Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Bincy Kurian ¹, Preeti Mathew ², J. B. Bivin ³

Affiliations
1 Indian College of Nursing, Hongasandra, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560068, IN
2 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Mar Baselios College of Nursing, Kothamangalam, KL-686691, IN
3 Mental Health Centre, Trivandrum-05, IN

Abstract

Major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorders not only affect the individual but also the persons who are in their family too. An exploratory study was undertaken with an aim to identify how family members perceive that having another member in their family with major mental illness could affect their life. Data was obtained from 120 family members who accompanied with the mentally ill persons during their visits to a psychiatric outpatient unit using a structured interview schedule. Data was pooled and analyzed based on the objectives of the study using SPSS v.12. There were no statistical differences in the item-specific or domain-wise mean impact scores between spouses and non-spouses. Planning interventions including the family members would be beneficial towards speedy recovery among patients with major mental illness.

Keywords

Home Management, Schizophrenia, Family Caregivers.

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Nimmy Andrews ¹, J. B. Bivin ²

Affiliations
1 Mar Baselios College of Nursing, Kothamangalam, Kerala-686691, IN
2 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Mar Baselios College of Nursing, Kothamangalam, Kerala-686691, IN

Abstract

Instrument measuring the family caregivers' competency in meeting the needs of the persons diagnosed with schizophrenia when discharged and being in home is not been tested and presented anywhere in the literature. This study was carried out among family caregivers to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of an instrument on home management care competency measurement in the form of a checklist. A mixed-methods design was adopted to develop and test the psychometric properties of Home Management Checklist-Schizophrenia (HMCL-S). A pool of 40 items formulated based on the review of literature and validated by the subject experts was tested among randomly selected 50 family caregivers for its psychometric evaluation. Final tool consisted of 32-items having dichotomous response having the content validity index of 0.87, and high internal consistency (Chronbach α = 0.84). The study findings suggest that the HMCL-S has sufficient reliability and validity to evaluate the family caregivers' competency in meeting the needs of the persons diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Keywords

Home Management, Schizophrenia, Family Caregivers.

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J. B. Bivin ¹, K. M. Riaz ²

Affiliations
1 Mental Health Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, KL-695005, IN
2 Government College of Nursing, Thrissur, KL-680596, IN

Abstract

Effective and structured appraisal of substance abuse among teenagers is crucial for clinical research, planning of therapeutic and preventive measures, and provision of referral services. Despite advances in methodology and instrumentation, the assessment of adolescent substance abuse remains a complex clinical and practical process. It requires the careful and skillful application of measures across a wide range of service systems and providers such as school and clinical settings. In this article authors discuss the commonly used formalized assessment instruments for substance abuse among teenagers. There are plenty of substance abuse related assessment tools are available in the western literature. However, no published studies from India reported any standardized instruments on substance abuse among adolescents. This warrants a need for developing culturally sensitive measures on substance abuse among adolescents in India considering the extensive problem of substance abuse among teen population.

Keywords

Substance Abuse, Adolescents, Assessment.

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