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Factors Influencing Stigma Toward Mental Disorders Among Healthcare Workers: An Observational Study
Full text linkIntroduction: The stigma perpetuated by healthcare workers toward people with mental disorders exacerbates both the actual and perceived quality of care, adversely affecting various clinical outcomes. Objectives: Assess the level of stigma among healthcare professionals and investigate factors that could be predictive. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The OMS-HC-15 scale was used to measure stigma level (ranging from 15 to 75) in 409 healthcare providers. Sociodemographic information, personal data, and professional experiences related to mental disorders were also collected. A linear regression model was used to elucidate the factors that influence the level of stigma. Results: The median stigma score was 33, in line with previous studies. In bivariate analysis, stigma level was statistically associated (p < 0.05) to professional experience with mental disorder (lower level), to the healthcare department in which one was engaged (lower in community services, higher in hospital), and to political orientation (higher among those identified as “right-wing”) and religious affiliation (higher among Christians compared to atheists/agnostics). In multivariate analysis, identification as “right-wing” was predictive of higher stigma, while preliminary specific mental health training and working in mental health or primary/community care services predicted lower stigma. Conclusions: These results highlight the multifaceted nature of attitudes of healthcare workers toward individuals with mental disorders, informing the need for targeted stigma-reduction interventions. Understanding this phenomenon and its implications for healthcare is a crucial step toward enhancing quality of care
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Psychometric Properties of Pain Scales in Inpatient Settings: An Umbrella Review
No full textAims: To identify the pain assessment scales with the best psychometric properties to be used by nurses in an inpatient setting. Design: Umbrella review. Methods: A comprehensive search of four databases was conducted for systematic reviews published from July 2013 to November 2024, focusing on psychometric properties of pain scales used in inpatient settings. Inclusion criteria required scales to assess subjective or behavioural pain and be nurse-administered, while reviews without detailed psychometric data were excluded. Screening, quality appraisal (JBI checklist), and data extraction were performed independently by two researchers. Data synthesis combined qualitative and quantitative approaches, with psychometric properties evaluated using the COSMIN checklist. The study was reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Overviews of Reviews (PRIOR) statement. Results: Seventeen articles met the inclusion criteria, identifying 41 scales used across various patient populations, including critical care, paediatric, postoperative, cancer, cerebral palsy, disorders of consciousness, low back and neck pain, stroke and verbal communication disorders. The Paediatric Pain Profile, the Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool and the Questionnaire on Pain caused by Spasticity demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, although the positive findings for the latter two should be confirmed by at least one additional study. Most of the scales (n = 36) require further studies to validate their use in clinical practice. For two scales, their clinical use remains questionable. Conclusion: The Paediatric Pain Profile, the Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool, and the Questionnaire on Pain caused by Spasticity can be recommended for use. Unidimensional scales should complement, rather than replace, multidimensional scales to ensure a comprehensive pain assessment. Standardising documentation with validated scales enhances clinical decision-making, care quality, research usability, and reduces documentation burden
Building a nursing diagnosis subset for mental health care: Results from an e-Delphi survey.
No full textPurpose: To identify a consensus-based subset of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses (NDs) specifically relevant to mental health and addiction care, facilitating their integration into clinical practice and electronic health records (EHRs). Methods: A multiphase e-Delphi study was realized engaging 33 international nurses with experience in the fields of interest and in standardized nursing languages. Participants evaluated the relevance of 267 NANDA-I NDs (12th edition) using a 9-point scoring system, allowing for the immediate inclusion of 130 NDs with high consensus (median scores of 7–9). Further five uncertain NDs were included after undergoing a second Delphi round. Findings: A total of 135 NDs (50.6% of NANDA-I taxonomy) were identified as essential for mental health and addiction care. Domains such as self-perception, coping/stress tolerance, and interpersonal relationships had the highest inclusion rates, reflecting the psychosocial and cognitive complexity of care in these settings. Conversely, NDs belonging to domains like growth/development, safety/protection, and elimination/exchange were selected in a more focused way, limiting to conditions reflecting expected side effects of psychiatric medications or substance misuse or risks for other- or self-directed injuries. Conclusions: The identified subset of NDs seems to have the potential to capture the multifaceted nature of mental health and addiction nursing. This targeted approach addresses the unique needs of these populations and highlights nursing's critical role in holistic care delivery. Implications for Nursing Practice: Implementing this NDs subset into EHRs can streamline clinical reasoning, enhance interdisciplinary communication, and align interventions with patient needs. By focusing on a refined set of diagnoses, nurses can improve care quality, optimize outcomes, and contribute to evidence-based decision making in mental health and addiction care. Future research should evaluate the subset's impact on patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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