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Rehman M, Chapman L, Liu L, Calvert S, Sukhera J. Structural stigma within inpatient care for people who inject drugs: implications for harm reduction. Harm Reduct J 2024; 21:53. [PMID: 38413991 PMCID: PMC10900608 DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-00971-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals suffering with addiction have historically experienced disproportionally high levels of stigma. The process of inpatient care for those with substance abuse disorder (SUD) is multifaceted, shaped by the interplay of human interactions within the healthcare team and overarching structural factors like policy. While existing literature predominantly addresses personal and interpersonal stigma, the influence of structural stigma on care delivery practices remains understudied. Our research aims to investigate the impact of structural stigma on care processes for individuals with SUD admitted to acute medicine units. METHODS We conducted a secondary analysis of observation notes and interview transcripts utilizing an analytic framework related to structural stigma adapted from previous research. Data was collected from June 2019 to January 2020 in 2 hospitals. 81 participants consented to observation and 25 to interviews. Interviews were conducted with patients (n = 8), healthcare staff (n = 16), and caregivers (n = 1). RESULTS Each aspect of care for people with SUD is adversely influenced by structural forms of stigma. There was evidence of a gap in accessing care and time pressures which deteriorated care processes. Structural stigma also manifested in the physical spaces designed for care and the lack of adequate resources available for mental health and addictions care. We found that structural stigma perpetuated other forms of implicit and explicit stigma. CONCLUSIONS Structural stigma and other forms of stigma are interconnected. Improving care for people with SUD in hospital settings may require addressing structural forms of stigma such as how physical spaces are designed and how mental healthcare is integrated with physical healthcare within inpatient settings.
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- Maham Rehman
- Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada
- Institute of Living Terry Building, Institute of LivingHartford Hospital, 200 Retreat Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada
- Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
- Institute of Living Terry Building, Institute of LivingHartford Hospital, 200 Retreat Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106, USA.
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Moglia C, Palumbo F, Veronese S, Calvo A. Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: a multicenter Italian survey. Neurol Sci 2023; 44:4349-4357. [PMID: 37418099 PMCID: PMC10641048 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-06905-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Law 219/2017 was approved in Italy in December 2017, after a years-long debate on the autonomy of healthcare choices. This Law, for the first time in Italian legislation, guarantees the patient's right to request for withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments, including mechanical ventilation (MV). OBJECTIVE To investigate the current status of MV withdrawal in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in Italy and to assess the impact of Law 219/2017 on this practice. METHODS We conducted a Web-based survey, addressed to Italian neurologists with expertise in ALS care, and members of the Motor Neuron Disease Study Group of the Italian Society of Neurology. RESULTS Out of 40 ALS Italian centers, 34 (85.0%) responded to the survey. Law 219/2017 was followed by an increasing trend in MV withdrawals, and a significant increase of neurologists involved in this procedure (p 0.004). However, variations across Italian ALS centers were observed, regarding the inconsistent involvement of community health services and palliative care (PC) services, and the intervention and composition of the multidisciplinary team. CONCLUSIONS Law 219/2017 has had a positive impact on the practice of MV withdrawal in ALS patients in Italy. The recent growing public attention on end-of-life care choices, along with the cultural and social changes in Italy, requires further regulatory frameworks that strengthen tools for self-determination, increased investment of resources in community and PC health services, and practical recommendations and guidelines for health workers involved.
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- Cristina Moglia
- "Rita Levi Montalcini", Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città Della Salute e Della Scienza Di Torino, Turin, Italy.
