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C. Xavier Belsiyal ¹

Affiliations
1 AIIMS, Nursing College, Bhopal, IN

Abstract

The study adopted a descriptive research design, where simple random sampling was used to collect data from 35 B.Sc. (Nursing) students from a selected nursing college in Bangalore. The subjects' were assessed using the Rosenberg's self-esteem scale. The objectives were to study the socio demographic profile of the subjects, to assess the level of self-esteem and to find the association between self-esteem and selected socio demographic variables. Majority i.e. 24(68.6%) of the subjects reported to have normal level of self-esteem; while, 11(31.4%) of them have low self-esteem. None of the subjects demonstrated to have high self-esteem. The total scores of self-esteem among the nursing students ranged from minimum score of 12 to a maximum of 18. The mean score of total Rosenberg's self-esteem scale was 15.08±1.462. The domain wise scores on the Rosenberg's self-esteem scale varied from 15-18 with mean score of 15.76±0.759 in normal range of self-esteem, 12-14 with mean score of 13.27 ± 0.749 in low self-esteem. There was significant association found between subjects self-esteem and father's and mother's education with the p value of 0.04 and 0.015 respectively. There was also significant association noted between subjects' self-esteem and parents' occupation with p < 0.01. The results of the study can be useful to nursing educators whose efforts are focused on promoting professional identity development of future nurses.

Keywords

Self-Esteem, Nursing Students.

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C. Xavier Belsiyal ¹

Affiliations
1 AIIMS, College of Nursing, Rishikesh, IN

Abstract

Culturally competent mental health care is vital in health care delivery in the present world. The phrase culture encompasses everything about the ways in which an individual was raised, from the language to the food person eats to whether an individual feels responsible for his or her mental health. The changing demographics and economics of the growing multicultural world and longstanding disparities in the health status of people have challenged the health care system to consider cultural competence as priority. As, Mental health professionals are at risk of cultural bias and stereotyping, it is essential to attend the cultural differences and build skills necessary for cross cultural expertise when providing mental health care. In particular, Psychiatric nurses should be culturally competent, yet such competence is very difficult to achieve. If culture is ignored, the differential outcomes and unequal distribution of disease burden noted today will be exacerbated. To alleviate this outcome it is important to create awareness among the l health professionals. This review explores our understanding on ethnopsychology and its application to mental health care.

Keywords

Ethno Psychology, Culture, Mental Health, Psychiatric Nursing.

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C. Xavier Belsiyal ¹, Mala Goswami ², Ashish Chauhan ³

Affiliations
1 College of Nursing, AIIMS, Rishikesh, IN
2 Nursing College, AIIMS, Bhopal, IN
3 Department of Community Family Medicine, AIIMS, Bhopal, IN

Abstract

Context: Internet use has been identified as having a detrimental effect on sleep patterns among the most technologically-oriented population. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the pattern of internet addiction among student nurses and to examine the association between problematic internet use and quality of sleep. Methods: The study adopted a cross sectional design, where students enrolled in B.Sc. (Hons) Nursing course from a selected nursing college in Bhopal participated. The subjects' were assessed using the Young's Internet Addiction Test and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Results: Majority 159(93%) of the subjects' mentioned that they use internet for social networking. Around 154(90%) students used internet for education and 144(84%) of them accessed internet for the entertainment purpose. Mobile phone was the main source for accessing internet for almost all of the students (99.4%). Around 167(96.5%) students accessed internet during college hours and 156(91.2 %) of them access internet at their living place. Around 23(13.3%) of them mentioned that they spent more than Rs.500 for internet use. Almost half 91(53.2 %) of the subjects' accessed internet during night time. One third of the subjects' 82(48%) spent on internet for about 1 to 3 hours a day. Conclusion: The results very clearly highlighted that majority of the subjects reported to have average use of internet; while, the finding about sleep quality is quiet alarming. It is important to address the negative consequences of problematic internet use and to initiate strategies to augment the positive indicators of mental health among the youth.

Keywords

Internet, Sleep, Nursing, Students.

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