Effect of Patient Contact on Attitudes of Student Nurses towards People with Mental Illness : A Pilot Study = تأثير الاتصال بالمرضى على اتجاه طلبة التمريض نحو المرضى النفسيين : دراسة استطلاعية

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-64
Author(s):  
Fakhr El-Islam , M. ◽  
El-Attar , Radwa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Patient Contact ◽  
People With Mental Illness

scholarly journals Barriers, attitudes, confidence, and knowledge of nurses regarding metabolic health screening and intervention in people with mental illness: a pilot study from Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 2546-2554
Author(s):  
Davy Vancampfort ◽  
Andrew Watkins ◽  
Philip B Ward ◽  
Michel Probst ◽  
Marc De Hert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Metabolic Health ◽  
African Countries ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
High Workload ◽  
Sub Saharan

Background: People with mental illness are at an increased risk for developing cardio-metabolic disorders. Routine screening following pharmacotherapy is however unacceptably low in sub-Saharan African countries with less than 1% adequately screened. It is unknown whether this is due to a lack of adequate competences.Objectives: The aim of this pilot study was to assess the barriers, attitudes, confidence, and knowledge of nurses regarding metabolic health, prevention and treatment in Uganda.Methods: Twenty-eight nurses (39% female, 30.9±6.9 years) completed the Metabolic – Barriers, Confidence, Attitudes and Knowledge Questionnaire and the physical activity prescription rate item of the Exercise in Mental Illness Questionnaire.Results: More than 75% had a positive attitude towards metabolic screening and intervention and more than 50% were confident in providing smoking cessation advice, and physical activity and nutritional counseling. However, 57% stated that their heavy workload prevented them from doing health screening and promotion activities. There was a negative correlation (ρ=-0.54, P=0.003) between the frequency of physical activity prescription and the perception of the inability of patients to change.Conclusion: The present findings suggest that nurses are generally supportive of metabolic health screening and intervention but their high workload prevents them from implementing metabolic health interventions.Keywords: Exercise, diet, metabolic syndrome, screening, smoking.

Humour-Related Interventions for People with Mental Illness: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 737-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Rudnick ◽  
Paul M. Kohn ◽  
Kim R. Edwards ◽  
David Podnar ◽  
Sara Caird ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
People With Mental Illness

scholarly journals Establishing views of traditional healers and biomedical practitioners on collaboration in mental health care in Zanzibar: a qualitative pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Solera-Deuchar ◽  
Mahmoud I. Mussa ◽  
Suleiman A. Ali ◽  
Haji J. Haji ◽  
Peter McGovern
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
The Other ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Biomedical Practitioners ◽  
Two Sectors

Abstract Background This qualitative pilot study aimed to establish views of traditional and biomedical practitioners towards collaboration between the two sectors on the treatment of people with mental illness in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Methods Six traditional healers (known as “waganga” in Swahili) and six nurses working in government secondary mental health services were invited to participate in a series of focus group discussions (FGDs). Two sets of FGDs took place approximately seven weeks apart. In each set, FGDs were conducted with traditional healers only, nurses only, and finally nurses and traditional healers together. FGDs were conducted in Swahili, audio-recorded and then translated to English by an independent translator and coded thematically using NVivo software. Results All participants expressed that they were in favour of collaboration between traditional and biomedical practitioners on mental healthcare. Opinions varied regarding what form this collaboration should take. For many nurses and healers, there was acknowledgement of the role of the other group in providing treatment for people with mental illness, with support for the idea of bi-directional referrals between the two sectors. For some nurses, the value of collaboration would be purely in the education of traditional healers in the recognition of mental illness, with subsequent referral to biomedical services. For some traditional healers, the idea of collaboration seemed to appeal in part because of a perceived opportunity to learn additional skills from biomedical practitioners. Both categories of participant expressed a belief that patients possessed by a jinn (a spirit) or those that had been bewitched needed treatment by traditional healers. On the other hand, those with what participants considered to be “mental illness” needed treatment at the hospital clinic. However, some nurses felt that that traditional healers might be able to provide helpful treatment for mental illness, as well as those suspected to be affected by jinn or witchcraft. There was agreement on the need to establish clear referral pathways between the two service providers. The creation of an office for traditional healers at the hospital was an area where there was disagreement among participants. Conclusions We conclude that there is a positive view of collaboration among traditional healers and nurses who participated, and a willingness to work towards actual collaboration. The results suggest that views vary as to what form this collaboration should take, with opinions differing between nurses, as well as between traditional healers. Additional work is needed in order to further explore the nature of potential collaboration and extend the research to the wider population of traditional and biomedical practitioners in Zanzibar, to include primary health care workers.

Acceptability of Assisted Suicide in Patients With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

GeroPsych ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sophie Gloeckler ◽  
Manuel Trachsel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnosis ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Shared Values ◽  
Psychiatric Nurses ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Persistent Mental Illness ◽  
Moral Attitudes

Abstract. In Switzerland, assisted suicide (AS) may be granted on the basis of a psychiatric diagnosis. This pilot study explored the moral attitudes and beliefs of nurses regarding these practices through a quantitative survey of 38 psychiatric nurses. The pilot study, which serves to inform hypothesis development and future studies, showed that participating nurses supported AS and valued the reduction of suffering in patients with severe persistent mental illness. Findings were compared with those from a previously published study presenting the same questions to psychiatrists. The key differences between nurses’ responses and psychiatrists’ may reflect differences in the burden of responsibility, while similarities might capture shared values worth considering when determining treatment efforts. More information is needed to determine whether these initial findings represent nurses’ views more broadly.

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