Implementing integrative therapies in adult critical care: Barriers and strategies.

Background: Critically ill patients experience intense physical and psychological stressors in the intensive care unit (ICU). More than half of ICU survivors report overwhelming mental health symptoms after ICU discharge, such as post-traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, and depression. Relaxation-inducing integrative therapies such as guided imagery, massage, therapeutic touch, music therapy, and spirituality-based healing practices have the potential to promote comfort and relaxation and improve patient outcomes.

Workforce resilience supporting staff in managing stress: A coherent breathing intervention for the long-term care workforce.

Background: Staff in long-term care (LTC) homes have long-standing stressors, such as short staffing and high workloads. These stressors increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; better resources are needed to help staff manage stress and well-being. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a simple stress management strategy (coherent breathing).

Mental Health of Immigrant Children and Adolescents (6-17 Years) in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey.

Background: Studies indicate a higher prevalence of mental health problems among immigrants, but findings on immigrant children and adolescents are mixed. We sought to understand the magnitude of differences in mental health indicators between immigrant and non-immigrant children and adolescents in Canada and the influence of age, sex, household income, and household education.

Methods: We completed a secondary analysis of data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey, using a pooled estimate method to combine data from four survey cycles.

Immigrant Women's Experiences of Domestic Violence in Canada: A Qualitative File Audit.

Purpose: Domestic violence (DV) experienced by immigrant women is a global health concern. Precarious immigration status, language barriers, and discrimination can lead to reluctance in seeking support. Is a non-profit charitable organization and support center for immigrant women.

Mundo de Pólus serious game for people with bipolar disorder.

Background: Serious games are play-based technologies designed to teach users a wide range of concepts and skills applicable in the non-virtual environment.

Objectives: This paper describes the process of developing a serious game for people with bipolar disorder to promote symptom recognition and the safe use of medications.

Methods: This study was based on the User-Centered Design methodological model and the theoretical framework for Participatory Design.

Mental Healthcare Providers Understanding and Experiences of Palliative Care: A Qualitative Analysis.

To understand the experiences and perceptions of mental health providers about palliative care. Little attention is paid to the experience of people with chronic persistent mental illness (CPMI) and life-threatening diseases and how their dying experience might differ from those without a CPMI. Interpretive description informed the project.

The influence of workplace stress and coping on depressive symptoms among registered nurses in Bangladesh.

Background: Nurses report high levels of workplace stress, which has been linked to an increased risk for experiencing depressive symptoms. Nurses' workplace stress is also linked to increased absenteeism and decreased job satisfaction.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to examine: (1) the incidence of depressive symptoms among hospital-based registered nurses in Bangladesh; (2) common sources of workplace stress and their relationships to individual characteristics and depressive symptom scores; and (3) the potential mediating roles of coping strategies in the relationship between workplace stress and depressive symptoms.

Domestic Violence and Immigrant Women: A Glimpse Behind a Veiled Door.

Domestic violence (DV) experienced by immigrant women is a public health concern. In collaboration with a community agency, researchers undertook a retrospective review of 1,763 client files from 2006-2014. The three aims were to document the incidence of DV, service needs associated with DV, and identification of risk factors associated with DV in the extracted file data.

Effects of childhood adversity on the volumes of the amygdala subnuclei and hippocampal subfields in individuals with major depressive disorder.

Background: Reductions in total hippocampus volume have frequently been reported in MRI studies in major depressive disorder (MDD), but reports of differences in total amygdala volume have been inconsistent. Childhood maltreatment is an important risk factor for MDD in adulthood and may affect the volume of the hippocampus and amygdala. In the present study, we examined associations between the volumes of the amygdala subnuclei and hippocampal subfields and history of childhood maltreatment in participants with MDD.

Working at the Intersection of Palliative End-of-Life and Mental Health Care: Provider Perspectives.

Palliative, end-of-life care (PEOLC) providers are poorly resourced in addressing the needs of patients with mental health challenges, and the dying experiences of this cohort-particularly those with a comorbid, chronic and persistent mental illness (CPMI)-are poorly documented. We sought to explore the experiences of PEOLC providers with regard to caring for patients with mental health challenges, and gather insights into ways of improving accessibility and quality of PEOLC for these patients. Twenty providers of PEOLC, from different disciplines, took part in semi structured interviews.

Immigrant Mothers' Perspectives of Barriers and Facilitators in Accessing Mental Health Care for Their Children.

Data on immigrant and refugees' access to services in Canada typically focus on adult populations generally but not children specifically. To fill this gap, this study explored immigrant and refugee mothers' perceptions of barriers and facilitators for mental health care for their children in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In this qualitative descriptive study, researchers conducted 18 semistructured interviews with immigrant and refugee mothers who live in Edmonton, self-identify as women, and have children living in Canada.