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- "Rita Levi Montalcini", Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- "Rita Levi Montalcini", Department of Neuroscience, ALS Centre, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città Della Salute e Della Scienza Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Simonelli-Muñoz AJ, Jiménez-Rodríguez D, Arrogante O, Plaza del Pino FJ, Gallego-Gómez JI. Breaking the Stigma in Mental Health Nursing through High-Fidelity Simulation Training. NURSING REPORTS 2023; 13:1593-1606. [PMID: 37987411 PMCID: PMC10661295 DOI: 10.3390/nursrep13040132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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The social stigma toward individuals with mental health problems is habitual among nursing students, which can lead to poor quality of health care services for patients with mental illnesses. The purpose of the present study was to learn about nursing students' perceptions of providing care to patients with severe mental disorders before and after participating in a simulated student clinical case. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted through 39 interviews. The difficulties expected by the students and their perceptions about patients were explored before the simulation training. Their perceptions about the use of clinical simulation for learning about the adequate management of these patients were analyzed afterwards. Results: Before the simulation training, the students assessed the case as being complicated, expressed their lack of specific training, and felt fear and insecurity, thus reproducing the stigma towards mental health patients. After this training, they positively valued the usefulness of the clinical simulation for gaining confidence and overcoming the stigma. Discussion: The use of high-fidelity simulation offers nursing students the opportunity to approach patients with mental health conditions, overcoming their fears and normalizing mental disorders. Simulation training allows nursing students to analyze the reasoning of clinical judgment and to detect the influence of previous prejudices about mental illness in their clinical decision. This study was not registered.
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- Agustín Javier Simonelli-Muñoz
- Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain; (A.J.S.-M.); (D.J.-R.); (J.I.G.-G.)
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- Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain; (A.J.S.-M.); (D.J.-R.); (J.I.G.-G.)
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podology, University Complutense of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain; (A.J.S.-M.); (D.J.-R.); (J.I.G.-G.)
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- Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain; (A.J.S.-M.); (D.J.-R.); (J.I.G.-G.)
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Li L, Lu S, Xie C, Li Y. Stigmatizing attitudes toward mental disorders among non-mental health nurses in general hospitals of China: a national survey. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1180034. [PMID: 37599894 PMCID: PMC10433212 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1180034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Background Negative attitudes of nurses toward mental disorders have been reported in various countries. Nurses' stigmatizing attitudes can harm patients with mental disorders (PWMD), thereby delaying the provision of help to patients and leading to decreased quality of care. In this study, we aimed to assess Chinese nurses' stigmatizing attitudes toward patients with mental illness and provide a basis for future development and testing of appropriate and culturally adapted interventions to reduce it. Objective This study aimed to assess the attitudes of Non-mental Health Nurses (NMHNs) in general hospitals in China toward the stigma of PWMD and determine the factors influencing them. Methods A cross-sectional survey of NMHNs in general hospitals were conducted. A self-designed WeChat-based questionnaire was used that included demographic information about the need for training on mental health issues. Participants were provided with a vignette of a depression case with suicidal thoughts. The Depression Stigma Scale (DSS) and Social Distance Scale (SDS) were used to assess attitudes toward mental disorders. Nine questions on the adequacy of knowledge about anxiety and depression and the current status of scale use were used to assess the current status of training needs for mental disorders. Descriptive analysis, chi-square test, and multivariate logistic regression were used for the table. Results A total of 8,254 nurses in non-mental health professions participated in this study. The mean DSS score of NMHNs was (17.24 ± 6.700), and the SDS score was (10.34 ± 3.154). The total detection rate of stigma among the survey respondents was 13.40% (1,107/8254). Multivariate logistic regression showed that age between 30 and 39 years [p = 0.001, OR = 1.427 (1.154-1.764)], 4 years of work experience and above [p = 0.018, OR = 1.377 (1.056-1.796)], having a bachelor's degree [p < 0.001, OR = 0.742 (0.647-0.851)], adequate psychological knowledge [p < 0.001, OR = 1.567 (1.364-1.799)], full knowledge of communication with patients with anxiety and depression [p < 0.001, OR = 1.848 (1.389-2.459)], and the need to acquire skills to identify anxiety and depression were the influencing factors associated with stigma [p < 0.001, OR = 0.343 (0.236-0.499)]. Conclusion Stigmatizing attitudes toward PWMD exist among NMHNs in general hospitals in China. Thus, more mental health education programs for NMHNs are needed. Factors associated with higher morbidity stigma can be used to develop appropriate interventions to improve NMHNs' stigmatizing attitudes and provide better quality care to PWMD.
