Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chloe R. Green, Rosiel Elwyn, Nicholas Hill, Kate Johnston-Ataata, Renata Kokanovic, Chris Maylea, Grace McLoughlan, Russell Roberts, Stuart D. M. Thomas
Summary: This study conducted a critical review of academic research from 2005 to 2021 on mental health consumer perspectives on their physical and mental health. It found that consumer perspectives were not adequately represented compared to clinician perspectives, and consumer perspectives were missing in the investigation of structural factors. The study also recommended the use of codesigned and coproduced research approaches to better address the health needs of consumers.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Csilla Kalocsai, Sacha Agrawal, Lee de Bie, Michaela Beder, Gail Bellissimo, Suze Berkhout, Andrew Johnson, Nancy McNaughton, Terri Rodak, Kim McCullough, Sophie Soklaridis
Summary: Meaningful service user involvement in health professions education requires a shift in power dynamics and addressing the invisibility of power. Current literature on service user involvement in mental health professional education fails to adequately explore power dynamics and perpetuates epistemic injustices. A critical turn to foreground power relations is necessary to unlock the transformative potential of service user involvement in mental health professions education.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Matthew J. Bottomley, Hannah Beckwith, Aisling McMahon, Michael Nation, David C. Wheeler, Sharlene Greenwood, Jeremy Hughes, Neil S. Sheerin
Summary: This study aims to understand the barriers and motivators influencing research engagement among early-career nephrology practitioners in the UK, and provide guidance for interventions to enhance research involvement. The survey revealed that employment as a physician, protected time for research activity, and appropriate training were associated with greater research experience and output. Participants showed enthusiasm for research, but reported insufficient staffing, lack of time, funding, and encouragement as major barriers. COVID-19 was identified as a negative impact on research opportunities. Mentoring and an online research resource were suggested as strategies to promote engagement.
Article
Psychiatry
Urban Markstrom, Hilda Naslund, Ulla-Karin Schon, David Rosenberg, Ulrika Bejerholm, Anneli Gustavsson, Marten Jansson, Elisabeth Argentzell, Katarina Grim, Patrik Engdahl, Faten Nouf, Sara Lilliehorn, Petra Svedberg
Summary: This paper outlines the protocol and aims of the UserInvolve research program, which seeks to develop sustainable service user involvement practices in mental health services in Sweden. The program consists of six core research projects focusing on experiential knowledge, user involvement interventions, and co-production theory.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sisay Abayneh, Heidi Lempp, Sauharda Rai, Eshetu Girma, Medhanit Getachew, Atalay Alem, Brandon A. Kohrt, Charlotte Hanlon
Summary: This study evaluated the feasibility and outcomes of an empowerment and training program for service users in rural Ethiopia to participate in mental health system strengthening. The findings showed that the RESHAPE training, combined with the PhotoVoice method, is feasible and valuable in empowering service users and improving their understanding of mental illness and stigma. The program led to positive impacts, including increased self-confidence and social benefits.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Caroline A. Fisher, Sue Jones, Chloe Brickell Smyth, Lisa Stokes, Gaylyn Cairns, Toni D. Withiel
Summary: This study evaluated staff knowledge, confidence, and clinical skills in family violence in an Australian private mental healthcare service. The results indicated suboptimal clinician family violence knowledge, with further training needed, particularly in nursing staff. Stronger knowledge and skills in social workers and psychologists, relative to nurses, paralleled existing research in a medical hospital sample.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2022)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Maya Kylen, Bjorn Slaug, Oskar Jonsson, Susanne Iwarsson, Steven M. Schmidt
Summary: This article examined the experiences and perspectives of ageing and health researchers regarding user involvement in research and compared their attitudes with those of older adults in the general population. The findings showed that researchers involve users in their research to improve quality and relevance, but there is no consensus among them on whether users should be involved in publicly funded research. Furthermore, significant differences in attitudes were found between older adults and researchers.
HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Rowalt Alibudbud
Summary: Climate change poses a significant threat to mental health, potentially increasing mental health adversities and disorders. Mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, play a crucial role in addressing and mitigating these consequences. The Philippines serves as an exemplary case highlighting the roles these professionals can undertake in the climate change response, such as providing services, promoting mental well-being, and conducting research exploring the relationship between mental health outcomes and climate change.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alison Faulkner, Sarah Carr, Dorothy Gould, Christine Khisa, Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Rachel Cohen, Claudia Megele, Jessica Holley
Summary: This study aimed to address the lack of research and practice knowledge relating to targeted violence, abuse, and hostility against people with mental health problems, by collecting data on service user concepts and experiences. The research was user-led and conducted in collaboration with practitioners and academics, emphasizing the value of user leadership in co-productive research on sensitive topics.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Owen Doody, Maria E. Bailey, Therese Hennessy
Summary: This scoping review examined intellectual disability nursing publications in Ireland, identifying 245 articles meeting the criteria. The articles were categorized into six themes including supporting inclusion, future planning, aspects of health, interventions, education, professional development and research, and personal and professional accounts of caring. The review highlights opportunities for growth and development in defining the role of intellectual disability nurses and emphasizing their contributions in health provision and support.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Paolo Ferrara, Stefano Terzoni, Federico Ruta, Alessandro Delli Poggi, Anne Destrebecq, Orsola Gambini, Armando D'agostino
Summary: This study investigated nursing students' attitudes towards suicidal risk in three Italian universities and found that an educational intervention had a positive impact on their attitudes, supporting its implementation in academic education programs.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Preetha Krishnadas, Lakshmi Narasimhan, Tanya Joseph, Joske Bunders, Barbara Regeer
Summary: The study found that low education level and disrupted relationships are the main factors leading to homelessness among women with mental illness. This highlights the root issue of gender inequality. Further practice and research are necessary to prevent these predictive factors and develop interventions based on sociological foundations of mental illness.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Sarah L. A. Cameron, Phillip Tchernegovski, Darryl Maybery
Summary: This study aimed to summarize the literature on how service users view the involvement of family in their engagement with mental health services and care. The findings indicated that family involvement can have both positive and negative aspects; there are barriers to family involvement; family involvement varies; and communication and collaboration among stakeholders are important. Despite the reported benefits, including families in mental health care does not always occur. Therefore, a clearer understanding of service users' needs and preferences for family involvement is needed.
JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
J. Shebehe, E. Ottertun, K. Carlen, D. Gustafson
Summary: The study found that knowledge about antibiotic resistance and other modifiable factors were positively associated with antibiotic use in the past 12months. Female sex, age, high deprivation, and poor general health were independently associated with higher odds of antibiotic use. This research contributes to understanding the factors associated with antibiotic use in a northern European population.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Naseeb Ezaydi, Elena Sheldon, Alex Kenny, Elizabeth Taylor Buck, Scott Weich
Summary: This study aims to understand how user involvement shapes service commissioning, development, and delivery, and if/how this leads to improved service-level outcomes. A systematic review of studies incorporating patient involvement in service development was conducted, and it was found that more extensive forms of involvement were associated with more positive and substantial service effectiveness.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Angie Chircop Coleiro, Mary Creaner, Ladislav Timulak
Summary: This qualitative meta-analysis synthesizes existing research on therapy trainees' experiences in individual supervision and identifies helpful and unhelpful aspects. The study found that a secure learning environment, the facilitation of learning, and the acknowledgement of differences by supervisors were helpful aspects, while insensitivity, lack of accountability and ethical consideration, failure to create a supportive environment, and limitations in the maintenance and sharing of knowledge and skills were unhelpful aspects. The quality of the supervisory alliance influenced the trainees' experience, which could be both helpful and potentially harmful. Negotiating issues of power and diversity is important for ethical and professional practice. Implications for supervision training, practice, and research are discussed.
COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY
(2023)
Article
Family Studies
Mary E. Keegan, Elizabeth Nixon, Mary Creaner
Summary: This qualitative study explored the experiences of becoming a mother among ten birth mothers in same-sex relationships in Ireland. The findings revealed that birth mothers encountered both positive and negative experiences in their role, and that the experiences of same-sex couples in a heteronormative context also impacted their identity formation, couple relationships, and family dynamics.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Jan M. A. de Vries, Carmel Downes, Danika Sharek, Louise Doyle, Rebecca Murphy, Thelma Begley, Edward McCann, Fintan Sheerin, Siobhan Smyth, Agnes Higgins
Summary: Internationally, mental distress is more prominent in the LGBTI community than the general population, and this study focuses on the transgender group in the Republic of Ireland. The results show that transgender participants experience higher levels of mental distress, self-harm, suicidal ideation and attempts, and lower levels of self-esteem compared to LGB groups and the general population. The study highlights the importance of considering both external and internal factors, as well as the cognitive dissonance mechanism, in understanding mental distress in transgender people.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSGENDER HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Jasper R. de Vries, James A. Turner, Susanna Finlay-Smits, Alyssa Ryan, Laurens Klerkx
Summary: Agri-food value chains are complex systems with interconnected and interdependent actors, and trust is considered to be crucial for collaboration among these actors. However, there is a lack of overview regarding the extent and role of trust in these value chains. This paper utilizes a systematic review to explore the literature on trust in agri-food value chains and provide a foundation for future studies.
INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Michael Brown, Edward McCann, Geraldine McLoughlin, Caroline Hollins Martin, Freda McCormick
Summary: The aim of this study was to identify the current LGBTQ+ health content within midwifery pre-registration programmes and identity education best practice and innovation. The findings revealed that heteronormative assumptions, negative attitudes, and discrimination from midwives create barriers and exclusion for LGBTQ+ individuals seeking maternity services. The study emphasizes the need to develop a curriculum that reflects the needs and concerns of LGBTQ+ individuals within midwifery programmes.
NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Sean T. Kelleher, Michael J. Barrett, Sheena Durnin, Patrick Fitzpatrick, Agnes Higgins, Dani Hall
Summary: This study aimed to assess the competency of PED multidisciplinary staff in caring for LGBTQ+ adolescents. Results showed positive attitudes but a gap in knowledge and clinical preparedness. Training in caring for LGBTQ+ young people is necessary.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Susan Hannon, Agnes Higgins, Deirdre Daly
Summary: This research explores women's perspectives on resilience research in the perinatal period and early motherhood and seeks their opinions on the ways in which they believe research should be advanced. Online interviews were conducted with 14 mothers from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. The findings suggest that women provide constructive criticisms on the current state of resilience literature and propose actionable ways to align research with the epistemological and ethical approaches desired by women in resilience and maternal mental health research.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Joan McCarthy, Agnes Higgins, Bridie McCarthy, Angela V. Flynn, Harry Gijbels
Summary: Current research has focused on the positive role that hope plays in the recovery of individuals with mental health problems, but little attention has been given to the role of hope in their families' lives. This study aimed to address that gap by conducting interviews with family members supporting a relative with mental health problems. The results identified three major themes: understandings of hope, factors that diminish hope, and factors that nurture hope. The findings emphasized the importance of timely access to relevant information and the role of friends, neighbors, and peer support groups in nurturing hope for both family members and their relatives.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2023)
Review
Nursing
Ann-Marie Bright, Agnes Higgins, Annmarie Grealish
Summary: This study aims to provide an overview of the presence of nursing and the prison context in non-specialized/generic nursing journals. The findings suggest that nursing and the prison context are sparsely featured in non-specialized nursing journals. Rating: 7 out of 10.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Susan Hannon, Deirdre Gartland, Agnes Higgins, Stephanie J. Brown, Margaret Carroll, Cecily Begley, Deirdre Daly
Summary: This study found associations between physical health issues and mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and comorbid anxiety and depression (CAD) in the perinatal period. The prevalence of depression alone in pregnancy was 2.4%, while the prevalence of depression and anxiety in the first postpartum year was 4%. The study also showed that reports of mental health symptoms were associated with a higher physical health burden.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Letter
Pediatrics
Sean T. Kelleher, Michael J. Barrett, Sheena Durnin, Patrick Fitzpatrick, Agnes Higgins, Dani Hall
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Michael Brown, Edward McCann, Brian Webster-Henderson, Fidelindo Lim, Freda McCormick
Summary: Many LGBTQ+ people experience poor physical and mental health but are reluctant to access healthcare services due to heteronormative assumptions and negative attitudes encountered. Despite the recognition of the need to include LGBTQ+ health in healthcare programs, there are inconsistencies and gaps in content, skills development, and assessment. This study aimed to identify LGBTQ+ health content in nursing and midwifery pre-registration programs and explore education best practices.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bernie McEvoy, Mary Creaner
Summary: This qualitative study explored the experiences of mothers with children diagnosed with cancer, revealing that mothers go to great lengths to protect their children, often at personal costs and losses. The findings suggest that self-care awareness is crucial for mothers to maintain their own well-being while caring for their sick child.
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
(2022)
