Psychosocial Rehabilitation Programs Applied to Patients with Schizophrenia by Psychiatric Nurses: Systematic Review

The purpose of this review is to review the studies related to psychosocial rehabilitation programs applied by psychiatric nurses to patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. The study was conducted on the Turkish Psychiatric Index (1) and Pubmed (7) databases between 15-31 May 2019 and 8 quantitative studies published between 2008-2019. The 27-item PRISMA Statement was used to evaluate the reporting characteristics. In this review which was written as a result of systematic screening, findings/results of 8 articles were presented as tables. In published studies, psychosocial rehabilitation programs which applied by psychiatric nurses to patients with schizophrenia; it was determined that there were trainings aimed at improving emotional expression, information technology programs including emotional recognition, psychoeducation programs after discharge, Auditory Hallucinatory symptom management program, music therapy and home visits. Also in the studies; with these psychosocial rehabilitation programs, it was determined that patients had many positive effects such as increase in social-cognitive functionality, quality of life and adherence, decrease in hospital stay and relapse, coping with Auditory Hallucinations, and improvement in emotional recognition. In the studies, it was found that there are limited number of studies conducted by psychiatric nurses in the psychosocial rehabilitation of the patient with schizophrenia and it is necessary to evaluate the results of the interventions performed by psychiatric nurses in this field

Determination of Antidepressant Drug Use Among Inpatients in Medical and Surgical Clinics

WOS: 000462818200001Objective: This cross-sectional study was performed to determine antidepressant drug use among inpatients in medical and surgical clinics. Methods: The study sample consisted of 478 inpatients from a state hospital, between December 1, 2015 and January 1, 2016. The information form was applied to the patients. Number and percentage distribution were used for data analysis. Results: Of the 478 patients, 34.5% had visited a psychiatrist once in their lifetime, 13.6% were diagnosed with depression, and 13.8% did not know the diagnosis of mental disease; 32.2% were suggested medication by their doctor, 16.7% did not know the name of this medication, and 13.2% stated that the suggested drug was antidepressant. Moreover, 24.9% of the patients were known to use antidepressant at least once in their lifetime, and 16.3% were still using antidepressants. Among patients using antidepressants, 32% continued using this drug upon doctor's recommendation and 13.6% continued with the diagnosis of depression. Conclusion: It might be concluded that one-fourth of the patients used antidepressant once in their lifetime; more than one-half of these patients were still using antidepressants, and most of them were using the drug upon doctor's recommendation without any knowledge about antidepressants

Determining the Relation Between the Burden of Caregivers for Individuals With Neurological Disease and Caregivers' Ways of Coping With Stress

ata, elvan emine/0000-0002-5920-8207WOS: 000415132200004Objectives: This analytical study was done to determine the relation between the burden of caregivers for individuals with neurological disease and caregivers' ways of coping with stress. Methods: This study was conducted in the neurology clinic of Giresun Professor Doctor A. Ilhan Ozdemir Public Hospital from October 1 to December 31, 2015. The sample of the study consists of 64 people who care for patients with neurological problems and who agreed to participate in the research. An information form, the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale and the Stress Coping Styles Scale were administered to the participants. Results: The participants' mean caregiver burden score was 31.90 +/- 15.56. Their self-confident approach score was 2.41 +/- 0.54, their optimistic score approach was 2.42 +/- 0.59, and their helpless approach score was 1.49 +/- 0.63. Their yielding approach score was 1.64 +/- 0.49, and their social support seeking approach score was 1.79 +/- 0.66. Care giving burden was found to be higher for primary caregivers, for individuals who have another patient requiring care and for female caregivers (p<0.05). A significant negative relation was found between caregiver burden, self-confident approach and optimistic approach scores, while a positive moderate relation was found between helpless and yielding approach scores. Conclusion: Caregivers for patients with neurological problems use less self-confident and optimistic approaches and more helpless and yielding approaches as their caregiver burden increases. Female caregivers and caregivers having another patient who requires care have greater caregiving burden

The Relationship between Students Problematic Internet Usage and Their Anger Expression Manner

AIM: The research was carried out analytically to examine the relationship between students problematic internet usage and their anger expression manners. METHOD : The population sample of the research consists of 360 students, selected among 1592 students with stratified sampling, that are studying in Educational Faculty, Vocational School and Health School of Agri Ibrahim Cecen University in 2008&#65533;2009 academic year. A determined number of students, selected from each school according to basic random sampling method, is included in the research. In the research, &#65533;Personal Information Form&#65533;, &#65533;Problematic Internet Usage Scale&#65533; (PIUS) and &#65533;Trait Anger and Anger Expression Scale&#65533; are used. The data are analyzed by means of frequency distribution and correlation analysis. FINDINGS: %74,5 of students were 18&#65533;22 age range, %55 of them men, %69,7 had nuclear family, %71,1 has well economic conditions and %49,4 were living with their families during education. The average PIUS of students is 60.61&#61617;19.50, and when the subgroup point averages are considered, the internet negative consequences point average is calculated as 26.45&#61617;10.37, social benefit/ social welfare point average as 18.83&#61617;7.31 and excessive usage point average is calculated as 15.3&#61617;5.20. Trait anger point average of students is determines as 22.33&#61617;6.43, anger control point averages as 21.10&#61617;4.83, interior anger point averages as 16.63&#61617;4.04 and exterior anger point average is determined as 15.81&#61617;4.35. A positive relationship is detected between students` problematic internet usage scale total point and trait anger (r=0.27, p=0.00), interior anger (r= 0.18, p=0.00), exterior anger (r= 014, p= 0.00) point averages. RESULT: A meaningful lower relationship is found proportionately between students&#65533; problematic internet usage and their anger expression manner. [TAF Prev Med Bull 2011; 10(4.000): 473-480