The Effectiveness of the Mental Health Nursing Inverventions in a General Hospital

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate: a) how mental health nursing interventions were provided to general hospital patients, who during their hospitalization presented psychological/pyschiatric problems and b) how the patients actually evaluate the effectiveness of the care given to them. We interviewed 95 medical-surgical patients, who were referred to the psychiatric consultation-liaison service of a general hospital. During the interview, a nursing evaluation of the patients' psychological problems took place, followed by appropriate mental health nursing interventions which were taken from the NOSIE scale and the standards of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice. Anxiety was the most common problem 41.1% in the referrals. The comparison of the mean value of the patients' problems before and those after the mental health nursing interventions, showed statistically significant reduction of the problems. Also, the comparison of the mean value in the fourth assessment of the patients' problems with the mean value of the patients' opinion, showed an achievement in facilitating the verbal expression and comforting the physical and psychological symptoms to a point statistically significant.

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“…Interviewee responses regarding effective support are consistent with past studies (Priami & Plati 1997, Callaghan et al. 2002) and with data captured by the HONOS.…”

“…Only two studies were identified appraising the effectiveness of consultation liaison psychiatry nursing roles on client outcomes. Priami & Plati (1997) investigated the effectiveness of a consultation liaison psychiatry nursing role on a convenience sample of 95 general hospital patients. Nursing interventions included psychological support, active listening, patient education and consultation.…”

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A review of research on the structure, process and outcome of liaison mental health services

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Experiences of people seen in an acute hospital setting by a liaison mental health service: responses from an online survey

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