The aims of this study were to describe: patient experiences and nurse perceptions forced medication before, during after medication; alternatives whether patients, according patients nurses, retrospectively approved medication. Eleven nurses interviewed about a certain situation Data analysed by content analysis. findings demonstrate that evokes number nurses. These are related the disease, being forcibly medicated drug. Patients mentioned several medication, whereas no alternatives. A...

The purpose of this study was to determine the main and interactive effects religiosity, gender, language preference acculturation on sexual activity among 570 Latino/a adolescents from 2002 National Survey Family Growth. Results indicated that who viewed religion as very important, had frequent church attendance, more traditional attitudes sexuality were less likely ever have sex compared with religious. Those attendance high fewer lifetime recent partners. Unassimilated religious youth...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine trends in the influence religiosity on sexual activity Latina adolescents United States from 1995 2008 and if differences existed between Mexican American other groups. Methods: sample comprised subset unmarried, 15–21-year-old (mean 17 years) female respondents (n=267), 2002 (n=306), 2006–2008 (n=400) National Survey Family Growth (NSFG) datasets. Associations (importance religion service attendance) history ever having sex, number sex...

Accessible summary Interest has grown in complementary treatment methods such as acupuncture. In addiction auricular acupuncture been used to relieve difficult abstinence symptoms. The specific protocol follows the definition by N ational A cupuncture D etoxification ssociation ( NADA ). report describes 15 patients’ experiences of receiving during period after elimination problematic alcohol and illicit drug use. patients study mainly experienced positive effects . greatest gains were a...

• Locking of psychiatric wards doors is more frequent, but the impact unknown. Staff patients and visitors returned a questionnaire about issue. Patients did not like door being locked as much staff, on ward was associated with greater rejection practice. working were positive it than those who not.Locking adult acute has become increasingly common in UK. There been little investigation its efficacy or acceptability comparison to other containment methods. We surveyed beliefs attitudes...

PURPOSE. Adolescents receive less primary care than other age groups. One reason may be the negative ways that providers sometimes interact with adolescents. The purpose was to develop knowledge regarding adolescents' preferences for provider interactions. DESIGN AND METHODS. Design descriptive and mixed method. Donabedian's healthcare quality model guided study. Data were collected via focus groups a survey. RESULTS. Twenty‐four adolescents participated. Four themes described their...

Accessible summary • Of the 136 wards participating in current study, about one-third (30%) operated with their ward exit door permanently locked, whereas another third (34%) never locked door. Locking only seems to have modest effects on preventing patients from leaving without permission. For this reason, alternative measures for locking, such as facilitating social contact those at high risk of absconding, via phone contact, encouraging visits or using all available resources enable...

This study purports to address paucity in the literature regarding how adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD) describe and experience spirituality religiosity (S/R). was a qualitative descriptive study. Two semi-structured interviews were conducted nine (Mage = 16.2 years). Data analyzed using template analysis style concurrent process of data reduction. Three major themes encompassed participants' descriptions relationships between S/R, health illness their lives including S/R as...

Objective. The most effective nonpharmacological treatment for insomnia disorder is cognitive behavioural therapy-insomnia (CBT-i). However CBT-i may not suit everyone. Auricular acupuncture (AA) a complementary treatment. Studies show that it alleviate symptoms. aim of this randomised controlled study was to compare effects AA with and evaluate symptoms severity, anxiety, depression. Method. Fifty-nine participants, mean age 60.5 years (SD 9.4), were group or CBT-i. Self-report...

Entrance doors at wards where psychiatric care is provided are sometimes locked, which not the case somatic provided. How locked entrance experienced by patients has been investigated to a very limited extent. The aim was describe voluntarily admitted patients' perceptions of advantages and disadvantages about being cared for on ward with door. Audio-taped, semi-structured interviews were conducted 20 wards. Content analysis revealed six categories 11 disadvantages. Most categorized as...

To describe nurses' and mental health nurse assistants' perceptions of advantages disadvantages about working on a psychiatric ward with locked entrance door.Psychiatric staff sometimes needs to protect patients from harming themselves or others. keep the door may help achieve this goal. How doors at wards are experienced by staff, these wards, has been investigated very limited extent.The study was explorative descriptive.Audio taped, semi-structured interviews open-ended questions door,...

The general aim was to describe the frequency of and reasons for locked doors at wards within Swedish psychiatric care. A questionnaire answered by 193 ward managers. findings demonstrated that 73% ( n = 193) were on day investigation. Wards sometimes in absence committed patients open presence patients. more often if least one patient present. Fewer children adolescents, than adults old people, locked. More areas Sweden’s three largest cities, rest country, Fourteen categories locking...

Abstract Purpose: This study fills a gap regarding the perspectives of Mexican American female adolescents on dating relationships and violence (DV). Methods: was qualitative descriptive study. Focus groups included 20 young women, primarily first second generation, mean age 14.5 years ( SD = 2.5). Data were analyzed with categorical analysis. Findings: Participants described key components DV identified cultural aspects that may serve to promote healthy relationships. Conclusions:...

In the United States, teen dating violence (TDV) is a concern across ethnic groups. Attitudes and correlates of differ by gender, culture, acculturation. This study used qualitative interpretive approach. Data were obtained in focus groups with 23 Latino male adolescents. Themes reflected contexts participants' lives, definitions nature relationships TDV. Participants described importance respecting partners, destructive effects TDV, pressure to display masculinity that can lead some young...

Purpose: To describe sexual abstinence from the perspective of abstinent African American female adolescents. Design: Descriptive qualitative. Methods: Data were collected 14 sexually abstinent, adolescent girls during two semi‐structured interviews. using life history method and analyzed in style narrative analysis. Findings: This analysis indicated four themes descriptions abstinence: limited information, categorization behaviors, activities that lead to intercourse, as a self‐determined...

Patients with carcinoid tumours have reported a relatively good health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (European Organization for Research and Treatment Cancer Quality Life Questionnaire-C30, EORTC QLQ-C30), low levels anxiety depression (Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, HADS). The aim was to test the validity these results. Data were gathered through interviews 19 patients staff. Participants asked about disease treatment related distress, important aspects strategies 'keep mood'....

This article is a commentary on the life history approach, which specifically described aspects of and offered suggestions for conducting research with adolescents. The approach well suited to wide variety types health-related inquiry. In this article, author used an exemplar study show how was questions regarding adolescent issues. also good match developmental skills needs uses strengths weaknesses detailed example she data identify themes drawn from study. She makes specific suggestions,...

To explore parents' experiences of the transition from hospital to home and complex chronic illness management following their children's solid organ transplant (SOT).Qualitative component a larger mixed methods longitudinal study. Parents SOT recipients were interviewed three times discharge five major pediatric hospitals in United States.Analysis parent interviews (N = 48) resulted themes that characterized phases care. Three themes, corresponding time periods data collection, included...