Min-Hui Liu, Chao-Hung Wang, Yu-Yen Huang, Wen-Jin Cherng, Kai-Wei Katherine Wang
A correlational study of illness knowledge, self-care behaviors, and quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure
The journal of nursing research : JNR
known subject international reviews looked therapy outcomes patients mental health wards showing associated reduced emotional distress readmission reviews looked specific treatments effective review done england wales patients detained specifically mental health act paper gives overview limited evidence england wales paper shows therapies measured implications practice larger studies needed across types patient wards england wales random allocation types therapy longerterm followup studies needed researchers aware therapy delivered studies need use mixture patient clinician outcome measures outcomes also measure incident readmission reoffending rates evidence needed patients female nonwhite diagnosed depression anxiety introduction efficacy psychological interventions delivered mental health act 1983 mha england wales unclear metaanalyses reviewed acute forensic psychological interventions wider geographical areas review specifically unique mha context systematic review conducted psychological outcomes inpatients detained mha england wales diagnoses type psychological intervention restricted provided psychological outcome measure used studies identified apa psychinfo medline cinahl academic search using combination key terms data extraction included effect direction statistical significance intervention type format duration study size inpatient setting control group study quality highquality evidence sparse improvements found overall wellbeing selfesteem social functioning problemsolving substance use anger offending attitudes firesetting violence anxiety depression personality disorder psychosis however overall evidence base lacking largerscale randomized controlled trials needed across secure acute learning disability inpatient settings england wales longer term followup blind assessors selfreport clinicianrated measures well incident readmission reoffending rates greater representation needed females nonwhite groups affective disorders efficacy psychological interventions inpatients detained mha england wales remains unclear clinicians encouraged use relevant outcome measures relation treatment goals monitor efficacy interventions offered client group paper highlights current body evidence psychological interventions inpatient settings within england wales environment mental health nursing plays important role patients recovery evidence also particularly important shift clinical practice training nursing staff deliver lowintensity psychological interventions behavioural activation solutionfocussed therapy motivational interviewing