism across multiple levels, including intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The composite narrative revealed experiences of multi-leveled gendered racial microaggressions that shape the daily lived experiences of Black college women students. Three main themes emerged: <i>Limited Autonomy</i>, <i>Differential Treatment and Differential Assumptions</i>, and <i>Differential Access to Power and Resources</i>.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Gendered racism differs from White women's experiences of sexism and Black men's experiences of racism. Institutional efforts to support Black college women must be intentional in addressing the unique ways they experience discrimination in various settings on campus. Nurses' and nurse educators' understanding of gendered racism as a SDOH may ease the hesitancy in addressing health inequities. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 63</i>(3), 19-26.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"19-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607360","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":"Psychosocial Health in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease.","authors":"Sharon Adeyinka, Stephanie Griggs","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20250217-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20250217-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at a higher risk for psychosocial stress; however, there is limited research on how that stress manifests along with the relevant psychosocial experiences in adults with SCD. The purpose of the current integrative review was to synthesize the current research on psychosocial experiences among adults aged 18 to 40 years with SCD.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched for relevant articles, with 12 articles ultimately included in this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Across studies, adults with SCD were at a higher risk for psychosocial stress based on objective measurements and qualitative interviews.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings demonstrate the importance of routinely screening for psychosocial stress using objective measures, and the need to create a psychologically safe environment for people with SCD to express their concerns. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx</i>(xx), xx-xx.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143493673","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":"Fear of Death and Sleep Quality in the Aftermath of an Earthquake.","authors":"Seher Cevik Aktura, Hanife Çelik, Seyhan Citlik Saritas, Gürkan Özden","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20240829-02","DOIUrl":"10.3928/02793695-20240829-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To examine fear of death and disruption in sleep patterns in individuals who have experienced an earthquake.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A descriptive and relationship-oriented study was performed with 322 individuals who experienced the February 6, 2023, earthquake in Turkey. Data were collected between February 20 and May 15, 2023. A personal information form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) were used for data collection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants' mean DAS score was 7.96 (<i>SD</i> = 1.05), and mean PSQI score was 8.74 (<i>SD</i> = 4.06). Statistically significant relationships were found between sex, marital status, and mean DAS score, and these variables accounted for 11.7% of the total variance. Similarly, statistically significant relationships were found among economic status, relationship to person trapped under the rubble, financial loss from the earthquake, and mean PSQI score, accounting for 11.3% of the total variance. Women and married people had greater fear of death, and those with good economic status, whose family members were buried under rubble, and who experienced financial loss as a result of the earthquake had lower sleep quality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The earthquake led to moderate fear of death and poor sleep quality among participants. Findings highlight the need for targeted support for vulnerable groups following disasters. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 63</i>(2), 45-54.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"45-54"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382195","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 Process of Inclusivity: Indications for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing.","authors":"Barbara Jones Warren","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20250114-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20250114-01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":"63 2","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257306","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}