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- Li Li
- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Centre for Mental Health | Melbourne School of Population and Global Health The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Kolb K, Liu J, Jackman K. Stigma towards patients with mental illness: An online survey of United States nurses. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2023; 32:323-336. [PMID: 36285570 DOI: 10.1111/inm.13084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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People with mental illness experience significant health disparities, including morbidity and premature mortality. Evidence suggests that stigma is a contributing factor to these observed inequities. The tripartite conceptualization of stigma proposes that three problems underlie stigma: problems of knowledge (ignorance), attitudes (prejudice) and behaviour (discrimination). There is limited prior research concerning stigma towards mental illness among nurses in the United States (US). The aims of this study were to assess stigma among US nurses towards patients with mental illness, compare the stigma expressed by nurses working in medical/surgical settings with mental health settings, and identify factors associated with stigma. Participants were recruited online from national professional nursing organizations in the US. We collected demographic data and administered measures of mental health stigma and stigma-related mental health knowledge. Mental health nurses demonstrated comparatively lower levels of stigma and higher levels of knowledge than the medical/surgical nurses. Nursing speciality and personal contact with mental illness were the most significant predictors of stigma and knowledge. Knowledge was found to partially mediate the relationship between nursing speciality and stigma. We found support for the 'contact hypothesis', that is, having a personal experience of mental illness or a friend or family member who has a mental illness is associated with lower stigma towards mental illness. These findings support the development of contact-based and educational anti-stigma interventions for nurses in order to reduce stigma towards mental illness.
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- Kristen Kolb
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
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- New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
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Häger M, Boman E, Forsman AK. Meeting the Needs of Older Adults with Mental Ill-Health in Non-Psychiatric Care Settings: Self-Rated Confidence in Helping and its Co-Variates within a Multiprofessional Study Sample. Gerontol Geriatr Med 2023; 9:23337214231179819. [PMID: 37457398 PMCID: PMC10338893 DOI: 10.1177/23337214231179819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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In this paper we sought to explore health and social care professionals' self-rated confidence in helping older adults with mental ill-health in non-psychiatric care settings. A cross-sectional survey study was performed exploring the participants' (n = 480) confidence in helping. Confidence in helping was analyzed together with background characteristics and selected explanatory variables, such as the workplace and work experience of the participants, their personal experiences of and attitudes to mental ill-health, as well as their knowledge in mental ill-health among older adults, by means of descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis. We found that approximately half (55%) of the participants were confident in helping older adults with mental ill-health. The odds ratios for being confident in helping were significantly associated to the workplace of the professionals, professionals' attitude to and experience of mental ill-health, and knowledge of mental health among older adults. To increase confidence in helping older adults with mental ill-health, we recommend confidence-building interventions, for example, educational programs, through which knowledge of mental health among older adults is increased and negative attitudes are challenged, especially within the context of specialist somatic healthcare.
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- Magdalena Häger
- Åland University of Applied Sciences, Mariehamn, Finland
- Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland
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- Åland University of Applied Sciences, Mariehamn, Finland
- Umeå University, Sweden
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Kallai D, März V, de Timary P, De Mol J. Mental Health Nurses' Social Representations of People Who Experience Mental Illness: A Story of Paradoxes. Glob Qual Nurs Res 2023; 10:23333936231203818. [PMID: 37899770 PMCID: PMC10605669 DOI: 10.1177/23333936231203818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Public representations of people who experience mental illness (PEMI) have been well documented within the stigma literature. However, studies about mental health nurses' representations of PEMI are still scarce and characterized by contradictions. Using the theoretical concept of social representation instead of stigma, the current study aims to explore and understand mental health nurses' social representations of PEMI. Qualitative research was conducted based on 13 semi-structured interviews with nurses from two psychiatric units in general hospitals. Data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results showed that nurses' social representations were characterized by paradoxes. They explicitly displayed positive social representations, while nuancing them from an implicit point of view. The nurses wanted to work toward a destigmatizing voice for PEMI while nuancing their assertions to sound honest and accurate, which led them to a state of cognitive dissonance.
