{"title":"The effects of mindfulness-based psycoeducation program on the perceived stress levels and emotion regulation strategies of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder1","authors":"Songül Nida Kaplan , Derya Özbaş Gençarslan","doi":"10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>In recent years, mindfulness-based practices in psychiatric patients have become a new trend. It is applied to many mental disorders and is stated to have various benefits. There is not enough research yet on how mindfulness-based practices effect patients with diagnosed bipolar disorder. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based psychoeducation program on emotion regulation strategies and perceived stress levels of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study, which was carried out as a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental research design with a control group, was carried out with a total of 71 patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder, 35 of whom were assigned to the experimental group, and 36 of them were assigned to the control group. Data of the study was collected with the Personal Information Form, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The mindfulness-based psychoeducation program was implemented in the form of group training, 2 sessions per week, for a total of 6 sessions.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Compared to the control group, it was determined that the MAAS and ERQ-Reappraisal total mean scores of the experimental group increased significantly, and the PSS and ERQ-Suppression total mean scores decreased significantly (<em>p</em> < 0.01).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Mindfulness-Based psycoeducation program improved mindfulness, emotion regulation and level of perceived stress of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55466,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Psychiatric Nursing","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 167-174"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141849717","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 effect of laughter therapy on self-efficacy and psychological well-being in nursing students","authors":"Yasemin Özyer Güvener","doi":"10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Academic self-efficacy and psychological well-being play a crucial role in the mental health of nursing students and influence whether they decide to remain in the nursing profession.</p></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><p>This study aimed to determine the effect of laughter therapy on self-efficacy and psychological well-being in nursing students.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In this randomized controlled study, 208 nursing students were randomly assigned to an experimental (<em>n</em> = 102) and a control (<em>n</em> = 106) group. The experimental group received laughter therapy face-to-face once a week for eight weeks. No intervention was applied to the control group. In both groups, data were collected at the beginning of the study and the end of the eighth week using a Sociodemographic Questionnaire Form, the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>In the post-study group comparisons, there was a statistically significant difference in the scores for the total Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, the external emotion management and collegiality subscales, and the total Psychological Well-Being Scale (<em>p</em> > 0.05). With regard to all the scale scores, no statistically significant difference was found in the groups in the pre- and post-comparisons (<em>p</em> > 0.05).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>It was determined that laughter therapy increased the mean psychological well-being score in the experimental group. It was also found that after the laughter therapy, distraction and loss of interest in lectures decreased, stress and anxiety levels decreased, eating and sleeping habits were regulated, and social media use decreased. Laughter therapy can be used to increase self-efficacy and psychological well-being.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55466,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Psychiatric Nursing","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 121-127"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141840075","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":"Cultivating resilience and community engagement through research within Indigenous populations","authors":"John Lowe , Eugenia Isabel Flores Millender","doi":"10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55466,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Psychiatric Nursing","volume":"51 ","pages":"Pages A1-A2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141710166","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}
Mahsa Sadat Hayati , Jamal Shams , Sara Sadeghipour Meibodi , Amir Hossein Shafighi , Mona Shattell , Fataneh Ghadirian
{"title":"The effects of a telenursing scheduled intervention of brief behavioral activation therapy on depression and anxiety symptoms of patients with mixed depression and anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Mahsa Sadat Hayati , Jamal Shams , Sara Sadeghipour Meibodi , Amir Hossein Shafighi , Mona Shattell , Fataneh Ghadirian","doi":"10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Although many studies have been conducted on the efficacy of behavioral activation in depression, few studies have evaluated the efficacy of this treatment in patients with mixed depression and anxiety through telecare.</p></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><p>To determine the effects of a telenursing scheduled intervention of brief behavioral activation therapy on depression and anxiety symptoms of patients with mixed anxiety and depression disorder (MADD).</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>A randomized controlled trial.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Thirty subjects with MADD were randomly assigned to an intervention group and a control group. The eight-session person-centered behavioral activation intervention was delivered twice weekly via tele-nursing. Depression and anxiety symptom severity were assessed using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale at baseline, at the end, and one month after the intervention. Data were analyzed by independent <em>t</em>-tests, chi-square tests, and repeated-measures tests using SPSS version 24.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The results showed that after the implementation of the intervention, the depression score in the intervention group decreased from 19.86 (±8.56) to 17.21 (±6.71). In contrast, depression scores increased from 18.67 (±9.72) to 19.47 (±7.33) in the control group. For anxiety symptoms, there was a clinically significant decrease after the intervention only in the intervention group.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The results showed the effects of brief behavioral activation tele-nursing on a non-significant reduction in depression symptoms and a significant clinical reduction in anxiety symptoms after the intervention in MADD.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55466,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Psychiatric Nursing","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 39-44"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141606473","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}
Esra Şentürk , Hilal Üstündağ , Burcu Demir Gökmen
{"title":"Melatonin hormone level in nurses and factors affecting it; Investigation according to shift working pattern","authors":"Esra Şentürk , Hilal Üstündağ , Burcu Demir Gökmen","doi":"10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aimed to determine the relationship between melatonin hormone levels, sleep, and factors affecting sleep, psychological resilience, and depression in nurses working with a shift work system. Conducted between February 5–12, 2021, at the Training and Research Hospital in Ağrı province, the descriptive study included 41 night shift nurses and 35 day shift nurses, totaling 76 participants. Blood samples for melatonin analysis were collected and data were gathered using the Sociodemographic Information Form, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Sleep Disorder Scale Short Form, Brief Psychological Resilience Scale, and Beck Depression Scale Short Form. Melatonin analysis was performed using the ELISA method. Statistical significance was set at <em>p</em> < 0.05. Results showed that sleep disorders were present in all nurses with <7 h of daily sleep. Factors such as the use of sleeping pills, marital status, age, and gender affected sleep disorders. Mean scores for melatonin levels were 67.82 ± 40.20 for night shift nurses and 68.08 ± 39.62 for day shift nurses, with no significant difference between shifts. Similarly, no significant differences were found in daytime sleepiness (7.49 ± 4.47 vs. 7.51 ± 4.65), sleep disturbance (24.71 ± 7.33 vs. 25.23 ± 6.64), psychological resilience (18.42 ± 4.19 vs. 17.89 ± 4.74), or depression (3.22 ± 2.60 vs. 3.49 ± 3.35). Nurses exhibited mild sleep disturbances, low depression tendencies, and moderate psychological resilience. Increased daytime sleepiness and sleep disorders correlated with higher depression tendencies and lower psychological resilience. Hospital management and education units are recommended to conduct interventions on sleep quality, depression, and psychological resilience to raise awareness among nurses.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55466,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Psychiatric Nursing","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 52-59"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141622381","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}