Needs for assistance and emotional aspects of caregiving reported by AIDS patient caregivers in a day-care unit in Brazil.

abstract：:The presence of sexual abuse among societies in Botswana is a phenomenon whose occurrence is usually denied albeit the police report on it and legal frameworks have been established to combat it. Several factors influence the concealment of sexual abuse among adolescent girls, which includes cultural factors and socia...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Seloilwe ES,Thupayagale-Tshweneagae G

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homelessness is a collective societal problem, and people who are homeless are often treated as society's underclass, stigmatised and excluded. These issues are often exacerbated among homeless people from countries other than the one in which they are currently living. In this article we report findings from a qualit...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： McMaster R,Lopez V,Kornhaber R,Cleary M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the female population the responses of women to their HIV-positive status and their resultant needs remain largely unexplored. This investigation explored the needs, choices, and decisions faced by 38 mothers since becoming HIV-positi...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Regan-Kubinski MJ,Sharts-Hopko N

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a dearth of articles addressing psychoeducational multifamily groups for adults with intellectual disabilities. The objective of this study is to investigate the participants' experiences of being part of a group like this. The group intervention had been slightly modified due to the participants' intellectua...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Bakken TL,Sundby IL,Klevmoen GH

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been little research to substantiate the nature and degree of self-esteem among persons with mental illness. The results reported here are from a study involving 92 clients with severe mental illness. The study explored the relation between work status and quality of life, drug attitudes, and self-esteem. In...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Van Dongen CJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to reduce aggression and violence and the use of restraint and seclusion have traditionally been through some form of educational program. This paper presents an integrative review of research and quality improvement projects that aimed to reduce aggression/violence or restraint/seclusion through the use of an...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Johnson ME

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is prevalent among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), an acquired neurologic disability that affects predominantly women. The purpose of this article is to review intervention studies on depression in persons with MS. An integrative review of eight intervention studies published from 2000 to 2005 has rev...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Walker ID,Gonzalez EW

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory cross-sectional study aims to investigate good practice for preventing and controlling infections in a psychiatric hospital and for limiting potential exposure to biohazards for nursing professionals at this hospital located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The researchers directly and systematicall...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Piai-Morais TH,Fortaleza CM,Figueiredo RM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Having valid, reliable, and culturally adapted tools to screen for adolescent depression is a crucial concern for mental health care professionals who promote preventive care. To this aim, this study tested the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scal...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Dardas LA,Xu H,Shawashreh A,Franklin MS,Wainwright K,Pan W

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Communities of faith are important arenas for psychiatric mental health nurses to promote emotional well-being and support recovery for persons with mental health problems. This article describes an innovative faith-based mental health group, based on Buddhist philosophy and practice and established by an advanced pra...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Phoenix B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mothering and methadone can occur together with the right resources and support. Methadone mothers need to be seen in the context of their social risks and environment. Societal attitudes, social capital, and other contextual variables can be changed through policy. The purpose of this article is to describe the conte...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Alexander K

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Internet offers a wealth of convenience and nearly unlimited connectivity for sharing news, demonstrating talents, and voicing opinions. However, technology and the cyber world also bring new risks to technology users, including cyberbullying. Adolescents are particularly at risk and it is imperative that the dyna...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Brandau M,Rebello A

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide among African Americans is increasing at an alarming rate, and it deserves attention from numerous sectors in the society. This paper discusses some of the historical issues related to mental health care and African Americans. It suggests that sociocultural contexts are significant developmental shapers in the...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Gary FA,Yarandi HN,Scruggs FC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular nurses are frequently involved in critical patient care, providing support to patients and their families. The goals of this study were to survey a representative sample of cardiovascular nurses, describe ways of coping, and identify sources of stress in the hospital setting. A descriptive and correlati...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Bianchi ER

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although presented as a care measure, the use of seclusion rooms (SR) is controversial for both ethical and therapeutic reasons. Given that music seems to have a positive impact on psychiatric patients, offering them the possibility of listening to music might help to improve the care dimension of SR use. This study a...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Güsewell A,Bovet E,Bornand C,Stantzos A,Bangerter G

