Publications by authors named "E Missouridou"
Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to explore factors that influence nurses' beliefs about offering spiritual care.
Study Design: A mixed-method study design, incorporating both quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative research, was used for this study (focus group discussion).
Methods: The questionnaires were completed by a convenience sample of nurses and their assistants working in two public hospitals.
Introduction: Spirituality constitutes a central element of all health and social care professions. The Spiritual Coping Strategies Scale (SCSS) measures both spiritual and religious coping strategiesAim: The aim of this study was to provide evidence for the reliability and validity of SCSS for Greece.
Methods: A total of 301 nurses were selected by convenience sampling and required to complete the SCSS and the FACIT-Spiritual Well-Being Scale-12 non-illness scale.
When the "Scytale" of Alcohol Runs in a Family and Alcohol Use Becomes a Transgenerational Issue: Case Report of a Father and Son Attending the Same Therapeutic Program.
Adv Exp Med Biol
January 2024
Children whose parents are diagnosed with alcohol use problems are exposed to genetic and environmental risk factors and face a greater risk of developing mental health and behavioral problems and a higher risk of alcohol use. In this study, we present the case of a father and his son, both diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, who both attended, 12 years apart, the Inpatient Alcohol Treatment Program of the Alcohol Treatment Unit, in the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, in Athens. The Alcohol Treatment Unit offers two inpatient treatment programs that have been operating since 1996 and are based on the principles of the Therapeutic Community.
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- - The study explores the unique experiences of mothers whose children are recovering from addiction, emphasizing that these mothers often go unnoticed and face significant trauma and isolation.
- - Through analyzing interviews, four key themes emerged from the mothers' journeys: the trauma of loss, their coping strategies, the search for new meaning and identity, and feelings of connection and gratitude as they navigate recovery.
- - The findings highlight the need for health and social care professionals to recognize and empathize with the challenges mothers face due to addiction, advocating for better support systems that consider the impact on entire families.
Background: Paediatric ICU doctors and nurses' quality of professional life is influenced by the intense emotions and distress experienced when caring for suffering children and their families.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of compassion satisfaction (CS) and compassion fatigue (CF) in Paediatric Intensive Care Units in Greece.
Methods: Out of 147 intensive care professionals in public hospitals in Greece completed the ProQOL-V scale as well as a socio-demographic and professional-life characteristics questionnaire.