Evaluation of a Storybook Resource for Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

This project evaluates the acceptability and utilityof a storybook, entitled , as an educational resource for parents in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Forty-nine parents were recruited from Level II and Level III NICUs and completed several questionnaires; a subset of 11 parents also participated in focused qualitative interviews. Almost all parents experienced the characters as believable and agreed/strongly agreed that the stories accurately portray what it is like to be a parent in the NICU.

Relaxation for Critically ill Patient Outcomes and tress-coping Enhancement (REPOSE): a protocol for a pilot randomised trial of an integrative intervention to improve critically ill patients' delirium and related outcomes.

Introduction: Delirium is a common complication of critical illness, associated with negative patient outcomes. Preventive or therapeutic interventions are mostly ineffective. Although relaxation-inducing approaches may benefit critically ill patients, no well-designed studies target delirium prevention as a primary outcome.

Sense of community belonging among immigrants: perspective of immigrant service providers.

Objectives: This study examined the barriers and facilitators to community belonging for immigrants in Alberta, Canada.

Study Design: The study used a qualitative descriptive research design.

Methods: A total of 53 immigrant service providers in the province of Alberta participated in interviews and focus groups.

How Thai Women Manage Living in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence.

Although there is literature that describes coping strategies of women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV), the definitions of common coping strategies and the two-dimensional model of coping styles (emotion-or problem-focused) may not fully delineate how these women manage their day-to-day lives. Using an Interpretive Description method and feminist standpoint principles, in-depth interviews were conducted with 40 Thai women regarding how they managed living in the context of IPV. Data were analyzed using an iterative thematic analysis procedure.

Access and utilization of mental health services for immigrants and refugees: Perspectives of immigrant service providers.

Immigrant and refugee populations experience life stressors due to difficult migration journeys and challenges in leaving one country and adapting to another. These life stressors result in adverse mental health outcomes when coupled with a lack of adequate support-enhancing resources. One area of support is access to and use of mental health services to prevent and address mental health concerns.

Migration and social determinants of mental health: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey.

Objectives: Studies worldwide point to increased risk of mental health problems among immigrants. However, the data on Canadian immigrants' mental health are ambiguous. To address this, we examined the relationship of both self-perceived mental health and reported diagnosis of mood disorders with age, gender, migration status, time since migration, and social determinants of health factors.

'And when a certain health issue happen, they try to cover it': Stakeholder perspectives on the health of temporary foreign workers and their families.

This study examines stakeholders' perspectives on the health and well-being of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and their families in Alberta, Canada. We used a critically informed qualitative methodology. We interviewed 13 stakeholders, including service providers and policy makers.

Erratum to: Migration and social determinants of mental health: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey.

There was an error in Tables 2 and 3 of the article "Migration and social determinants of mental health: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey". In both Tables 2 and 3, the compared variables (immigrants vs. Canadians) were reported in the reversed order.

Scoping Review of the Mental Health of Parents of Infants in the NICU.

Objective: To synthesize and summarize evidence regarding the mental health of parents of infants in the NICU.

Data Sources: Thirteen electronic databases were searched in October 2014 using the following terms individually and in combination: postpartum woman, mother, NICU, preterm birth, depression, anxiety, acute stress disorder (ASD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and parental stress.

Study Selection: We examined the published research regarding the experiences of parents who have infants admitted to the NICU, the mental health problems that parents may develop, the tools that have been used to identify such problems, and factors related to parental mental health.

Detecting antepartum and postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms and disorders in immigrant women: A scoping review of the literature.

A scoping review of the literature was conducted to compile existing evidence and identify gaps on detection methods and practices of antepartum and postpartum anxiety and depression symptoms and disorders in immigrant women. With the assistance of a health science librarian, four databases were searched between January and March 2016. Thirteen articles met the inclusion criteria and their findings were compiled using numerical summary and thematic analysis.

Individual factors that influence experiences and perceptions of stigma and discrimination towards people with mental illness in Ghana.

People with a mental illness often encounter stigma and discrimination from a variety of sources, reinforcing negative self-perceptions and influencing their health and well-being. Even though support systems and attitudes of the general public act as powerful sources of stigma, views and perceptions held by people with mental illness also influence their sensitivity to the experiences they encounter. The aim of the present qualitative study was to examine perceptions of stigma and discrimination and self-stigma in individuals diagnosed with a mental illness.

Systematic review of gender- dependent outcomes in sepsis.

Background: Men and women appear to exhibit different susceptibilities to sepsis and possibly divergent outcomes. However, the effect of sex and gender in critical illness outcomes is still controversial and the underlying mechanisms appear to be complex.

Objectives: We aimed to systematically review and synthesize evidence on the influence of sex on outcomes in critically ill adult patients with sepsis, as reported in published studies specifically including investigation of the effect of sex among their aims.

Global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention: a modified Delphi study.

Objective: To establish global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention using a systematic approach.

Methods: Research priorities were identified in a three-round process involving two surveys. In round 1, 95 global experts in violence prevention proposed research questions to be ranked in round 2.