Purpose In Africa, cancer is considered a death sentence. Its impact can be debilitating for both... more Purpose In Africa, cancer is considered a death sentence. Its impact can be debilitating for both the patient and those who care for them. The objective of the study was to assess the Spiritual care needs and Quality of life of Cancer patients in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Methods This study is a cross-sectional design and systematically recruited 302 cancer patients who visited the cancer registry and outpatient departments. A standardized and validated Spiritual needs questionnaire (SpNQ) and WHO Quality of Life (WHOQL)were used to collect data. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 23 with level of significance set at p < 0.05. Results The preponderance cancer among respondents was breast cancer (48.4%) followed by prostate cancer (13.6%). Majority of the respondents admitted to have “strong” spiritual needs. Categorization of the spiritual need score was below average in 20% of the respondent which indicated those with low spiritual need and majority (79.8%) of the patient...
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The study was conducted to find out the socio-cultural factors affecting the delivery of mental h... more The study was conducted to find out the socio-cultural factors affecting the delivery of mental health services in Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Port Harcourt. Mental health care providers encounter in everyday practice a diversity in socio-cultural beliefs and practices of their consumers which quite often serve as barriers to their effective and efficient service delivery. 50 mental health care providers participated in the study; five hypotheses were tested using chi-square measure at the significance level of 0.05. The results showed that all the variables were significant indicating that socio-cultural factors affect the service delivery of mental health care providers. Hence, it is hereby recommended that clinicians must be well vast in the cultural diversities, to be culturally responsive to the needs of their consumers and be aware of their own cultures in order to provide culturally relevant services to their clients/patients and their relations.
International Journal of Health Sciences and Research
Cognitive drill therapy (CDT) focus on repetition of words or sentence, and exposure related to p... more Cognitive drill therapy (CDT) focus on repetition of words or sentence, and exposure related to preoccupied feared consequences. It is a psychological management of OCD, and phobia. The Index Patient was a 30 years old, unmarried female belonging from middle socioeconomic status (selected as per ICD 10 diagnostic criteria). Her symptoms began six years ago when her family members noticed certain distinctive changes in her behavior. She felt preoccupied contamination either touch with things or only proximity of dirty things or people who involve in such things, she spent her most of time in cleaning house, washing hands, she starts avoiding to-go out from home. Her cognition of ideation is fear to become contamination, and this contamination convert into lethal disease and act was washing, cleaning, avoiding things, and outside from home. She was referred for psychological management. The baseline assessment was used for measure the status of (OCD). Tools were used Y-BOCS rating scale, Beck anxiety scale. (BAI) Beck depression scale (BDI). This is a single case study. Therapy was 3 phase (12 sessions-45 minutes once a week).Initial phase comprises a therapeutic alliance, psycho-education and baseline assessment. Middle phase comprising Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation (JPMR) &amp; cognitive drill therapy Termination phase comprising postassessment and follow-up. In this therapy session, the Cognitive drill was applied in-vitro and at the verbal level. No in-vivo behavioral exposure was done in therapy sessions &amp; Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation was used to reduce anxiety or discomfort. The intervention made a positive outcome and post-therapeutic assessment score was decreased. The patient herself and family members reported symptoms were reduced.
The study was conducted to find out the socio-cultural factors affecting the delivery of mental h... more The study was conducted to find out the socio-cultural factors affecting the delivery of mental health services in Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Port Harcourt. Mental health care providers encounter in everyday practice a diversity in socio-cultural beliefs and practices of their consumers which quite often serve as barriers to their effective and efficient service delivery. 50 mental health care providers participated in the study; five hypotheses were tested using chi-square measure at the significance level of 0.05. The results showed that all the variables were significant indicating that socio-cultural factors affect the service delivery of mental health care providers. Hence, it is hereby recommended that clinicians must be well vast in the cultural diversities, to be culturally responsive to the needs of their consumers and be aware of their own cultures in order to provide culturally relevant services to their clients/patients and their relations.
This study, a retrospective one that was conducted to assess the prevalence of schizophrenia amon... more This study, a retrospective one that was conducted to assess the prevalence of schizophrenia among patients admitted into Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Rumuigbo, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria between January 2005 and December 2009. The method used to collect the required data was assessing all the case files of the patients at the Medical Records Department with the assistance of the Chief Medical Records Officer-in-charge. The prevalence was investigated in relation to gender, age range, level of education, occupation and marital status. The study revealed that on the average 58.19 of the patients admitted between the study period were Schizophrenic patients. It is therefore recommended that urgent national survey be conducted to determine the prevalence of all psychiatric disorders as the results will guide both the health policy makers and providers in effective and efficient planning and administration of health of the country either in the prevention, early detection and m...
