The effectiveness of internal cohesion psychotherapy in treating young clients with depression and anxiety disorders: The role of developmental assets in Kosovo context

The positive youth development approach (PYD) is widely used as a meaningful framework to guide research, policy, and intervention, to support young people to develop their full potential. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, is a verbal and psychological procedure that can be a suitable solution to mental health concerns, which are prevalent among youth. This study aimed to explore the potential role of developmental assets in treating clients with depression and anxiety disorders using Internal Cohesion Psychotherapy (ICP). In total, 10 young people who took at least five sessions of ICP were part of this study. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather information about clients’ experiences with ICP and their perception/opinions on the presence of developmental assets in their lives. The results confirm the effectiveness of ICP in treating depression and anxiety, while clients acknowledge the role of developmental assets in their psychotherapeutic process. The current study has important theoretical, practical, and research implications. It provides evidence on how clients use their developmental assets in maximizing the effectiveness of the ICP process. The usage of developmental assets to enhance the effectiveness of psychotherapy opens a new path for further research and can serve as a foundation ground for intervention on mental health among youth

The effectiveness of internal cohesion psychotherapy in treating young clients with depression and anxiety disorders: The role of developmental assets in Kosovo context

The positive youth development approach (PYD) is widely used as a meaningful framework to guide research, policy, and intervention, to support young people to develop their full potential. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, is a verbal and psychological procedure that can be a suitable solution to mental health concerns, which are prevalent among youth. This study aimed to explore the potential role of developmental assets in treating clients with depression and anxiety disorders using Internal Cohesion Psychotherapy (ICP). In total, 10 young people who took at least five sessions of ICP were part of this study. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather information about clients’ experiences with ICP and their perception/opinions on the presence of developmental assets in their lives. The results confirm the effectiveness of ICP in treating depression and anxiety, while clients acknowledge the role of developmental assets in their psychotherapeutic process. The current study has important theoretical, practical, and research implications. It provides evidence on how clients use their developmental assets in maximizing the effectiveness of the ICP process. The usage of developmental assets to enhance the effectiveness of psychotherapy opens a new path for further research and can serve as a foundation ground for intervention on mental health among youth.publishedVersio

Behovet och intresset av vidareutbildning för röntgensjuksköterskor : Röntgensjuksköterskans perspektiv

Background The work as a radiographer includes both nursing care and technology, this means combining advanced technology with good nursing for patients. The work includes performing different technology modalities. This means being responsible for the technical equipment and the patient’s well-being. Purpose The aim in this study is to describe the radiographer’s need for further education seen from a radiographer’s perspective. Methods A qualitative approach with semi-structured interview questions was used to answer the aim of this study. Graneheim and Lundman (2008) description of analysis method was used in this study to process and analyze the content of the interviews. The study includes 11 radiographers from a university hospital in Sweden with participant with over five years of professional experience. Results Three categories where identified: conditions for further education, limited career opportunities and conditions for development, with seven subcategories. The identified subcategories where: opportunity for education, lack of time, lack of information, more specializations, unchanged working conditions, support available, interest available. These categories with the subcategories were identified from the analyzed interviews. The radiographer experienced a lack of career opportunities, lack of time and lack of information. All participants answered yes to the question “do you think a further education is needed”. There was a willingness in further education among all participant especially within intervention, radiation physics and leadership. ConclusionThis study resulted that the radiographer experiencing a lot of difficulties when it comes to further education. The participant also expressed the wishes to be able to get their own title after a further education. This is something that should be introduced and regulated by states where a status or title is guaranteed

Behovet och intresset av vidareutbildning för röntgensjuksköterskor : Röntgensjuksköterskans perspektiv

Background The work as a radiographer includes both nursing care and technology, this means combining advanced technology with good nursing for patients. The work includes performing different technology modalities. This means being responsible for the technical equipment and the patient’s well-being. Purpose The aim in this study is to describe the radiographer’s need for further education seen from a radiographer’s perspective. Methods A qualitative approach with semi-structured interview questions was used to answer the aim of this study. Graneheim and Lundman (2008) description of analysis method was used in this study to process and analyze the content of the interviews. The study includes 11 radiographers from a university hospital in Sweden with participant with over five years of professional experience. Results Three categories where identified: conditions for further education, limited career opportunities and conditions for development, with seven subcategories. The identified subcategories where: opportunity for education, lack of time, lack of information, more specializations, unchanged working conditions, support available, interest available. These categories with the subcategories were identified from the analyzed interviews. The radiographer experienced a lack of career opportunities, lack of time and lack of information. All participants answered yes to the question “do you think a further education is needed”. There was a willingness in further education among all participant especially within intervention, radiation physics and leadership. ConclusionThis study resulted that the radiographer experiencing a lot of difficulties when it comes to further education. The participant also expressed the wishes to be able to get their own title after a further education. This is something that should be introduced and regulated by states where a status or title is guaranteed