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychoeducational models have been found to be effective interventions for people with schizophrenia. However, a unifying theoretical basis for these models has not been articulated. This article explicates the sense of coherence theory developed by A. Antonovsky (1987) and demonstrates its utility as a framework for ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Landsverk SS,Kane CF

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior research findings about caregiving for persons with HIV/AIDS indicate that caregiving impacts nurses in three separate domains: personal self as a nurse in practice; interactions with the nurse's family members, friends, and colleagues; and interactions with persons with HIV/AIDS. However the impact caregiving f...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Mullins IL

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most research designed to explore undergraduate nursing students' attitudes towards mental health nursing tends to uphold clinical experience as the decisive factor, with much less attention paid to the theoretical component. This paper presents the findings of a state-wide study conducted with undergraduate nursing s...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Happell B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current pilot study assessed the prevalence of at-risk/problem gambling using the Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (BBGS) among a sample of U.S. military veterans seeking mental health treatment services in a primary care medical setting at a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in the Northeast. Out of the 260 veterans ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Kraus SW,Potenza MN,Ngo T,Pugh K,Bernice K,Shirk SD

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined the differences in demographic and sleep characteristics in cognitively impaired nursing home residents with and without severe sleep/wake pattern inefficiency. Identification of characteristics associated with severe sleep/wake pattern inefficiency will allow health care providers to make the be...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Richards KC,Beck C,Shue VM,O'Sullivan PS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-suicidal self-injury is a distressing act, which can arouse dissent and negative comment in service users and providers. The purpose of the study was to describe how women who self-injure and nurses assign meaning to shared discourses about self-injury. The wider study is framed in a grounded theory methodology. F...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Reece J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent progress in medicine and technology has produced a significant increase in the survival rate of critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comorbidity among patients after discharge from the intensive care unit (...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Asimakopoulou E,Madianos M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, nearly one in five adolescents has a diagnosable mental health disorder. Beginning in the teenage years, adolescents become less reliant on their parents for support and begin to turn to their peer group for support; therefore, it is important to understand the role of peers during this developme...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Roach A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of the project described here were to reduce the length of hospital stay, decrease financial losses, improve care for the elderly, and improve the attitudes and knowledge of nursing staff caring for the elderly. Data collected included reimbursement information, nursing staff variables, and outcomes of patie...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Mathew LJ,Gutsch HM,Hackney NW,Munsat EM

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of stress on all aspects of health and the importance of understanding the complex interaction of the mind and body has increasingly become an issue of worldwide concern. This article offers an overview of the stress response, emphasizing the interdependence of the neurobiological components--neurologic,...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Cohen JI

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to analyze the clinical aspects of the treatment of crack cocaine and excessive alcohol users who were seen in a Psychosocial Care Center of Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAPS AD) in Sobral, Ceará, during the years 2010 and 2011. This is an exploratory descriptive and documentary study, with a retrospective...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Oliveira EN,Vasconcelos Alves PM,Ximenes Neto FR,Teles Andrade A,Vieira Gomes B,Grande AJ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three nursing staff in a state psychiatric hospital in the eastern United States narrated their experiences in establishing meaningful presence with seriously and persistently mentally ill clients. Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and then interpreted using a phenomenological hermeneutic method. The res...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Caldwell B,Doyle MB,Morris M,McQuaide T

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to synthesize research on female street level prostitutes for application in mental health practice and identification of future research needs. The data were from reports conducted in Westernized countries on female street level prostitutes between the years 2000 and 2014. Street level prost...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Love R

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a theoretical model derived by synthesizing research findings relevant to maternal perceived support, maternal attachment, infant well-being, and infant attachment. The model, depicting possible predictors that facilitate positive mother-infant relations as well as outcomes of the dyadic relation...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Erickson ME

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression in its own right is a disabling condition impairing all aspects of human function. In persons with a chronic medical disease, depression often makes the management of chronic illness more difficult. Recently, vitamin D has been reported in the scientific and lay press as an important factor that may have si...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Penckofer S,Kouba J,Byrn M,Estwing Ferrans C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00