Predictors of common mental disorders and psychiatric medication use among faculty members.

PURPOSE: Identify the predictors of common mental disorders (CMD) and psychiatric medication use by faculty members in different teaching units of a public university. DESIGN AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study on 253 faculty. FINDINGS: Being single, not having children, and not practicing physical activity were identified as predictors of CMD. Relative to psychiatric medication use, the predictors were the following: being homosexual, teaching classes in the biological sciences field, using medication for the urinary tract and sexual hormones, presenting mental disorder/sleep disorder diagnoses, and being positive for CMD. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The findings of this study may subsidize more effective interventions aimed toward protecting the health and preventing aggravation in these professionals, as well as measures for promoting changes in the university work context. DESIGN AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study on 253 faculty. FINDINGS: Being single, not having children, and not practicing physical activity were identified as predictors of CMD. Relative to psychiatric medication use, the predictors were the following: being homosexual, teaching classes in the biological sciences field, using medication for the urinary tract and sexual hormones, presenting mental disorder/sleep disorder diagnoses, and being positive for CMD. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The findings of this study may subsidize more effective interventions aimed toward protecting the health and preventing aggravation in these professionals, as well as measures for promoting changes in the university work context.

The meaning of suicidal behaviour from the perspective of senior nursing undergraduate students.

The meaning ascribed to suicidal behaviours may influence the quality of the care provided to people at risk of suicide. Such a phenomenon has yet to be properly investigated amongst nursing undergraduate students, the aim of this study being to gain an understanding of the meanings of suicidal behaviour for a particular group of nurses. The study, which utilized grounded theory, was conducted in Brazil in 2016-2017 with 30 undergraduate students. The findings indicated that suicidal behaviour, classified according to the individual beliefs and judgements of the participants, presented a significant barrier to the delivery of care and was complex and multifaceted care phenomenon. Participants were often reluctant to discuss the topic, seemingly wanting to distance themselves from the care of persons exhibiting suicidal behaviour, and to avoid professional engagements relating to suicide prevention. Significant work is required in raising both an awareness and knowledge of suicidal behaviour befitting the promotion of tolerance, emotional competency, resilience, and empathy amongst nursing students.

Prescripción informatizada como factor contribuyente para la seguridad de los pacientes hospitalizados / Electronic prescription as contributing factor for hospitalized patients' safety

El presente estudio se realizó para identificar factores relacionados con los errores de medicación en las recetas informatizadas y sus ventajas y desventajas según los médicos, enfermeras y personal administrativo. Es un estudio descriptivo realizado en tres unidades de un hospital universitario del suroeste de Brasil. El estudio se dividió en dos fases. En la primera fase, analizamos un total de 1349 prescripciones de los servicios de medicina general, cirugía y ortopedia durante 30 días consecutivos. Se utilizó un instrumento semiestructurado, elaborado por un grupo de investigadores para este estudio. En la segunda fase, se aplicó un cuestionario semi-estructurado a los profesionales de la salud, que contenía preguntas abiertas y cerradas sobre sus opiniones sobre la prescripción electrónica, sus ventajas y desventajas, y sus sugerencias para mejorarla. Delas 1349 prescripciones observadas, el 17,5% presentaban correcciones, el 25,0% estaba escrita manualmente y el 17,0% estaba incompleta. Algunas de las ventajas señaladas por los profesionales de la salud era su legibilidad (37,5%), poco tiempo empleado en elaborarla y emitirla (20,5%) y el modo práctico en que se organizaban (,0%). Las desventajas que se señalaban fueron la repetición de prescripciones previas (34,0%), los errores tipográficos (17,0%), la dependencia de los ordenadores (11,0%) y las alteraciones hechas manualmente (7,0%). En conclusión, la prescripción informatizada representa un gran progreso entre las estrategias utilizadas para minimizar los errores de medicación producidos por prescripciones mal formuladas. Sin embargo, no erradica la posibilidad la aparición de error, necesitándose algunas modificaciones (AU)

The following study was performed to identify factors related to medication errors in the computerized physician order entry and their advantages and disadvantages according to doctors, nursing team and administrative officers. It is a survey descriptive study carried out at three units of a Brazilian academic hospital in the southeast area. The study was divided in two phases. In the first phase, we analyzed a total of 1,349 prescriptions from general medical unit, surgical and orthopaedic wards during 30 days consecutively. A semistructured instrument, elaborated by a group of researchers for the study proposals, was used. In the second phase, a semi-structured questionnaire was applied to the health professionals containing closed and open items approaching their opinion about the composition of electronic prescription, the advantages and disadvantages of them, and their suggestions for its improvement. Out of 1,349 prescriptions observed, 17.5% presented deletions, 25.0% medicines written manually and 17.0% of them were incomplete. Some of the advantages pointed by health professionals were its legibility (37.5%), little time spent when elaborating and emitting them (20.5%) and the way they are a practical and organized (8%). The disadvantages pointed were repetition of previous prescriptions (34%), typing mistakes (17%), dependence on computers (11%) and alterations made manually (7%). We conclude, this way, that the computerized prescription order entry represents a great progress among the strategies used to minimize medication errors caused by prescriptions badly formulated. However, it doesn't eradicate the possibility of medication error occurrences, needing some system modifications (AU)