Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Validation of the European Portuguese Version of the Iceland-Expressive Family Functioning Questionnaire (ICE-EFFQ).

A family's experience of mental illness can change the family's functioning. In clinical contexts, valid and reliable instruments that assess family functioning, therapeutic changes, and the effects of family nursing interventions are needed. This study focuses on the linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Iceland-Expressive Family Functioning Questionnaire (ICE-EFFQ) to European Portuguese and examines the psychometric properties of this instrument.

Maintaining or letting go of couplehood: Perspectives of older male spousal dementia caregivers.

Despite the negative implications for their own health, spouses continue to support each other and maintain their couplehood for as long as possible, including when one of them develops a severe illness. However, with some exceptions, the experiences of older male spousal caregivers have been largely overlooked, and our knowledge of the relational aspects of spousal dementia care is scarce. To respond to this knowledge gap, this article explores the following research questions: How do older male spousal caregivers of wives with dementia talk about changes in their couplehood? What transitions or phases in the relationship can be identified as the caring process evolves and the wife's health continues to deteriorate? To answer these questions, we analyse in-depth interviews with eight purposefully selected men aged 67-92 years old from Iceland and Norway.

Recovery of patients with severe depression in inpatient rural psychiatry: a descriptive clinical study.

The aim of this study was to investigate the level of and the relationship between symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at admittance and recovery at discharge in patients with severe depression, in a rural inpatient psychiatric setting. Furthermore, whether the anxiety level at admission and/or, if the extent of patients' perception of family support from professionals were related to recovery. Patients admitted with depression were consecutively invited to participate during a 12-month period.

Drawing forward family strengths in short therapeutic conversations from a psychiatric nursing perspective.

Purpose: The aim of the narrative is to describe the therapeutic process and experience from a psychiatric nursing perspective, in therapeutic communication, with a father and his son in acute psychiatry.

Methods: In this case scenario, the Family Strength-Oriented Therapeutic Conversation Intervention (FAM-SOTC Intervention) was used.

Findings: The FAM-SOTC Intervention was found to be beneficial for the father-son relationship.

The process of translating family nursing knowledge into clinical practice.

Purpose: To report on approaches that were used to assist with implementation of family systems nursing (FSN) at a university hospital level in Northern Europe.

Design And Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used for the first phase of the study. For the second phase, a cross-sectional research design was used.

What are the benefits of a short therapeutic conversation intervention with acute psychiatric patients and their families? A controlled before and after study.

Background: Psychiatric illness of a family member can have a serious impact on the entire family. In addition, these families are faced with psychological burdens and stigmas. Little is known about the effectiveness of family nursing interventions on patients and their families when a family member is admitted for psychiatric treatment.