Nurse admissions at a specialized mental health programme: A pre‐Covid‐19 retrospective review (2000–2019)

Braquehais, María Dolores; Mozo, Xulián; Gausachs, Eva; Santiago, Regina; Llavayol, Enric; González-Irizar, Olga; Nieva, Gemma; Valero, Sergi; Ramos-Quiroga, J.A.; Bruguera, Eugeni

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“…A total of 1516 medical e-records of nursesadmitted to an ongoing specialised mental health programme in Catalonia, Spain were reviewed. A detailed programme description can be found in a previous work 27. In brief, it can be defined as a free, highly confidential, voluntary, specialised mental health service that offers prevention and treatment interventions for registered nurses with mental disorders, including addictions.…”

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“…Patients are informed that their real identity will only be disclosed without the patient’s agreement if there is a risk of harm to themselves or others. Cases with risk of malpractice are communicated to their respective nurses association council 27…”

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“…Data were collected between the programme’s inception in January 2000 and December 2021 expanding the time period covered in a prior study 27. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were obtained from each patient record.…”

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“…A detailed programme description can be found in a previous work. 27 In brief, it can be defined as a free, highly confidential, voluntary, specialised mental health service that offers prevention and treatment interventions for registered nurses with mental disorders, including addictions. Outpatient, day hospital and inpatient services are offered depending on clinical severity.…”

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“…A recent study conducted with nurses accessing a 20-year-old programme for nurses showed the benefits of promoting help seeking when specialised programmes provide free, easy access, highly confidential treatment together with a proactive attitude to ensuring safe practice. 27 …”

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Comparing nurses attending a specialised mental health programme with and without substance use disorder: a retrospective, observational study in Spain

Braquehais,

Mozo,

Llavayol

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesTo analyse the differences between nurses with and without substance use disorders (SUDs) admitted to a specialised mental health programme.DesignRetrospective, observational study.SettingSpecialised mental health treatment programme for nurses in Catalonia, Spain.Participants1091 nurses admitted to the programme from 2000 to 2021.InterventionsNone.Primary and secondary outcomesSociodemographic, occupational and clinical variables were analysed. Diagnoses followed Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, Text Revision criteria.ResultsMost nurses admitted to the programme were women (88%, n=960) and came voluntarily (92.1%, n=1005). The mean age at admission was 45 (SD=10.4) years. The most common diagnoses were adjustment disorders (36.6%, n=399), unipolar mood disorders (25.8%, n=282), anxiety disorders (16.4%, n=179) and SUDs (13.8%, n=151). Only 19.2% (n=209) of the sample were hospitalised during their first treatment episode. After multivariate analysis, suffering from a SUD was significantly associated with being a man (OR=4.12; 95% CI 2.49 to 6.82), coming after a directed referral (OR=4.55; 95% CI 2.5 to 7.69), being on sick leave at admission (OR=2.21; 95% CI 1.42 to 3.45) and needing hospitalisation at the beginning of their treatment (OR=12.5; 95% CI 8.3 to 20).ConclusionsNurses with SUDs have greater resistance to voluntarily asking for help from specialised mental health treatment programmes and have greater clinical severity compared with those without addictions. SUDs are also more frequent among men. More actions are needed to help prevent and promote earlier help-seeking behaviours among nurses with this type of mental disorder.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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