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Perceived Stigmas And Barriers For Veterans With Mental Health Disorders, Elaine Lobo
Perceived Stigmas And Barriers For Veterans With Mental Health Disorders, Elaine Lobo
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
PERCEIVED STIGMAS AND BARRIERS FOR VETERANS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
Elaine Lobo
Faculty Sponsor: Kim Siarkowski Amer, PhD, RN
Background: Research has shown a low percentage of veterans taking advantage of mental health services.
Objectives: Evaluate the help-seeking behaviors of veterans screening positive for mental health problems and determine the most common modifiable risk factors of perceived stigma and barriers to mental health underutilization.
Method: An integrative review of literature using Whittemore and Knafl’s updated methodology was performed. A total of nine articles were selected and reviewed independently for comparison.
Findings/Results: No more than 39% of veterans screening positive for …
The Efficacy Of Treatment For Ptsd In Combat Veterans, Daniel Lutz
The Efficacy Of Treatment For Ptsd In Combat Veterans, Daniel Lutz
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
An integrative literature review to treatments available to combat veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Grace Peterson Research Colloquium, Emma Pfeiffer
Grace Peterson Research Colloquium, Emma Pfeiffer
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
Mental illness is commonly under-diagnosed, misdiagnosed, or untreated, particularly in the elderly population. An expected population increase for those 65 years and older, increased in health care expenses coupled with the moral and ethical obligation of health care providers to promote quality of life at all ages makes investigation to alternative treatments in this population is worth investigating. The purpose of this literature review is to synthesize existing studies to clarify the following questions: What are the effects of pet therapy on those experiencing signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety? Why is pet therapy still lagging in validated studies, …
Adverse Psychological Effects Of Patients In Medical Isolation Due To Healthcare-Associated Infections, Kristin Brill
Adverse Psychological Effects Of Patients In Medical Isolation Due To Healthcare-Associated Infections, Kristin Brill
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
Background: Patients placed in medical isolation due to healthcare-associated infections experience adverse psychological effects that can impact their quality of life.
Objectives: The purpose of this integrative literature review was to identify the adverse effects of patients in medical isolation as well as explore coping strategies that can be used to decrease these adverse effects.
Method: An integrative literature review was conducted using the databases of CINAHL, PsychInfo, PubMed, and PsychArticles. Search terms included adverse effects, negative effects, effects, adverse outcomes, negative outcomes, isolation precautions, contact isolation, droplet isolation, airborne isolation, isolation, coping and psychology.
Results: Five common adverse psychological …
The Role Of Spirituality Among Schizophrenia Patients: An Integrated Literature Review, Sarah Bieber
The Role Of Spirituality Among Schizophrenia Patients: An Integrated Literature Review, Sarah Bieber
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
Abstract
Background: Over the past 30 years, the field of psychology has evolved to become more receptive towards spirituality as an influential concept in the recovery of many mental health illnesses. The role of spirituality as it relates to recovery for patients living with schizophrenia, however, has not been effectively explored. In order to induce a spiritual sense, one must have an ability to think and reflect abstractly; however, this requirement conflicts with the schizophrenic mind’s preference for concrete thinking. It is questionable whether patients with schizophrenia regard the role of spirituality as it relates to their recovery in the …
Barriers To Medication-Assisted Opioid Recovery: An Integrative Review Of Literature, Emily Miller
Barriers To Medication-Assisted Opioid Recovery: An Integrative Review Of Literature, Emily Miller
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
Abstract
Background: Opioid addiction has become one of the fastest growing epidemics sweeping the world, but despite the use of opioid agonist medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with methadone or buprenorphine having been found to be one of the most effective methods for treatment of this epidemic, there is still a significant gap between the number of people that need MAT and the number of people that actually receive MAT.
Objective: The purpose of this integrative literature review is to explore the barriers that prevent many addicts from receiving MAT and to identify strategies that may assist in eliminating these barriers in …
Racial Microaggressions Within The Field Of Nursing, Theresa Farris, Elizabeth Hartman, Young-Me Lee
Racial Microaggressions Within The Field Of Nursing, Theresa Farris, Elizabeth Hartman, Young-Me Lee
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
Racial microaggressions (RM) have transitioned into a subtle form of contemporary racism and are potentially involved within our communication as healthcare providers. Though cultural competency is addressed within nursing education, this RM phenomenon continues to happen in everyday discourse and can occur with little or no awareness on the part of Caucasians. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of how RMs against African Americans exist within the field of nursing and how their underlying discrimination increases the marginalization of this community. A detailed search was conducted using CINAHL, PsycInfo and ProQuest databases using the keywords: …
The Benefits Of And Barriers To Psychiatric Advance Directive Implementation, Lauren Haindfield
The Benefits Of And Barriers To Psychiatric Advance Directive Implementation, Lauren Haindfield
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
The Benefits of and Barriers to Psychiatric Advance Directive Implementation
Lauren Haindfield
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Barbara Harris
Background: Psychiatric advance directives can be beneficial for patients with mental disorders, but their implementation is limited in large part due to a knowledge gap.
Objectives: The purpose of this integrative literature review was to identify both the benefits of and barriers to psychiatric advance directives.
Methods: This integrative literature review used the databases of CINAHL, PubMEd, and PsychInfo. Search terms included pad implementation, barriers to pad implementation, psychiatric advanced directives, benefits of psychiatric advanced directives, and current pad practices.
Results: PAD implementation …
Outdoor Physical Activity And Mental Health, Justyna Helinska, Elizabeth Hartman
Outdoor Physical Activity And Mental Health, Justyna Helinska, Elizabeth Hartman
Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium
Abstract
Background: According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2013), about 25% of US adults have a mental illness. The economic demand that treatment for mental illness involves is extensive. Recent evidence suggests that the outdoor environment that consists of exercise may have an effect on mental health. Present review of literature is unclear how effective this intervention might be if incorporated into an inpatient psychiatric setting.
Objective: Examining the benefits of incorporating outdoor physical activity as an intervention to treat psychiatric disorders.
Method: The literature search for the research topic was found using the databases of: CINAHL …
Benefits Of Having A Pet At College: Perception Of Today’S College Students, Morgan Jenkins
Benefits Of Having A Pet At College: Perception Of Today’S College Students, Morgan Jenkins
Georgia College Student Research Events
The present literature review examined data from 10 studies that examined the benefits of pet therapy and well-being. Florence Nightingale, a pioneer of nursing, recognized these benefits in the early 1800s when she used animals to provide support to mentally ill patients. Since then, pets, but mainly dogs, have been used across various populations and in numerous settings such as with geriatrics in nursing homes, in disaster relief, with war veterans suffering from PTSD, with inmates in correctional facilities, with terminal patients in hospice care, and with pediatric patients in the hospital setting. In all of these scenarios, findings suggest …