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Advancing the knowledge, skills and attitudes of mental health nurses working with families and caregivers: A critical review of the literature.
Skärsäter, Ingela; Keogh, Brian; Doyle, Louise; Ellilä, Heikki; Jormfeldt, Henrika; Lahti, Mari; Higgins, Agnes; Meade, Oonagh; Sitvast, Jan; Stickley, Theodore; Kilkku, Nina.
Affiliation
  • Skärsäter I; Halmstad University, Box 823, SE 301 18, Halmstad, Sweden. Electronic address: ingela.skarsater@hh.se.
  • Keogh B; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Doyle L; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Ellilä H; University of Applied Science Turku, Ruiskatu 8, 20810, Turku, Finland.
  • Jormfeldt H; Halmstad University, Box 823, SE 301 18, Halmstad, Sweden.
  • Lahti M; School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Institute of Mental Health Building, Triumph Road, Innovation Park, UK.
  • Higgins A; Halmstad University, Box 823, SE 301 18, Halmstad, Sweden.
  • Meade O; School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. Electronic address: oonagh.meade@nuigalway.ie.
  • Sitvast J; University of Applied Sciences HU, Bolognalaan 101, 3584CJ, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • Stickley T; School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Institute of Mental Health Building, Triumph Road, Innovation Park, UK.
  • Kilkku N; Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Kuntokatu 3, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
Nurse Educ Pract ; 32: 138-146, 2018 Sep.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30007849
Involving and supporting the family members and caregivers of people with mental illness is essential to high-quality mental health services. However, literature suggests that there is a lack of engagement between family members and mental health nurses (MHNs). Lack of knowledge among MHNs is often cited as one of the main reasons for this lack of engagement. The aim of this review was to explore the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are required by MHNs to enable to them to work more effectively with families affected by mental illness. A literature based critical review was used to access and review 35 papers in order to extract concepts that could inform the design of eLearning materials to assist MHNs advance their knowledge in this area. Two overarching themes were identified; 'Mental health problems and the family' and 'Working with the family'. From these themes, the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to work more effectively with families are described. The findings from this review provide a descriptive account of the knowledge skills and attitudes that are required for effective family work. In addition, the review provides an empirical foundation for education programmes in the area.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychiatric Nursing / Family / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Caregivers Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Nurse Educ Pract Journal subject: EDUCACAO / ENFERMAGEM Year: 2018 Document type: Article Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychiatric Nursing / Family / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Caregivers Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Nurse Educ Pract Journal subject: EDUCACAO / ENFERMAGEM Year: 2018 Document type: Article Country of publication: United kingdom