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- UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
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- UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
- UCLouvain, Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
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- UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
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Ünal E, Uyaroğlu AK. The relationship between beliefs toward mental illnesses, empathic tendency and social distancing in university students. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2022; 41:348-353. [PMID: 36428070 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2022.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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This study was conducted to determine the level of beliefs toward mental illnesses in university students and to examine its relationship with empathic tendency and social distance level. This descriptive and relational study was conducted at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Nursing of a state university in Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of 678 students studying in the 4th grade of these faculties. Personal Information Form, the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale (BMI), the Empathic Tendency Scale (ETS), and the Social Distance Scale (SDI) were used to collect data. It was determined that there was a high level of negative relationship between the students' mean BMI score and the age variable and the empathic tendency and social distance mean scores. It was seen that the mean Empathic Tendecy Scale and Social Distance Scale scores accounted for 86.6 % of the change in the mean BMI score (Adjusted R2 = 0.826). The mean BMI score of the students was found to be below the medium level. On the other hand, it was found that empathic tendency and social distance mean scores were above the medium level and had an effect on the mean BMI score. Psychosocial factors that are effective in the emergence of negative beliefs about mental illnesses in students should be investigated and studies should be carried out to increase awareness about negative beliefs.
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- Esra Ünal
- KTO Karatay University, School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Konya, Turkey.
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- Selcuk University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Konya, Turkey
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Giralt Palou R, Prat Vigué G, Torà Suarez N, Romeu-Labayen M, Tort-Nasarre G. The development of positive attitudes toward mental health among university nursing students: Countering the role of social desirability. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2022; 58:1680-1690. [PMID: 34873707 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study analyses the evolution of attitudes of nursing students towards mental health, paying particular attention to the influence of social desirability. DESIGN AND METHODS Prospective longitudinal repeated-measures study in a sample of nursing students who completed the Community Attitudes toward Mental Illness scale and The Social Desirability Scale. FINDINGS After their training, and after adjusting for social desirability, students of female gender recognized attitudes that foster humanistic values than their male counterparts. However, attitudes of restrictiveness and authoritarianism continued to be manifested significantly when the students themselves had mental health problems (MHPs), had had previous training, or were older. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS University courses should continue to foster attitudes of acceptance and destigmatization of people with MHPs, through responses that value authenticity.
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- Rosa Giralt Palou
- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida, Barcelona, Spain.,SaMIS Group, Division of Mental Health, Althaia Foundation, Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
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- SaMIS Group, Division of Mental Health, Althaia Foundation, Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research & Innovation Unit, Althaia Foundation, Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Mental health department, Adult Mental Health Center Horta Guinardo, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Mother-Infant Nursing, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Spain
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida, Barcelona, Spain.,GREpS, Health Education Research Group, Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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Ahn S, Yi Y. Factors influencing mental health nurses in providing person-centered care. Nurs Ethics 2022; 29:1491-1502. [PMID: 35723256 DOI: 10.1177/09697330221089076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mental health nurses advocate for patients through a person-centered approach because they care for people experiencing mental distress who tend to be limited to exercising their human rights and autonomy through interpersonal relationships. Therefore, it is necessary to provide high-quality person-centered care for these patients by identifying the influencing factors. AIM This study aims to identify the factors affecting mental health nurses in performing person-centered care for patients. RESEARCH DESIGN This study had a cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational survey design. PARTICIPANTS AND METHOD Nurses (N = 166) working at psychiatric wards in Korea completed an online questionnaire on moral sensitivity, attitudes toward people with mental illness, and person-centered care. The t-test and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the relevant ethics committee. FINDINGS Moral sensitivity was a significant factor correlating with the provision and perception of person-centered care. Attitudes toward patients had no effect on person-centered care. The predictor variables for the provision of person-centered care (R2 = 0.247) were moral sensitivity (β = 0.33), having a professional qualification (β = 0.19), marital status (β = 0.18), and closed ward (β = -0.15). The predictor variables for the perception of person-centered (R2 = 0.150) care were closed ward (β = -0.25), moral sensitivity (β = 0.23), and marital status (β = 0.18). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Mental health nurses can strengthen person-centered care by improving moral sensitivity related to the ethical aspect of nursing and professional competence to address the complex needs of patients. Person-centered care needs to be applied more carefully in closed wards where human rights issues may arise. Through these efforts, the dignity of patients can be protected.