A nurse perspective on patient participation : A literature review

Bakgrund: Patientdelaktighet är en viktig aspekt inom hälso- och sjukvården. Det är sjuksköterskors ansvar att göra patienterna delaktiga i sin egen vård och behandling. Forskning lyfter vikten av att göra patienten delaktig i vården och hur delaktigheten främjas. Samtidigt lyfts hindrande faktorer som gör att patientdelaktigheten inte alltid fungerar i verkligheten. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva patientens delaktighet; utifrån sjuksköterskans perspektiv. Metod:En allmän kvalitativ litteraturstudie med strukturerad informationssökning utfördes. Resultat: I resultatet redovisas en sammanställning av tio kvalitativa artiklar och ur analysen framkom fyra teman: Ömsesidig relation och engagemang, delad makt och kompetens, tid och förmåga och andra hindrande och främjande faktorer. För att patientdelaktighet ska fungera krävs det ömsesidig respekt och en god relation mellan sjuksköterska och patient. Något som visade sig påverka patientmedverkan var tidsbristen hos sjuksköterskorna men även den fysiska eller kognitiva förmågan hos patienten. Konklusion: Patientdelaktighet förespråkar en jämställd relation mellan sjuksköterskor och patienter. Sjuksköterskorna upplevde att det fanns bidragande faktorer som utgjorde hinder till patientdelaktighet. Patienters brist på kunskap gällande hälsan hade negativ effekt eller hindrade patientensmedverkan. Något som upplevdes otillfredsställande var den begränsade tiden som sjuksköterskorna hade att ägna till patienterna då andra arbetsuppgifter också krävde tid.Backgroud: Patient participation is an important aspect in healthcare. It is the nurses' responsibility to involve patients in their own care and treatment. Research raises the importance of involving the patient in care and how participation is prometed. At the same time, hindering factors are raised that mean that  patientparticipation does not always work in reality.Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the patient's participation; from the nurse's perspective. Method: A general qualitative literature review with structured information retrieval was performed. Results: The results present a compilation of ten qualitative articles and the analysis revealed four themes: mutual relationship and engament, shared power and competence, time and ability and other hindering and promoting factors. For patient participation to work, mutual respect and a good relationship between nurse and patient are required. Something that affect patient participation was the lack of time among the nurses but also the physical or cognitive ability of the patient. Conclusion: Patient participation advocates an equal relationship between nurses and patients. The nurses experienced that there were contributing factors that constituted obstacles to patient participation. Patients' lack of knowledge about health had a negative effect or hindered patient participation. Something that was unsatisfying was the limited time that the nurses had to devote to the patients as other tasks also required time

A nurse perspective on patient participation : A literature review

Bakgrund: Patientdelaktighet är en viktig aspekt inom hälso- och sjukvården. Det är sjuksköterskors ansvar att göra patienterna delaktiga i sin egen vård och behandling. Forskning lyfter vikten av att göra patienten delaktig i vården och hur delaktigheten främjas. Samtidigt lyfts hindrande faktorer som gör att patientdelaktigheten inte alltid fungerar i verkligheten. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva patientens delaktighet; utifrån sjuksköterskans perspektiv. Metod:En allmän kvalitativ litteraturstudie med strukturerad informationssökning utfördes. Resultat: I resultatet redovisas en sammanställning av tio kvalitativa artiklar och ur analysen framkom fyra teman: Ömsesidig relation och engagemang, delad makt och kompetens, tid och förmåga och andra hindrande och främjande faktorer. För att patientdelaktighet ska fungera krävs det ömsesidig respekt och en god relation mellan sjuksköterska och patient. Något som visade sig påverka patientmedverkan var tidsbristen hos sjuksköterskorna men även den fysiska eller kognitiva förmågan hos patienten. Konklusion: Patientdelaktighet förespråkar en jämställd relation mellan sjuksköterskor och patienter. Sjuksköterskorna upplevde att det fanns bidragande faktorer som utgjorde hinder till patientdelaktighet. Patienters brist på kunskap gällande hälsan hade negativ effekt eller hindrade patientensmedverkan. Något som upplevdes otillfredsställande var den begränsade tiden som sjuksköterskorna hade att ägna till patienterna då andra arbetsuppgifter också krävde tid.Backgroud: Patient participation is an important aspect in healthcare. It is the nurses' responsibility to involve patients in their own care and treatment. Research raises the importance of involving the patient in care and how participation is prometed. At the same time, hindering factors are raised that mean that  patientparticipation does not always work in reality.Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the patient's participation; from the nurse's perspective. Method: A general qualitative literature review with structured information retrieval was performed. Results: The results present a compilation of ten qualitative articles and the analysis revealed four themes: mutual relationship and engament, shared power and competence, time and ability and other hindering and promoting factors. For patient participation to work, mutual respect and a good relationship between nurse and patient are required. Something that affect patient participation was the lack of time among the nurses but also the physical or cognitive ability of the patient. Conclusion: Patient participation advocates an equal relationship between nurses and patients. The nurses experienced that there were contributing factors that constituted obstacles to patient participation. Patients' lack of knowledge about health had a negative effect or hindered patient participation. Something that was unsatisfying was the limited time that the nurses had to devote to the patients as other tasks also required time

Ukrainian and Albanian versions of the Dissociative Subtype of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale

Ukrainian and Albanian working versions of the Dissociative Subtype of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale (DSPS; Wolf et al., 2017), which are currently undergoing validation, are provided

