CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF THE POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NURSING STUDENTS IN THE BRAZILIAN CONTEXT

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the cross-cultural adaptation process of the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire for undergraduate Nursing students, in the Brazilian context. Method: a psychometric study conducted in public universities in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil, between October 2019 and July 2020. The transcultural adaptation process encompassed the following stages: translation; reconciliation; back-translation; independent reviews by a committee of reviewers; pre-completion; completion; harmonization; formatting and review; cognitive test with 31 undergraduate Nursing students from two public universities; and analysis of the comments. Results: the process lasted approximately ten months, and the initial translations, carried out independently by two translators, achieved close versions; none of the translators reported difficulties in translating the meanings of the items. The Brazilian version of the instrument maintained conceptual, semantic, idiomatic, and experimental equivalences. The mean content validity ratio values for clarity, relevance, pertinence, and theoretical dimension were higher than established; the assessment by the target audience showed good understanding. Conclusion: the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire - Brazilian version showed equivalence with the original version, developed in Spain, and presented satisfactory evidence of content validity for use with undergraduate Nursing students in Brazil, being easy-to-understand by the target audience.

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Levels of Positive Mental Health in Portuguese and Spanish Nursing Students

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association ◽

10.1177/1078390319851569 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (5) ◽

pp. 483-492

Author(s):

Carlos Sequeira ◽

José Carlos Carvalho ◽

Amadeu Gonçalves ◽

Maria José Nogueira ◽

Teresa Lluch-Canut ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Health Problem ◽

Well Being ◽

Positive Mental Health ◽

Health Questionnaire ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Positive Functioning ◽

Two Samples ◽

Mental Health Questionnaire

BACKGROUND: Positive mental health (PMH) is described as the sense of feeling good and functioning well. PMH is vital for the individual’s positive functioning and psychological well-being, particularly regarding the factors important for living a purposeful life and accomplishing personal goals. Nursing students are exposed to a variety of stressors that are very likely to decrease well-being and trigger stress, anxiety, and depression. Data focusing on PMH in nursing students are lacking, and this subject has been frequently neglected in nursing practice and research on positive functioning. AIMS: To assess positive mental health levels in two samples of nursing students. METHODS: A quantitative cross-sectional study. A convenience sample of 2,238 nursing students with an average age of 21 years (17-36 years old) were recruited from two nursing schools—Porto (Portugal) and Barcelona (Spain). The Positive Mental Health Questionnaire and sociodemographic items were used to measure the PMH. RESULTS: The majority of participants were female (88.6%), and 7.7% had physical health problem and 2.6% referred to a mental health problem. The mean PMH score was 83.4, indicating a good PMH level. A total of 58.4% reported a moderate PMH, and only 0.5% indicated low PMH level. Results were not significantly different between genders ( p > .05). CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study make important contributions to our understanding of PMH levels in a large sample of nursing students and the efficacy of Positive Mental Health Questionnaire, which is an accurate tool to measure PMH. Our findings also prompt discussion about PMH and its implications for practice and teaching.

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Cultural adaptation and validation of the Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool for use with undergraduate nursing students in Spain

Nurse Education Today ◽

10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105106 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 105106

Author(s):

María Ángeles Vázquez-Sánchez ◽

Cristina Casals ◽

Alicia Casals-Vázquez ◽

Silvia García-Barrios ◽

Fátima Fernández-de-Canete ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽

Undergraduate Nursing

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Promoting mental health nursing: Employing undergraduate nursing students as assistants in mental health

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing ◽

10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00760.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 69-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Michelle Cleary ◽

Jan Horsfall ◽

Brenda Happell

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Mental Health Nursing ◽

Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽

Undergraduate Nursing ◽

Health Nursing

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Stigma associated with and attitude regarding mental health help-seeking among undergraduate nursing students in Karachi, Pakistan

10.21203/rs.3.rs-710107/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Salima Farooq ◽

Yasmin Parpio ◽

Saadia Sattar ◽

Zahra Ali ◽

Shirin Rahim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Living Arrangements ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽

Undergraduate Nursing ◽

History Of ◽

Seeking Help ◽

The Mean

Abstract Background Globally, the prevalence of mental illness amongst university students is a major concern; same is the case with nursing students. Unaddressed mental illness stigma contributes towards hiding of symptoms hampers timely identification of the disease, and leads to reluctance in attitude towards seeking help. This study determined personal and perceived depression stigma and attitude towards help-seeking behaviors and its associated factors, among undergraduate nursing students at a private nursing institution in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study by recruiting 246 first and second-Year undergraduate nursing students using consecutive sampling. Data were collected using the Depression Stigma Scale (DSS) and the Attitude toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (ATSPPHS), along with a demographic questionnaire. Chi-square test, Fischer’s exact test and student T test were used to determine significance of difference of each response between first and second year students. Multiple linear regression was employed to determine predictors of DSS and ATSPPHS. Approval was obtained from the university’s Ethics Review Committee. Results The study findings revealed that the mean scores of the personal and perceived stigma scales were 29.7 ± 4.9 and 24.3 ± 6.1, respectively. The mean score of ATSPPHS was 16.5 ± 3.8. The participants reported a mean openness score of7.8 ± 2.6 and a value scale score of 8.7 ± 3.0. A history of psychiatric illness, current living arrangements, and personal depression stigma were found to be significant predictors of ATSPHHS. The year of study was a significant predictor of personal depression stigma whereas both years of study and the current living arrangements were significantly associated with perceived depression stigma. Conclusion Attitude towards seeking help for mental illness was significantly influenced by personal and perceived stigma. Moreover, previous history of psychiatric illness and living arrangements also predicted attitudes towards seeking help. In order to encourage positive attitudes towards seeking help for students’ well-being, it is essential to destigmatize mental health issues by adapting context-based, individualized, and group mental health interventions.

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