Nurses' perspectives regarding integrated nursing interventions for psychoactive substance use cessation: A mixed methods study from South India

• Published in: Perspectives in psychiatric care Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 2183 - 2189
• Main Authors: K., Sugavanaselvi, Nattala, Prasanthi, B. A., Arvind, Murthy, Pratima
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Hindawi Limited 01.10.2022
• Subjects: confidence; knowledge‐attitude‐practice; Mental health; Mental health care; mixed methods; Mixed methods research; Nurses; nurses' Integrated Interventions; Nursing care; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; psychoactive substance use cessation; Psychotropic drugs; psychoactive substance use cessation; mixed methods; nurses' Integrated Interventions; knowledge-attitude-practice; confidence
• ISSN: 0031-5990; 1744-6163
• DOI: 10.1111/ppc.13045

Purpose To obtain nurses' perspectives regarding integrated interventions for substance use cessation for patients in general hospital settings. Design and Methods (a) Quantitative survey (N = 207) (nurses' knowledge, attitude, practice, confidence regarding integrated interventions; (b) Focus groups exploring nurses' perspectives regarding integrated interventions (N = 32). Findings Participants' scores (mean, SD): Knowledge‐112.5 (10.4) (maximum score‐198); Attitude‐30.99 (7.05) (maximum‐52); Practice‐1.66 (2.63) (maximum‐28); Confidence‐11.90 (3.82) (maximum‐24). From the focus groups, four themes were identified: Substance use patterns among patients seeking treatment at the hospitals where the nurses are employed; Nurses' role in providing integrated interventions; Nurses' training needs for providing integrated interventions; Feasibility of providing integrated interventions. Practice Implications Findings provide clear justification for module development to train nurses in providing integrated interventions.