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- Suyoun Ahn
- School of Nursing, 26716Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Korea
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- School of Nursing, 26716Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Korea
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Almeida B, Samouco A, Grilo F, Pimenta S, Moreira AM. Prescribing stigma in mental disorders: A comparative study of Portuguese psychiatrists and general practitioners. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2022; 68:708-717. [PMID: 33730898 DOI: 10.1177/00207640211002558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physicians, including psychiatrists and general practitioners (GPs), have been reported as essential sources of stigma towards people diagnosed with a mental disorder (PDMDs), which constitutes an important barrier to recovery and is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. Therefore, psychiatrists and GPs are key populations where it is crucial to examine stigma, improve attitudes and reduce discrimination towards psychiatric patients. AIMS This study is the first to explore mental health-related stigma among Portuguese psychiatrists and GPs, examining the differences between these two specialities and assessing whether sociodemographic and professional variables are associated with stigma. METHOD A cross-sectional study was performed between June 2018 and August 2019. A consecutive sample of 55 Psychiatrists and 67 GPs working in Porto (Portugal) filled a 25-item self-report questionnaire to assess their attitudes towards PDMDs in clinical practice. The instrument was designed by the authors, based on previous mental health-related stigma studies and validated scales. The questionnaire includes 12 stigma dimensions (Autonomy, Coercion, Incompetence, Dangerousness, Permanence, Pity, Responsibility, Segregation, Labelling, Diagnostic Overshadowing, Shame and Parental Incompetence), and its total score was used to measure Overall Stigma (OS). Sample characteristics were examined using descriptive statistics, and the factors affecting stigma were assessed through regression analysis. RESULTS GPs exhibit significantly higher OS levels than psychiatrists, and present higher scores in the dimensions of dangerousness, parental incompetence, diagnostic overshadowing and responsibility. Besides medical speciality, several other sociodemographic variables were associated with sigma, including age, gender, having a friend with a mental disorder, professional category, agreement that Psychiatry diverges from core medicine and physician's interest in mental health topics. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that both psychiatrists and GPs hold some degree of stigmatizing attitudes towards PDMDs. Overall, these results bring new light to stigma research, and provide information to tailor anti-stigma interventions to Portuguese psychiatrists and GPs.
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- Unidade Local de Saúde do Norte Alentejano EPE, Portalegre, Portugal
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- Departamento de Economia, Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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- Electroconvulsive Therapy Unit, Hospital de Magalhães Lemos EPE, Porto, Portugal
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- Community Mental Health Service, Hospital de Magalhães Lemos EPE, Porto, Portugal
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Ghuloum S, Mahfoud ZR, Al-Amin H, Marji T, Kehyayan V. Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes Toward Patients With Mental Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:884947. [PMID: 35651821 PMCID: PMC9148967 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.884947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Negative attitudes toward mental illness by Health Care Professionals (HCP) have been reported in many countries across the world. Stigmatizing attitudes by HCP can have adverse consequences on people with mental illness from delays in seeking help to decreased quality of care provided. Assessing such attitudes is an essential step in understanding such stigma and, if needed, developing and testing appropriate and culturally adapted interventions to reduce it. AIMS To assess physicians and nurses attitudes toward mental illness and to determine associated factors with different levels of stigma. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Physicians and Nurses. The Mental Illness Clinician's Attitudes (MICA) scale was used to assess attitudes toward mental illness. MICA scores range between 1 and 6 with higher values indicating higher stigmatizing attitudes. Demographic and work related information were also gathered. Descriptive statistics along with multivariate linear and multivariate logistic regression models were used. RESULTS A total of 406 nurses and 92 doctors participated in the study. The nurses' mean MICA score was significantly higher than that of the physicians. Among nurses, being Asian and working in a geriatric, rehabilitation and long-term care facility were associated with lower MICA scores. Among physicians, being female or graduating more than 1 year ago were also associated with lower MICA scores. CONCLUSION Stigmatizing attitudes toward people with mental illness by healthcare workers are present in Qatar. They are higher among nurses as compared to physicians. Factors associated with higher stigmatizing attitudes could be used in creating appropriate intervention to reduce the magnitude of the problem.
