PURPOSE To investigate Dutch novice nurses' experiences and needs regarding occupational health support to prevent work-related health problems and to keep them well-functioning. METHODS A qualitative interview study was conducted with six nursing students and eight newly qualified nurses. The interviews covered three topics: experiences with the link between work and health, received occupat...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine the perceptions of healthcare providers (HCPs) regarding the utility of two psychosocial screening tools designed for pediatric oncology, the Psychosocial Assessment Tool-Revised (PATrev) and the Psychosocial Care Checklist (PCCL). DESIGN Repeated measures comparative study. SETTING Four pediatric health centers in Ontario, Canada. SAMPLE 15 oncologists, 14 n...

The psychosocial impact of incontinence on older people is a relatively poorly recognised area of continence care, especially in care settings where incontinence is not a primary concern. Although continence care is fundamental in almost all areas of nursing practice, it can be something about which nurses become complacent. Psychosocial considerations can be overlooked in favour of the practic...

The purpose of this study was to test a model drawn from the modeling and role-modeling theory depicting relationships among psychosocial resources, perceived stress, and health for undereducated adults. A purposive sample of 171 adults enrolled at an urban adult education center completed several self-report measures: Modified Erikson Psychological Stage Inventory, Basic Need Satisfaction Inve...

The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Chronic wounds are health problems that affect elderly patients as well as health care professionals. Its chronicity, together with its high recurrence rate, creates not only a big challenge to nurses' workload and health cost, but also has a direct impact on elderly pa...

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify, in international scientific production, the main psychosocial factors nursing work, found through Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) application. Methods: a systematic review study of at work among professionals, who used COPSOQ assessment environments. Results: fifteen articles were identified, which highlighted as dimensions demands, organization, ...

Negative attitudes toward patients with mental illnesses are not uncommon among health professionals, and lead to poorer quality and outcomes of care. Because attitudes are formed early in life, the current study aimed to investigate if teaching psychiatry in secondary school nursing students (i.e., adolescents) changes attitudes toward three prevalent psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia, post...

In the past decade, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's 2002 report Means to a Better End: A Report on Dying in America Today and other studies brought attention to deficiencies in care of the dying in the USA. Palliative care's mandate is to promote a 'good death' through expert symptom management and compassionate care that addresses the psychosocial needs and dignity of persons at the end o...