scholarly journals Autonomy of long-stay psychiatric inpatients

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 699-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Carniel Wagner ◽  
Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck ◽  
Mário Wagner ◽  
Míriam Thaís Guterres Dias
Keyword(s):  
Social Functioning ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Severe Impairment ◽  
Living Skills ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Management Work

OBJECTIVE: To assess personal autonomy of long-stay psychiatric inpatients, to identify those patients who could be discharged and to evaluate the impact of sociodemographic variables, social functioning, and physical disabilities on their autonomy was also assessed. METHODS: A total of 584 long-stay individuals of a psychiatric hospital (96% of the hospital population) in Southern Brazil was assessed between July and August 2002. The following instruments, adapted to the Brazilian reality, were used: independent living skills survey, social behavioral schedule, and questionnaire for assessing physical disability. RESULTS: Patients showed severe impairment of their personal autonomy, especially concerning money management, work-related skills and leisure, food preparation, and use of transportation. Autonomy deterioration was associated with length of stay (OR=1.02), greater physical disability (OR=1.54; p=0.01), and male gender (OR=3.11; p<0.001). The risk estimate of autonomy deterioration was 23 times greater among those individuals with severe impairment of social functioning (95% CI: 10.67-49.24). CONCLUSIONS: In-patients studied showed serious impairment of autonomy. While planning these patients' discharge their deficits should be taken into consideration. Assessment of patients' ability to function and to be autonomous helps in identifying their needs for care and to evaluate their actual possibilities of social reinsertion.

A Social Therapy for Long-term Mentally III Inpatients: A Pilot Study

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Rhona Webb ◽  
Julie T. Mangrobang ◽  
Alison Conning ◽  
Martin W. Orrell
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Chronic Schizophrenia ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
The Social ◽  
Living Skills

Long-term inpatients with severe psychiatric illness such as chronic schizophrenia can be very socially disabled. This makes it difficult for them to move on to more independent living because they lack many of the necessary social and practical skills. Social Economy Therapy (SET) is a practical approach which aims to improve social functioning. On a hostel ward, eight long term inpatients with severe and disabling psychiatric disorders started a SET programme. After two months the social and living skills of several patients were improved and a number were discharged to other accommodation.

Acquisition of Living Skills by Chronic Patients as a Function of Type of Reinforcement

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Denicola ◽  
Anthony Stone ◽  
James Anker
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Social Reinforcement ◽  
Inappropriate Behavior ◽  
Chronic Patients ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Living Skills ◽  
The Impact

Current skills-training programs designed to enhance appropriate social behavior of schizophrenics almost exclusively employ positive social reinforcement. However, previous research has demonstrated that schizophrenics are more influenced by mildly aversive consequences than by positive social reinforcement. The present study examined the impact of praise and censure contingencies in a simulated job interview. It was found that observing a model receive censure for inappropriate behavior, and not praise, produced gains in performance for chronic psychiatric inpatients, 22 men and 18 women.

Work-related stress mediates the impact of safety climate on safety outcomes

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Romeo ◽  
Margherita Brondino ◽  
Gianluigi Lazzarini ◽  
Elisabetta Farise ◽  
Margherita Pasini
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safety Outcomes ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Impact

IMPACT OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AND MORBID CONDITIONS ON PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENTS USING SF-36 QUESTIONNAIRE

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Sharma ◽  
V. P. Shrotriya ◽  
D. Imtiaz ◽  
S. B. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

<bold>Introduction:</bold> Perceived Health is a subjective assessment of the physical as well as mental health and includes so many aspects as mentioned in SF-36 form that are difficult to capture clinically such as incipient disease, physiological, psychological reserves and social functions. To assess the impact of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension and other socio-demographic factors on the Social Functioning component of mental health of the patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Bareilly. <bold>Material and Methods:</bold> Perceived health status of the patients was assessed by the Social Functioning dimension of the Mental Component Summary (MCS) using the SF-36 form. <bold>Results:</bold> The presence of both Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension was associated with lower Social Functioning scores compared to those with diabetes (p = 0.013) and hypertension alone. Age was negatively related with Social Functioning scores (p<0.001) but male gender (p>0.000) and higher income (p<0.424) were all associated with higher Social Functioning scores. Rural subjects were found to have better SF score compared to urban. <bold>Conclusion:</bold> Age, gender and morbidity was found to have profound influence on Social Functioning scoring of the subjects. However, the results should be interpreted in terms of the study’s limitations.

scholarly journals Risk of Increased Acceptance for Organizational Nepotism and Cronyism during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Risks ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Ignatowski ◽  
Łukasz Sułkowski ◽  
Bartłomiej Stopczyński
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Impact

Nepotism and cronyism are forms of favoritism towards certain people in the workplace. For this reason, they constitute a problem for organization managers, ethicists and psychologists. Identifying the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the increase of nepotism and cronyism may provide a basis for organizations to assess their extent and to take possible measures to prevent their negative effects. At the same time, the research presented in the article may provide a basis for further research work related to nepotism and cronyism at the times of other threats, different from the pandemic. The aim of the article is to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on growing acceptance for nepotism and cronyism in Polish enterprises. Qualitative and quantitative methods have been included in the conducted research. Qualitative study aimed at improving knowledge of nepotism and cronyism and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these phenomena, followed by a quantitative study conducted in order to verify the information obtained in the qualitative study. This research has demonstrated that Nepotism and cronyism in the workplace, are phenomenon that are basically evaluated negatively. They adversely influences social and economic development, but the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nepotism and cronyism is not significant.

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