Enhancing nurses' capacity to provide concurrent mental health and substance use disorder care: A quasi-experimental intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients experiencing concurrent disorders (i.e., co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders) are prevalent in mental health settings and their health and social outcomes are often poor. This reflects persistent stigma as well as inadequate preparatory training or continuing education for healthcare professionals, including nurses.

Objective

To explore the impacts of the 1-day 'Enhancing Concurrent Disorder Care Intervention' on nurses' and student nurses' capacity to deliver care, grounded in current evidence, to patients with concurrent disorders in inpatient mental health settings.

Design

A Quasi-experimental intervention design was used with pre- and post_t-test components, guided by the STROBE checklist for observational studies.<

SUBMITTER: Jenkins E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9970037 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature