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McIntosh JT, Shattell M. How Should Suicide Prevention and Healing Be Expressed as Goals of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Design? AMA J Ethics 2024; 26:E199-204. [PMID: 38446723 DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Inpatient psychiatric units' policies and restrictions for suicide prevention can exacerbate harm rather than promote wellness. This commentary on a case examines ethics concerns about prevention policies that overly rely on liberty restriction, as expressed in the design of inpatient psychiatric unit structures and spaces. Person-centered approaches to design are key to promoting healing and preserving dignity.
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- Chair of the Department of Nursing Systems, the Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair, and a professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando
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Heaton K, Kham-Ai P, Shattell M. Sleep, mental health, and access to health care of women truck drivers. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract 2024; 36:38-45. [PMID: 38038951 DOI: 10.1097/jxx.0000000000000970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The numbers of women in trucking are growing steadily, yet because they represent a minority group, little is known about their health issues. Most studies of truck drivers have focused on the mental and physical health, sleep, and health care access of male truck drivers. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to characterize chronic stress, sleep, and mental health service and overall access to care among women truck drivers. METHODOLOGY Twenty-five female truck drivers were a subsample of participants from a larger parent study of truck drivers. After approval from the institutional review board, participants completed a 59-item Qualtrics survey; data were transferred from Qualtrics to SPSS v. 24 for analysis. RESULTS No acute sleepiness or excess daytime sleepiness was observed, but participants only slept 6 hr per night, and all experienced poor sleep quality. Although 28% of participants met or exceeded the threshold score for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), only 8% sought care for feelings of upset or distress. Also, 80% of the women had health insurance, yet there were those who did not seek care because of job-related conflicts. CONCLUSION/IMPLICATIONS Participants were sleep deprived and experienced poor-quality sleep. Mental health and other health services utilization was low. Implications for practice include consideration of telehealth services to improve health care access and screening and referral as needed to mental health care providers by Department of Transportation medical examiners. Future research should include younger women truck drivers to determine the potential contribution of perimenopause/menopause to some of the health issues experienced by this group of workers.
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- Karen Heaton
- Faculty, Occupational Health Nursing, Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety, School of Nursing, Adult/Acute Health, Chronic Care and Foundations, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Nursing Systems, Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair, College of NursingAcademic Health Sciences Center University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
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Charania NAMA, Shattell M. Are We Preparing Future Nurses to Provide Patient-Centered Care to People With Mental Illness?: Do We Need to Pivot to Self-Management? J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2023; 61:2-4. [PMID: 37800863 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20230915-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Woody A, Shattell M. What Is Nursing?: It's More Than What People Think. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2023; 61:3-6. [PMID: 37014736 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20230307-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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- Aislinn Woody
- College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
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Reed J, Salusky I, Shattell M. Experiences of Mental Health Practitioners With Empathy Computer Games. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2023; 61:25-31. [PMID: 35858203 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20220705-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Several learning games designed for nursing training exist. Yet, there is a gap in understanding what makes learning games efficacious. The current study examined the reactions of 12 mental health nurses, therapists, social workers, and counselors during and after playing four computer games designed to induce empathy for persons with mental health disorders. Thematic analysis revealed that games accurately embodied emotional and cognitive experiences of the intended disorders. Analysis also indicated shortcomings, including games falling short in their usefulness for understanding depicted disorders. Participants indicated that the games changed their attitudes and beliefs. Findings suggest that learning games can be useful for nursing students and trainees, as well as patients' friends and family members. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 61(1), 25-31.].
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Peres MADA, Martins GDCS, Manfrini GC, Cardoso L, Fonseca PIMND, Shattell M. TWENTY YEARS OF THE BRAZILIAN PSYCHIATRIC REFORM: MEANINGS FOR PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING. Texto contexto - enferm 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2022-0045en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Objective to develop arguments supporting Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing as a baseline force of qualified and indispensable work in the evolution of mental health care and policies. Method argumentation of a reflective nature, considering the path of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing over the twenty years of the legal framework of the Psychiatric Reform, as well as the publications pertinent to discussion of the topic in vogue. Results two topics emerged, namely: From Psychiatric Nursing to Mental Health Nursing: a change of paradigm; and Mental Health Nursing: a new praxis. Conclusion Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing presents itself as a resilient and sustainable practice despite the crises caused by institutionalizing policies implemented at the governmental level. The profession, increasingly politicized and attentive to the relevant guidelines of the Unified Health System, struggles and reinvents itself in its way of caring, in line with the reform guidelines, not subjected to stigmatizing regressions or outside the community territory.
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Peres MADA, Martins GDCS, Manfrini GC, Cardoso L, Fonseca PIMND, Shattell M. VINTE ANOS DA LEI DA REFORMA PSIQUIÁTRICA BRASILEIRA: SIGNIFICADOS PARA A ENFERMAGEM PSIQUIÁTRICA E EM SAÚDE MENTAL. Texto contexto - enferm 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2022-0045pt] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO Objetivo desenvolver argumentação sustentando a Enfermagem psiquiátrica e em saúde mental como força-base de trabalho qualificado e indispensável na evolução da assistência e políticas em saúde mental. Método argumentação de natureza reflexiva, considerando o percurso da Enfermagem psiquiátrica e em saúde mental ao longo dos vinte anos do marco legal da Reforma Psiquiátrica, bem como as publicações pertinentes à discussão do tema in voga. Resultados apresentam-se dois tópicos: da Enfermagem Psiquiátrica à Enfermagem em saúde mental: mudança de paradigma; e, Enfermagem em saúde mental: uma nova práxis. Conclusão a Enfermagem psiquiátrica e em saúde mental se apresenta como prática resiliente e sustentável a despeito das crises originadas por políticas institucionalizantes implementadas em nível governamental. A profissão, cada vez mais politizada e atenta às pautas relevantes do Sistema Único de Saúde, luta e se reinventa na sua forma de cuidar, alinhada às diretrizes da reforma, não estando sujeita a regressões de caráter estigmatizante ou fora do território comunitário.
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Rosa WE, Buck HG, Squires AP, Kozachik SL, Huijer HAS, Bakitas M, Boit JM, Bradley PK, Cacchione PZ, Chan GK, Crisp N, Dahlin C, Daoust P, Davidson PM, Davis S, Doumit MAA, Fink RM, Herr KA, Hinds PS, Hughes TL, Karanja V, Kenny DJ, King CR, Klopper HC, Knebel AR, Kurth AE, Madigan EA, Malloy P, Matzo M, Mazanec P, Meghani SH, Monroe TB, Moreland PJ, Paice JA, Phillips JC, Rushton CH, Shamian J, Shattell M, Snethen JA, Ulrich CM, Wholihan D, Wocial LD, Ferrell BR. American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel consensus statement on nursing's roles in ensuring universal palliative care access. Nurs Outlook 2021; 69:961-968. [PMID: 34711419 PMCID: PMC8717680 DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The purpose of this consensus paper was to convene leaders and scholars from eight Expert Panels of the American Academy of Nursing and provide recommendations to advance nursing's roles and responsibility to ensure universal access to palliative care. Part I of this consensus paper herein provides the rationale and background to support the policy, education, research, and clinical practice recommendations put forward in Part II. On behalf of the Academy, the evidence-based recommendations will guide nurses, policy makers, government representatives, professional associations, and interdisciplinary and community partners to integrate palliative nursing services across health and social care settings. The consensus paper's 43 authors represent eight countries (Australia, Canada, England, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, South Africa, United States of America) and extensive international health experience, thus providing a global context for the subject matter. The authors recommend greater investments in palliative nursing education and nurse-led research, nurse engagement in policy making, enhanced intersectoral partnerships with nursing, and an increased profile and visibility of palliative nurses worldwide. By enacting these recommendations, nurses working in all settings can assume leading roles in delivering high-quality palliative care globally, particularly for minoritized, marginalized, and other at-risk populations.
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- William E Rosa
- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Health Expert Panel.
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Expert Panel on Aging
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Expert Panel on Aging
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- Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Health Expert Panel
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Expert Panel on Aging
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel
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- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Health Expert Panel
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Rosa WE, Buck HG, Squires AP, Kozachik SL, Huijer HAS, Bakitas M, Boit JM, Bradley PK, Cacchione PZ, Chan GK, Crisp N, Dahlin C, Daoust P, Davidson PM, Davis S, Doumit MAA, Fink RM, Herr KA, Hinds PS, Hughes TL, Karanja V, Kenny DJ, King CR, Klopper HC, Knebel AR, Kurth AE, Madigan EA, Malloy P, Matzo M, Mazanec P, Meghani SH, Monroe TB, Moreland PJ, Paice JA, Phillips JC, Rushton CH, Shamian J, Shattell M, Snethen JA, Ulrich CM, Wholihan D, Wocial LD, Ferrell BR. International consensus-based policy recommendations to advance universal palliative care access from the American Academy of Nursing Expert Panels. Nurs Outlook 2021; 70:36-46. [PMID: 34627615 DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The purpose of this consensus paper was to convene leaders and scholars from eight Expert Panels of the American Academy of Nursing and provide recommendations to advance nursing's roles and responsibility to ensure universal access to palliative care. On behalf of the Academy, these evidence-based recommendations will guide nurses, policy makers, government representatives, professional associations, and interdisciplinary and community partners to integrate palliative nursing services across health and social care settings. Through improved palliative nursing education, nurse-led research, nurse engagement in policy making, enhanced intersectoral partnerships with nursing, and an increased profile and visibility of palliative care nurses worldwide, nurses can assume leading roles in delivering high-quality palliative care globally, particularly for minoritized, marginalized, and other at-risk populations. Part II herein provides a summary of international responses and policy options that have sought to enhance universal palliative care and palliative nursing access to date. Additionally, we provide ten policy, education, research, and clinical practice recommendations based on the rationale and background information found in Part I. The consensus paper's 43 authors represent eight countries (Australia, Canada, England, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, South Africa, United States of America) and extensive international health experience, thus providing a global context for the subject matter.
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- William E Rosa
- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Health Expert Panel.
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Expert Panel on Aging
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Expert Panel on Aging
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- Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Health Expert Panel
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Expert Panel on Aging
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- Palliative Care & End-of-Life Expert Panel; Global Nursing & Health Expert Panel
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- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Health Expert Panel
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Pittman P, Rambur B, Birch S, Chan GK, Cooke C, Cummins M, Leners C, Low LK, Meadows-Oliver M, Shattell M, Taylor C, Trautman D. Value-Based Payment: What Does It Mean for Nurses? Nurs Adm Q 2021; 45:179-186. [PMID: 34060500 DOI: 10.1097/naq.0000000000000482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Among the many lessons that have been reinforced by the SARS-COVID-19 pandemic is the failure of our current fee-for-service health care system to either adequately respond to patient needs or offer financial sustainability. This has enhanced bipartisan interest in moving forward with value-based payment reforms. Nurses have a rich history of innovative care models that speak to their potential centrality in delivery system reforms. However, deficits in terms of educational preparation, and in some cases resistance, to considering cost alongside quality, has hindered the profession's contribution to the conversation about value-based payments and their implications for system change. Addressing this deficit will allow nurses to more fully engage in redesigning health care to better serve the physical, emotional, and economic well-being of this nation. It also has the potential to unleash nurses from the tethers of a fee-for-service system where they have been relegated to a labor cost and firmly locate nurses in a value-generating role. Nurse administrators and educators bear the responsibility for preparing nurses for this next chapter of nursing.
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- Patricia Pittman
- The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Pittman); The University of Rhode Island, Kingston (Dr Rambur); Washington State Health Care Authority, Olympia (Ms Birch); HealthImpact and the University of California, San Francisco (Dr Chan); University of Mary, Bismarck, North Dakota (Dr Cooke); The University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Dr Cummins); American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, District of Columbia (Drs Leners and Trautman); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Dr Low); Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut (Dr Meadows-Oliver); Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Shattell); and Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Dr Taylor)
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For persons living with chronic conditions, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) symptoms, such as pain, anxiety, depression, and insomnia, often interact and mutually reinforce one another. There is evidence that medical cannabis (MC) may be efficacious in ameliorating such symptoms and improving HRQoL. As many of these HRQoL symptoms may mutually reinforce one another, we conducted an exploratory study to investigate how MC users perceive the efficacy of MC in addressing co-occurring HRQoL symptoms. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of persons with a state medical marijuana card in Illinois (N = 367) recruited from licensed MC dispensaries across the state. We conducted tests of ANOVA to measure how perceived MC efficacy for each HRQoL symptom varied by total number of treated symptoms reported by participants. Pain was the most frequently reported HRQoL treated by MC, followed by anxiety, insomnia, and depression. A large majority of our sample (75%) reported treating two or more HRQoL symptoms. In general, perceived efficacy of MC in relieving each HRQoL symptom category increased with the number of co-occurring symptoms also treated with MC. Perceived efficacy of MC in relieving pain, anxiety, and depression varied significantly by number of total symptoms experienced. This exploratory study contributes to our understanding of how persons living with chronic conditions perceive the efficacy of MC in treating co-occurring HRQoL symptoms. Our results suggest that co-occurring pain, anxiety, and depression may be particularly amenable to treatment with MC.
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- Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
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Bruce D, Grove TJ, Foster E, Shattell M. Gender Differences in Medical Cannabis Use: Symptoms Treated, Physician Support for Use, and Prescription Medication Discontinuation. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2020; 30:857-863. [PMID: 33090932 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: Medical cannabis (MC) utilization continues to expand in the United States, as a growing body of evidence supports the use of cannabis and cannabinoids in the treatment of a range of chronic conditions. To date, gender-related differences in MC use are not widely reported, and little is known regarding physicians' support of patients' use of MC to address symptoms associated with chronic conditions. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of MC users in Illinois (n = 361). We summarized participants' qualifying conditions, symptoms treated with MC, perceived physician support for MC use, use of MC and prescription medications, then analyzed differences by participant gender. Results: Bivariate analyses indicate that men report higher levels of support for MC use from both specialist and primary care physicians. Women were significantly more likely to increase use of cannabis after acquiring an MC card, and to discontinue prescription medications through MC use. Multivariable analyses indicate that being a woman, using MC to treat multiple symptoms, and reporting higher levels of support for MC use from a primary care provider significantly increased the likelihood of discontinuing prescription medication through MC use. Discussion: Women are more likely to report decreased use of prescription medications to treat symptoms, and report lower levels of support from physicians for MC use. Future research on gender differences in this population may benefit from more detailed data related to symptomology, utilization, dosing, and outcomes associated with MC, and interactions with the health care system to extend these findings.
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- Douglas Bruce
- Department of Health Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- College of Communication, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Stanford D, Ling C, Rodney T, Shattell M. Mental Illness Misdiagnosed: Increasing Awareness of Obscure Physical Illnesses. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2020; 58:2-3. [PMID: 32991733 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20200814-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The high stress culture and demands associated with long-haul truck driving place truckers at risk for mental health and sleep disorders, and thereby, increased risk for accidents, injuries, and fatality. Hours-of-service regulations have proven insufficient as a stand-alone intervention to protect the welfare of long-haul truckers, impacting those working in the industry and those sharing our nation's roads. Interventions to increase mindfulness have been used across occupational and personal domains to improve sleep quality, mental health, awareness of the environment, and reaction time. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between sleep, mental health, health care utilization, and mindfulness in long-haul truck drivers in the United States. METHODS Participants (N = 140) were recruited to complete a web-based survey. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and regression analysis were used to examine variables of interest. RESULTS Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomology and daytime sleepiness predicted mental health care utilization in the past year. Mindfulness was inversely correlated with PTSD symptomology, however in the full regression model, mindfulness failed to predict mental health care utilization. CONCLUSIONS Occupational health professionals should utilize mindfulness screenings as an adjunctive component to traditional mental health screenings and refer drivers for advanced care as appropriate.
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- Jenni M Wise
- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Vivian Schutz
- University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
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Davidson PM, Shattell M, Nolan MT, D'Aoust R. Does COVID-19 really call for an overhaul of nursing curricula or promoting the power, status, and representation of nursing? J Adv Nurs 2020; 76:2460-2461. [PMID: 32643788 PMCID: PMC7361377 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Brady JP, Bruce D, Foster E, Shattell M. Self-Efficacy in Researching and Obtaining Medical Cannabis by Patients With Chronic Conditions. Health Educ Behav 2020; 47:740-748. [PMID: 32349561 DOI: 10.1177/1090198120914249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background. Due to the increasing availability of medical-grade cannabis for treatment of chronic conditions, we examined how prospective users navigate the process of researching, procuring, and using cannabis. Given the barriers prospective users experience, self-efficacy may be a factor for those who incorporate cannabis into treatment. Aims. The purpose of this study was to identify behaviors associated with self-efficacy in the context of researching, procuring, and using cannabis. We analyzed narratives of patients who obtained legal medical cannabis in the currently complex medical, legal, and social landscape. Method. Data were collected through 30 telephone interviews utilizing a semistructured interview protocol, which were analyzed using inductive coding. The protocol emphasized four topics: (a) symptom management/pain reduction, (b) provider communication about chronic conditions/cannabis, (c) perspectives on medicinal cannabis and stigma, and (d) views on recreational cannabis. Results. Participants demonstrated self-efficacy in three contexts: (a) self-directed experimentation with cannabis strains, dosages, and administration methods; (b) managing care by selecting and educating their providers; and (c) information-seeking and research behaviors. Discussion. High self-efficacy may be an important factor in navigating the medical cannabis process. Results suggest that providers who are not prepared to partner with patients as they seek information about medical cannabis may be replaced by dispensaries and websites with expertise in cannabis but without understanding of patients' medical conditions and individual needs. Conclusion. Patients with higher self-efficacy may engage in various activities to investigate, procure, experiment with, and incorporate medical cannabis into their condition management outside the purview of their providers.
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- John P Brady
- San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.,University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Goodwin MM, Shattell M. Why Nurses Should Care About Climate Change. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2020; 58:3-4. [PMID: 32129873 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20200217-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Sarah Oerther
- Jonas Policy Scholar, Psychiatric, Mental Health & Substance Abuse Expert Panel, 2017-2019 Saint Louis University School of Nursing St. Louis, Missouri
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Shattell M. Reflections on the 2019 International Society of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurses Annual Conference. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2019; 57:3. [DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20190612-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shattell M, Darmoc R. Becoming a Public Thought Leader in 140 Characters or Less: How Nurses Can Use Social Media as a Platform. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2019; 55:3-4. [PMID: 28585660 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20170519-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Jones N, Rosen C, Helm S, O'Neill S, Davidson L, Shattell M. Psychosis in public mental health: Provider perspectives on clinical relationships and barriers to the improvement of services. Am J Orthopsychiatry 2018; 89:95-103. [PMID: 30010365 DOI: 10.1037/ort0000341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Whereas a growing literature has sought to understand challenges involved in the dissemination and implementation of specific evidence-based practices (EBP), few studies have centered on the perspectives of front-line community providers regarding best practices, clinical ideals and barriers to quality improvement for clients with psychosis. The goal of this project was to lay a foundation for future work aimed at improving the overall quality and impact of the multifaceted services typically provided to adults with psychosis served by the public mental health system. The findings reported here draw on a series of in-depth interviews and focus groups with 34 clinicians based at multiple inner-city community mental health sites. The project was participatory and service user co-led. Analyses focus on participant's perspectives concerning optimal services for clients with psychosis and perceived barriers to improving services. Providers strongly underscored the centrality of relationship quality versus mastery of specialized techniques and of deeper experiential engagement with the subjective meaning of the experience of psychosis. Asked about barriers to quality improvement, they described both macrolevel social forces, including chronic underfunding and overreliance on manualized approaches to distress, as well as cross-cutting clinical challenges not typically captured in the literature on more specific, targeted interventions. Our discussion focuses on the implications of these findings with respect to research and quality improvement and concludes with a call to increase investment and attention to the perspectives of front-line providers and the issue of workforce and organizational capacity vis-à-vis psychosis. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Nev Jones
- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
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- Program for Recovery & Community Health, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University
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- Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Rush University
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Jones N, Rosen C, Kamens S, Shattell M. “It was definitely a sexual kind of sensation”: sex, sexual identity, and gender in the phenomenology of psychosis. Psychosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2018.1469036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Nev Jones
- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida , Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University , Middletown, CT, USA
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- Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University College of Nursing , Chicago, IL, USA
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Heyland M, Delaney KR, Shattell M. Steps to Achieve Universal Suicide Screening in Emergency Departments: A Call to Action. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2018; 56:21-26. [PMID: 29741746 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20180503-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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American individuals attempt suicide at alarmingly high rates of approximately 1.1 million times per year. Yet the United States has failed to adopt a systematic approach to suicide prevention, particularly via universal screening. Given the increasing number of individuals with suicidal ideation presenting to emergency departments (EDs), all patients who present to the ED for treatment should be screened, as opposed to only individuals with mental health complaints. In the current article, barriers to suicide screening in the ED are discussed, as well as strategies to move ED providers toward the goal of universal screening. The current article entreats nurses to be leaders in achieving universal screening and provides practical actions to begin the process. Specific recommendations for action include improving training, increasing lethal means assessment, and achieving compliance with The Joint Commission suicide screening guidelines. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 56(10), 21-26.].
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Dialogue between two scholars on the importance of engagement with consumers as well as professionals. Social media is emphasized as a critical mode of communication.
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- Pamela N Clarke
- 1 Professor, Faye W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- 2 Professor and Chair, Department of Community Systems and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Shattell M, Halloway S, Oerther S. Toward Policy: An Interview With Two Jonas Policy Scholars. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2018. [DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20180122-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Saint Louis University School of Nursing, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Assistant Professor and Practitioner of Chinese Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Delaney KR, Shattell M, Johnson ME. Capturing the Interpersonal Process of Psychiatric Nurses: A Model for Engagement. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2017; 31:634-640. [PMID: 29179832 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2017.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Staff members' engagement with patients is a critical element of inpatient psychiatric care, essential to safety, the hospitalization experience and the development of a culture of care. Currently broad concerns exist around the amount of time inpatient psychiatric nurses expend in patient engagement and the quality of these interactions. In this paper we present a model of engagement that clarifies necessary skills to support the engagement process. The model is based on Peplau's theory of interpersonal relations, patients' ideas on healing elements of psychiatric hospitalization and research on inpatient therapeutic relationships. We are currently using this model for a web-based teaching/learning course to cultivate interpersonal engagement, and to explicate how through operationalizing their inpatient role, nurses support patients in the development of their mental health and well-being.
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- Kathleen R Delaney
- Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University, College of Nursing, 600 S. Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.
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- Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University, College of Nursing, 600 S. Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.
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- Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University, College of Nursing, 600 S. Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.
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Bruce D, Brady JP, Foster E, Shattell M. Preferences for Medical Marijuana over Prescription Medications Among Persons Living with Chronic Conditions: Alternative, Complementary, and Tapering Uses. J Altern Complement Med 2017; 24:146-153. [PMID: 28945457 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2017.0184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Despite expanded legalization and utilization of medical cannabis (MC) internationally, there is a lack of patient-centered data on how MC is used by persons living with chronic conditions in tandem with or instead of prescription medications. This study describes approaches to use of MC vis-à-vis prescription medications in the treatment of selected chronic conditions. DESIGN Participants completed semistructured telephone interviews with open-ended questions. Content analysis of qualitative data identified themes and subthemes relating to patient approaches to using MC products. PARTICIPANTS Thirty persons (mean age = 44.6 years) living with a range of chronic conditions (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, spinal cord injury/disease, and cancer) who had qualified for and used MC in Illinois. RESULTS Participants described a range of approaches to using MC, including (1) as alternatives to using prescription or over-the-counter medications; (2) complementary use with prescription medications; and (3) as a means for tapering off prescription medications. Motives reported for reducing or eliminating prescription medications included concerns regarding toxicity, dependence, and tolerance, and perceptions that MC improves management of certain symptoms and has quicker action and longer lasting effects. CONCLUSIONS MC appears to serve as both a complementary method for symptom management and treatment of medication side-effects associated with certain chronic conditions, and as an alternative method for treatment of pain, seizures, and inflammation in this population. Additional patient-centered research is needed to identify specific dosing patterns of MC products associated with symptom alleviation and produce longitudinal data assessing chronic disease outcomes with MC use.
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- Douglas Bruce
- 1 Department of Health Sciences, DePaul University , Chicago, IL
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- 2 Department of Psychology, DePaul University , Chicago, IL
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- 3 Health Communication Program, College of Communication, DePaul University , Chicago, IL
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- 4 Department of Community, Systems, and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Rush University , Chicago, IL
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Shattell M, Brown PJ. Black Mental Health Matters: What Nurses Need to Know About Chronic Stressors of Persons of Color. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2017; 55:3-5. [DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20170818-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Diversity & Inclusion, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Mona Shattell
- Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Infectious disease continues to adversely affect populations in low- and middle-income countries. Investments in solutions often focus on technology, yet health-care workers remain in short supply. Nurses are the largest cadre of health-care workers and are largely responsible for patient care around the world. In fact, it is estimated that nurses care for nine out of every 10 patients seen. Importantly, sound nursing science contributes to solutions that directly impact patient care, especially those that pertain to infectious disease. Here we share several examples of nursing science that are improving care delivery in three global health areas: human immunodeficiency virus testing and prevention strategies in Malawi, family planning in Kenya, and response to Ebola virus disease.
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- Kimberly Baltzell
- Center for Global Health, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.,Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Community, Systems, and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Center for Global Health, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.,Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Shattell M. No MD But Care Is Still Essential: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners Improve Access to Mental Health Services. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2017; 55:14. [DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20170420-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Many nursing professionals-may be reluctant to engage in or are confused about appropriate use of social media in a clinical, research, or policy context. To address this issue, we developed a study to enhance nurse leaders' facility with social media in the context of a national professional meeting. This study examined a social media campaign at the 2015 American Academy of Nursing conference. The campaign was intended to bridge the gap between active social media users and nonusers attending the conference. Following a targeted social media campaign at the American Academy of Nursing 2015 Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference, responses to the conference evaluation questions about social media were reviewed and analyzed. Overall, evaluations were positive about the campaign; however, some conference attendees were not aware of its various components. Despite perceived barriers to its use, there is significant curiosity about social media use among nurse leaders. With the engagement of these leaders, there may be opportunities to enhance social media use at professional meetings and to make broader use of this valuable tool throughout the nursing profession.