The actions of nurses working in areas where patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired ... more The actions of nurses working in areas where patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) related conditions are cared for have either responded well to the demands that caring for this condition places on them or remain prejudiced against client populations and phobic about contagion. There is no option clause for caring for patients with HIV+ or AIDS-related diseases and refusal to care for these patients may result in disciplinary procedures being taken against the nurse for unprofessional conduct. Therefore, this study was designed to determine nurses' knowledge and attitude in giving nursing care to HIV+ patients amongst nurses and midwives in Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A self-reporting questionnaire was used for data collection from 50 participants (nurses and midwives). The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency and simple percentages. The result revealed that the ma...
The nursing process, upon introduction by North American Nurses Diagnosis Association (NANDA) has... more The nursing process, upon introduction by North American Nurses Diagnosis Association (NANDA) has proved to be a means of standardizing nursing care and in maintaining professional autonomy. However, despite its benefits, many nurses are yet to fully understand and put to practice the nursing process. This may have led to poor patient care and outcome; and it is the basis for this study which evaluated the utilization of the nursing process and patient outcome at Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Rumuigbo. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire of the Likert type, and analysis of findings was done using percentages and non-parametric statistics t-value. Findings from the study showed that although the trained nurses at the hospital had good theoretical knowledge of the nursing process, they did not apply it in the care of their patients. There are several challenges to this lack of application including inadequate practical knowledge, inadequate staff, work overload, managemen...
Pressure sore is a localized area of tissue damage leading to ulceration of the skin due to the e... more Pressure sore is a localized area of tissue damage leading to ulceration of the skin due to the effect of prolonged pressure. The role of the nurses in the prevention of pressure ulcer cannot be over-emphasized because the nurse helps in preventing calamities associated with development of pressure ulcer. The study is aimed at investigating the causes, incidence and method of prevention of pressure ulcer in patients admitted in orthopaedic wards of both specialist hospitals, Sobi and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The method used was a descriptive study and variables were demographic, perception of the causes of pressure sores and measures of prevention of pressure sore. Simple percentage was used for the analysis of the results. A total of 90 participants (50 nurses & 40 patients) were used for the study with 35 (38.89%) males and 55 (61.11%) females. Among these respondents (patients) 24 (60%) have been on admission for period of 3-4 years, 1...
Anxiety is a common cause of poor academic performance among students in every part of the globe.... more Anxiety is a common cause of poor academic performance among students in every part of the globe. The aim of this study was therefore to determine the relationship between and academic performance of students in the faculty of Nursing, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State. A descriptive survey was used to obtain data from respondents who gave consent to the study. Data obtained was analysed using Statistical Package for Science Solutions (SPSS) version 17. Result indicated that generally students expressed anxiety during examination which is seen as physiological, psychological and behavioural changes and abnormality. Also, at P <. 0.05, chi square (X2) = 2.144, difference (df) = 3 and P value 0.543, there was no statistical difference between gender and academic performance of students. The need for students to be counselled to maintain optimal thought process and health during examination was therefore emphasized
Background: Malaria remains a major public health problem in Nigeria and is the most common cause... more Background: Malaria remains a major public health problem in Nigeria and is the most common cause of hospital attendance in all age groups, of which children and pregnant women are the major risk groups; therefore this study was designed to explore various methods of prevention and treatment of malaria among pregnant women in riverine community in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used for the study and a pre-tested structured questionnaire was administered to 180 respondents’ selected using purposive sampling technique. Results were presented as tables and charts. Results: The study revealed that majority of the respondents were within 16-25years, with a minimum age of 16yrs, maximum age of 45yrs and a mean of 30yrs. More than half of the respondents agreed that malaria can be transmitted to the fetus and can lead to intrauterine fetal death. Most of the respondents used more than one preventive measures and the most commonly used methods empl...
Stress has been described as a force which affects human beings physically, mentally, emotionally... more Stress has been described as a force which affects human beings physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and spiritually. Stress is the body's response to any undesirable mental, physical, emotional, social and environmental demand (Akinboye, 2002). Psychological stress, according to Engel (1960) includes all processes, whether originating in the external environment or within the person which impose a demand or challenge upon the organism, the resolution or handling of which necessitates work or activity of the mental apparatus before any other system is involved or activated.Yoloye (2003) asserted that stress could be a state of worry resulting from pressure caused by the problem of living. Stress describes how people react to the demand placed upon them causing them to worry and compromising their ability to cope. Researchers have estimated that stress contributes to as many as 80% of all major illnesses including cardiovascular disease, cancer, endocrine and metabolic dis...
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