Psychometric Properties of the Dissociative Subtype of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale: Replication and Extension in Two German-Speaking Samples

Background: The fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) introduced the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder (D-PTSD). To assess this subtype, Wolf et al. (2017) developed the Dissociative Subtype of PTSD Scale (DSPS), a 15-item self-report measure to identify lifetime and current dissociative symptoms of D-PTSD. However, so far, the scale has only been validated in war veterans. Moreover, criterion validity and diagnostic utility have not been examined yet. Objective: We aimed to validate the DSPS in two samples of civilian trauma-exposed German-speaking participants. Methods: In Study 1, a pre-registered online study, participants with and without PTSD symptoms (N=558) answered questionnaires about traumatic experiences, dissociation, PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, alcohol use disorder, absorption, and dissociative responding to trauma-related questionnaires. In Study 2, which used secondary data of a pre-registered clinical study, participants with a PTSD diagnosis (N=71) answered questionnaires about traumatic experiences, dissociation, PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and dissociative responding to standardized trauma exposure. Moreover, PTSD, D-PTSD, and other diagnoses were assessed with structured clinical interviews. Results: Analyses confirmed a three-factor structure as well as high internal consistency, and high convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity of the DSPS. Moreover, the scale was able to identify a latent D-PTSD group and individuals with D-PTSD diagnosis. Conclusions: The DSPS constitutes a reliable and valid tool to assess D-PTSD symptoms in clinical practice and research and thereby may contribute to a better understanding of these debilitating symptoms

Psychometric properties of the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder scale: replication and extension in two German-speaking samples

Background: The fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) introduced the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder (D-PTSD). To assess this subtype, the Dissociative Subtype of PTSD Scale (DSPS), a 15-item self-report measure to identify lifetime and current dissociative symptoms of D-PTSD, was developed. However, so far, the scale has only been validated in war veterans. Moreover, criterion validity and diagnostic utility have not been examined yet. Objective: We aimed to validate the DSPS in two samples of civilian trauma-exposed German-speaking participants. Methods: In Study 1, a pre-registered online study, participants with and without PTSD symptoms (N = 558) answered questionnaires about traumatic experiences, dissociation, PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, alcohol use disorder, absorption, and dissociative responding to trauma-related questionnaires. In Study 2, which used secondary data of a pre-registered clinical study, participants with a PTSD diagnosis (N = 71) answered questionnaires about traumatic experiences, dissociation, PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and dissociative responding to standardized trauma exposure. Moreover, PTSD, D-PTSD, and other diagnoses were assessed with structured clinical interviews. Results: Analyses confirmed a three-factor structure as well as high internal consistency, and high convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity of the DSPS. Moreover, the scale was able to identify a latent D-PTSD group and individuals with D-PTSD diagnosis. Conclusions: The DSPS constitutes a reliable and valid tool to assess D-PTSD symptoms in clinical practice and research and thereby may contribute to a better understanding of these debilitating symptoms

Psychometric properties of the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder scale: replication and extension in two German-speaking samples

Background: The fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) introduced the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder (D-PTSD). To assess this subtype, the Dissociative Subtype of PTSD Scale (DSPS), a 15-item self-report measure to identify lifetime and current dissociative symptoms of D-PTSD, was developed. However, so far, the scale has only been validated in war veterans. Moreover, criterion validity and diagnostic utility have not been examined yet. Objective: We aimed to validate the DSPS in two samples of civilian trauma-exposed German-speaking participants. Methods: In Study 1, a pre-registered online study, participants with and without PTSD symptoms (N = 558) answered questionnaires about traumatic experiences, dissociation, PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, alcohol use disorder, absorption, and dissociative responding to trauma-related questionnaires. In Study 2, which used secondary data of a pre-registered clinical study, participants with a PTSD diagnosis (N = 71) answered questionnaires about traumatic experiences, dissociation, PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and dissociative responding to standardized trauma exposure. Moreover, PTSD, D-PTSD, and other diagnoses were assessed with structured clinical interviews. Results: Analyses confirmed a three-factor structure as well as high internal consistency, and high convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity of the DSPS. Moreover, the scale was able to identify a latent D-PTSD group and individuals with D-PTSD diagnosis. Conclusions: The DSPS constitutes a reliable and valid tool to assess D-PTSD symptoms in clinical practice and research and thereby may contribute to a better understanding of these debilitating symptoms. Many individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer from dissociative symptoms which can be assessed with the Dissociative Subtype of PTSD Scale (DSPS; Wolf et al., 2017).The DSPS demonstrated good psychometric properties in two German-speaking trauma-exposed samples and hence might be used to assess D-PTSD symptoms in research and clinical practice.Complementing the original English version, a German version of the DSPS is provided in the Supplements. Many individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer from dissociative symptoms which can be assessed with the Dissociative Subtype of PTSD Scale (DSPS; Wolf et al., 2017). The DSPS demonstrated good psychometric properties in two German-speaking trauma-exposed samples and hence might be used to assess D-PTSD symptoms in research and clinical practice. Complementing the original English version, a German version of the DSPS is provided in the Supplements.</p