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- Candace W Burton
- 1 Program in Nursing Science, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- 2 Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- 3 University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing, CA, USA
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- 4 Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California Davis, CA, USA
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- 5 Department of Community, Systems, and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Shattell M. Preventing Suicides in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Psychiatric Units: Standards of Care. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2017; 55:13. [DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20170210-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shattell M. On Transitions. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2017; 55:13-14. [DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20170119-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rosen C, Jones N, Longden E, Chase KA, Shattell M, Melbourne JK, Keedy SK, Sharma RP. Exploring the Intersections of Trauma, Structural Adversity, and Psychosis among a Primarily African-American Sample: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. Front Psychiatry 2017; 8:57. [PMID: 28469582 PMCID: PMC5395710 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Traumatic life events (TLEs) have been associated with multiple psychiatric diagnoses, including anxiety disorders, major depression, PTSD, and psychosis. To advance our understanding of the complex interactions between forms of adversity as they manifest across the lifespan, psychosis, and symptom content, we undertook a mixed-methods investigation of TLEs and psychosis. Our research explored the association between cumulative exposures, type of TLE, and proximity to the traumatic event and psychosis; the association between TLEs and clinical symptomology including specific types of delusions and/or hallucinations; and how qualitative data further inform understanding of complex relationships and patterns of past trauma and symptoms as they unfold over time. There were a total of 97 participants in the quantitative study sample, 51 participants with present state psychosis and 46 non-clinical. There were a total of 34 qualitative study participants, all of whom were experiencing psychosis. The quantitative analysis showed that when comparing persons with psychosis to the non-clinical group, there were no group differences in the overall total score of TLEs. However, there was a significant difference in cumulative TLEs that "Happened," demonstrating that as the number of TLEs increased, the likelihood of clinical psychosis also increased. We also found a correlation between lifetime cumulative TLEs that "Happened" and PANSS five-factor analysis: positive, excitement, depression, thought disorder, activation, and paranoia scores. The qualitative analysis further built on these finding by providing rich narratives regarding the timing of trauma-related onset, relationships between trauma and both trauma-related and religious-spiritual content, and trauma and hallucinatory modality. Analysis of participant narratives suggests the central role of localized cultural and sociopolitical influences on onset, phenomenology, and coping and contributes to a growing literature calling for strengths-based, client-driven approaches to working with distressing voices and beliefs that centers the exploration of the personal and social meaning of such experiences including links to life narratives. Findings also underscore the clinical importance of trauma assessment and trauma-informed care.
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- Cherise Rosen
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Felton Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Psychosis Research Unit, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Community, Systems, and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Nev Jones
- a Felton Institute, Department of Research and Evaluation , San Francisco , California , USA
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- b Rush University, College of Nursing , Chicago , Illinois , USA
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There is a growing literature on what contemporary cultural theorists have broadly termed the "postsecular": the abandonment of clear-cut boundaries between the secular and nonsecular in the industrialized West and an embrace of a complex understanding of what is real that neither accepts nor rejects the supernatural. These new cultural currents may affect not only philosophers and theologians, but also the ways in which individuals with psychosis make sense of their experiences. This paper reports on the key findings of an in-depth qualitative analysis of 19 interviews of individuals diagnosed with psychotic disorders. The majority of participants described ongoing and self-conscious struggles to demarcate their experiences as the products of the real world or a "crazy" mind. With equal frequency, participants weighed and debated competing secular and supernatural explanations, often juxtaposing and blending different explanatory frameworks. We found that this syncretic process affected not only the content of psychotic experiences-what delusions or hallucinations are about-but also the type of arguments or logics used to justify particular interpretations. We discuss the implications of these observations with respect to clinical practice and the broader phenomenology of psychosis, challenging often oversimplified discourse on "insight" and suggesting that polarization(s) between "biomedical" and "psychosocial" explanations may be of less relevance to patients' real-world experiences than is often assumed.
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The interview is a staple of many qualitative approaches. Although textbooks offer extensive guidance to researchers about conducting interviews, less guidance is available about problematic interviewee behaviors, such as flattery or statements indicative of social desirability response bias. In this study, a secondary analysis of 22 phenomenological interview transcripts, we sought to examine problematic interviewee behaviors. More than 300 pages of typed text were subjected to line-by-line scrutiny, yielding only six potential instances of the phenomenon. Each could be interpreted several ways. What appeared to be flattery could also be perceived as simple gratitude or appreciation. We concluded that problematic behavior was rare in this data set.