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, United States.,Department of Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Al-Rayyan, Qatar
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- Department of Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Al-Rayyan, Qatar
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- Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.,Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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Minty Y, Moosa MY, Jeenah FY. Mental illness attitudes and knowledge in non-specialist medical doctors working in state and private sectors. S Afr J Psychiatr 2021; 27:1592. [PMID: 34192080 PMCID: PMC8182464 DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An increasing number of South Africans utilise primary healthcare services (either in the state or private sector) for mental health concerns; hence, there is a need to objectively assess these doctors' attitudes and knowledge of mental illness. AIM To investigate aspects of knowledge and attitudes towards mental illness of a group of private and state-employed non-specialist medical doctors. METHOD Doctors in the state sector who were working at a primary healthcare level and who were not working towards, or did not hold, a specialist qualification were considered eligible for the study. Doctors in the private sector who were working as general practitioners and who did not hold a specialist qualification were considered eligible for the study. Data were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. A link to the study questionnaire, information about the study, details of the researcher and matters pertaining to informed consent were emailed to potential participants. RESULTS Of the 140 practitioners who responded to the survey, 51.4% (n = 72) worked in the state sector, 41.4% (n = 58) worked in the private sector and 7.1% (n = 10) worked in both the state and private sectors (χ2 1 = 45.31, p < 0.010). The majority (> 50%) of participants in all three groups had a positive attitude towards mental illness (χ2 2 = 1.52, p = 0.468). Although there were no significant associations between attitude and socio-demographic characteristics (p > 0.05), male SS doctors reported feeling less comfortable when dealing with mentally ill patients (p = 0.015); SS doctors who did not have family contact with mental illness were less likely to feel that mentally ill patients did not pose a risk to others (p = 0.007), and PS doctors under the age of 35 years were more likely to feel adequately trained to treat mental illness (p = 0.026). The majority (> 50%) of participants in all three groups had an adequate level of knowledge of mental illness (modal scores = 10). There were no significant associations between knowledge and socio-demographic characteristics (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Despite the findings of a positive attitude and adequate knowledge of mental illness amongst the participants of this study, it is recommended that more targeted interventions are established to further improve mental health awareness and knowledge of doctors at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of study.
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- Yumna Minty
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Çingöl N, Karakaş M, Zengin S, Çelebi E. The effect of psychiatric nursing students' internships on their beliefs about and attitudes toward mental health problems; a single-group experimental study. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2020; 84:104243. [PMID: 31669970 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is important that nursing students develop positive beliefs and attitudes toward individuals with mental health problems during nursing education in order to provide an effective nursing care and create a therapeutic environment. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to analyze the effect of psychiatric nursing internship practice and the personal characteristics and preferences of psychiatric nursing interns on their beliefs and attitudes toward mental illnesses. DESIGN This is a single group experimental study with a pre-test and post-test. PARTICIPANTS The study sample included 33 fourth-year nursing students enrolled in the School of Health who participated in an internship in psychiatric nursing. METHODOLOGY The study data were collected using a student information form, the Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill Scale (CAMI) and the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale (BMI) at the beginning and end of the 14-week internship of 32 h per week. FINDINGS The students' beliefs and attitudes toward mental health problems were found to be moderate with no significant differences between mean pre-test and post-test scores. CONCLUSION The psychiatry nursing internship practice yielded minimal positive changes in students' beliefs and attitudes toward mental health problems. Initiation of the process of developing positive attitudes and beliefs in the first year of nursing education and increasing the internship period may provide more effective results.
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- Nurhan Çingöl
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, 14030 Gölköy Campus, Bolu, Turkey.
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu 14030, Turkey.
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu 14030, Turkey.
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu 14030, Turkey.
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AlSalem M, Alamri R, Hejazi S. Nonpsychiatric Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes Toward Patients with Mental Illnesses in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2020; 16:341-348. [PMID: 32099371 PMCID: PMC6996611 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s236148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Most patients exhibiting psychiatric manifestations often remain undetected, misdiagnosed, and inappropriately managed. This cross-sectional study aims to ascertain the level of knowledge of mental illnesses among nonpsychiatric healthcare workers and their attitudes toward patients with mental illness in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in four public hospitals in Makkah from November 2017 to February 2018. A total of 407 participants were involved. A self-reported structured questionnaire was used, and data were collected electronically. RESULTS Of 407 respondents, 183 (45%) were females and 244 (55%) were males. The majority of respondents were physicians with medical specialties 116 (28.5%), followed by physicians with surgical specialties 99 (24.3%). More than half 229 (56.3%) of the respondents had work experience of >10 years. Although 128 (31.4%) of the participants lacked adequate knowledge of mental illnesses, only 104 (25.6%) had relevant knowledge.154 (37.8%) respondents displayed favorable (good) attitude, whereas 82 (44.7%) displayed an unfavorable (poor) attitude toward mentally ill patients. CONCLUSION The study revealed that nearly one-fourth of the participants appear to have adequate knowledge of mental disorders. However, 44.7% have an unfavorable attitude toward patients with mental illnesses. Hence, respondent professionals markedly correlated with both knowledge and attitude toward patients with mental illnesses, and the positive attitude strongly correlated with having adequate knowledge.