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McConnell EA, Todd NR, Odahl-Ruan C, Shattell M. Complicating Counterspaces: Intersectionality and the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. Am J Community Psychol 2016; 57:473-488. [PMID: 27216853 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The counterspaces framework articulated by Case and Hunter (2012), follows from community psychology's long-standing interest in the potential for settings to promote well-being and liberatory responses to oppression. This framework proposes that certain settings (i.e., "counterspaces") facilitate a specific set of processes that promote the well-being of marginalized groups. We argue that an intersectional analysis is crucial to understand whether and how counterspaces achieve these goals. We draw from literature on safe spaces and present a case study of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival (Michfest) to illustrate the value of an intersectional analysis and explore how these processes operate. Based on 20 in-person interviews, 23 responses to an online survey, and ethnographic field notes, we show how Michfest was characterized by a particular intersection of identities at the setting level, and intersectional diversity complicated experiences at the individual level. Moreover, intersectional identities provided opportunities for dialogue and change at the setting level, including the creation of counterspaces within counterspaces. Overall, we demonstrate the need to attend to intersectionality in counterspaces, and more broadly in how we conceptualize settings in community psychology.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Jones N, Shattell M. Taking Stock of the Challenges and Tensions Involved in Peer Leadership in Participatory Research about Psychosis and a Call to do Better. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2016; 37:440-2. [PMID: 27054269 DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2015.1124955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Nev Jones
- a Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission , Sacramento , California , USA
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- b Rush University, School of Nursing , Chicago , Illinois , USA
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Diesterheft R, Brady JP, Shattell M. Risk behaviours of an interrelated syphilis-infected sexual network of men who have sex with men. J Clin Nurs 2016; 25:3597-3604. [PMID: 27104302 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES We examined the risk behaviours in an interrelated sexual network of 33 syphilis-infected men who have sex with men on the use of condoms, substances and websites to meet sexual partners. Our study used a descriptive exploratory design to investigate co-occurring high-risk behaviours in this interrelated sexual network to inform future health interventions and research directions. BACKGROUND Although the risk behaviours for human immunodeficiency virus transmission in men who have sex with men have been studied, few have studied the high-risk population of men who already have syphilis, and even fewer have studied the risk behaviours in sexual networks of syphilis-infected men who have sex with men who were identified using contact tracing. DESIGN/METHODS The data were collected from semi-structured, individual interviews at a not-for-profit lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health centre in a large city in the Midwestern USA. RESULTS Inconsistent condom use was substantial during both insertive (92%) and receptive (88%) anal intercourse. Most participants (97%) reported using one or more substances prior to or during anal intercourse, and Internet websites were the most common place to meet sexual partners (88%). CONCLUSIONS High-risk behaviours were significant within this syphilis-infected sexual network of men who have sex with men. The majority of our 33 participants were non-Hispanic Whites (n = 27, 82%), possessed a baccalaureate degree or higher (n = 23, 70%), and actively sought out unprotected anal intercourse [21 participants (64%) used BareBackRT.com, a website to seek out unprotected anal intercourse]. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Nurses should be more informed about the risk factors of a high-risk sexual network of syphilis-infected men who have sex with men. Interrelated sexual networks have high levels of similarity among participants' high-risk behaviours; contact tracing may be used to identify individual participants for relevant risk-reduction interventions.
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- Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Nursing, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Community, Systems, and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Jones N, Shattell M, Kelly T, Brown R, Robinson L, Renfro R, Harris B, Luhrmann TM. “Did I push myself over the edge?”: Complications of agency in psychosis onset and development. Psychosis 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2016.1150501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The rise of queer and transgender studies has greatly contributed to feminist and lesbian understandings of sex, gender, and sexuality and also has resulted in rifts, tensions, and border wars. One such tension is around the inclusion of trans women in women-only space, such as the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival (Michfest). In this ethnophenomenological study, we interviewed and surveyed 43 cisgender women who attended Michfest in 2013. Participants had a variety of perspectives on trans inclusion and on the dialogue surrounding it, and these paralleled intersections, frictions, and tensions between feminism, queer theory, and transgender studies.
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- b School of Nursing, DePaul University , Chicago , Illinois , USA
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- c Department of Psychology , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Champaign , Illinois , USA
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