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- Moayyad AlSalem
- Department of Psychiatry, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Lien YY, Lin HS, Tsai CH, Lien YJ, Wu TT. Changes in Attitudes toward Mental Illness in Healthcare Professionals and Students. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16234655. [PMID: 31766689 PMCID: PMC6926665 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16234655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mental-illness-related stigma not only exists in the public but also in healthcare systems. Healthcare providers (HCPs) who have stigmatizing attitudes or behaviors might be thought of as a key barrier to mental health service use, and influence the quality of healthcare. Although cumulative projects have been conducted to reduce stigma related to mental illness among HCPs around the world, little is known about whether the attitudes of HCPs toward mental illness have changed over time. Research on this topic is mixed with respect to whether attitudes of HCPs toward mental illness have become more or less positive. The aim of the current study was to help clarify this issue using a cross-temporal meta-analysis of scores on the Social Distance Scale (SDS), Opinions about Mental Illness (OMI), and Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness (CAMI) measures among health care professionals and students (N = 15,653) from 1966 to 2016. Our results indicated that both social distance (β = -0.32, p < 0.001) and attitudes (β = 0.43, p = 0.007) of HCPs toward mental illness have become increasingly positive over time. These findings provide empirical evidence to support that the anti-stigma programs and courses have positive effects on HCPs and can inform future anti-stigma programs focusing on improving the attitudes of HCPs toward mental illness, thereby improving the quality of healthcare provided.
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Elias ADDS, De Melo Tavares CM, Eleutério Ferreira R. Desafíos provenientes de la experimentación estética para la práctica de la enfermería en el hospital psiquiátrico. REVISTA CUIDARTE 2019. [DOI: 10.15649/cuidarte.v10i3.629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introducción: Investigamos el potencial del cuerpo de las enfermeras en el cuidado de personas internadas en el hospital psiquiátrico. Partimos del supuesto de que a través de experimentos estéticos con el cuerpo las enfermeras pueden intensificar modos de existencia en el cuidado, vislumbrando nuevas posibilidades de desempeñarse profesionalmente. El objetivo del estudio es analizar los desafíos para la práctica de la enfermería psiquiátrica con base en experimentos creativos con el cuerpo. Materiales y Métodos: Investigación cualitativa, de enfoque socio-poético, realizada en 2017. Los datos se produjeron a través del dispositivo grupo-investigador y del uso de técnicas artísticas, conformado por siete enfermeras de un hospital psiquiátrico del Río de Janeiro, Brasil. Analizados por categorización global según la sociopoética. Resultados: Los datos demostraron un distanciamiento de las enfermeras de las prácticas propias del campo psicosocial, desesperanza en la mejora de la condición de salud del usuario y el potencial de los experimentos estéticos de generar innovación en el cuidado de enfermería. Discusión: Las categorías dialogaron con el referencial teórico de Collière, a saber: 1) el poder reducirse en el cuidado; 2) el poder movilizarse en el cuidado; 3) el poder desenvolverse en el cuidado. Conclusiones: Se concluye que existe una indefinición en cuanto a los quehaceres de la enfermería en el hospital psiquiátrico y la disposición de las enfermeras de cambiar/crear sus prácticas a la luz de una clínica que valore a la persona internada como ciudadano.
Como citar este artículo: Elias AD, Tavares CM, Ferreira RE. Desafios provenientes da experimentação estética para prática de enfermagem no hospital psiquiátrico. Rev Cuid. 2019; 10(3): e629. http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.v10i3.629
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