Past Year Substance Use by Student Nurses

Boulton, Martha; O’Connell, Kathleen A.

doi:10.1097/jan.0000000000000193

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“…In particular, college women who experienced trauma and diagnosed with PTSD reported higher rates of opioids misuse leading to SUD [73]. Students in certain healthcare programs (e.g., nurses, and anesthesiology residents), were at increased risk for developing SUD with opioid misuse more common [74,75]. Students with poor program performance and off-campus students were more likely to misuse opioids than their higher performing, on-campus peers [76].…”

Section: Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individualized approach to primary prevention of substance use disorder: age-related risks

Afuseh

Pike

Oruche

2020

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy

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Background The misuse of legal and illegal substances has led to an increase in substance use disorder (SUD) in the United States. Although primary prevention strategies have been successfully used to target chronic physical diseases, these strategies have been less effective with SUD, given misconceptions of SUD, shortages in behavioral health professionals, and the population-based focus on specific substances. A developmental approach to the identification and primary prevention of SUD that does not fully rely upon behavioral health workers is needed. The purpose of this paper was to examine age related risk factors for developing SUD and present a novel individualized approach to SUD prevention. Methods A literature search was conducted to identify risk factors for SUD among children, young adults, adults, and older adults. We searched CINAHL, PsycINFO, and PubMed between the years 1989–2019, and extracted data, analyzing similarities and differences in risk factors across life stages. Broader categories emerged that were used to group the risk factors. Results More than 370 articles were found. Across all age groups, risk factors included adverse childhood experiences, trauma, chronic health diseases, environmental factors, family history, social determinants, and grief and loss. Despite the similarities, the contextual factors and life challenges associated with these risks varied according to the various life stages. We proposed an approach to primary prevention of SUD based on risk factors for developing the disease according to different age groups. This approach emphasizes screening, education, and empowerment (SEE), wherein individuals are screened for risk factors according to their age group, and screening results are used to customize interventions in the form of education and empowerment. Given that trained persons, including non-healthcare providers, close to the at-risk individual could conduct the screening and then educate and mentor the individual according to the risk level, the number of people who develop SUD could decrease. Conclusions The risk factors for developing SUD vary across the various life stages, which suggests that individualized approaches that do not overtax behavioral healthcare workers are needed. Using SEE may foster early identification and individualized prevention of SUD.

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Section: Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individualized approach to primary prevention of substance use disorder: age-related risks

Afuseh

Pike

Oruche

2020

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“…Research on behaviors and health styles (10)(11) among nursing students has been increased, but studies assessing the abuse of psychoactive drugs without prescription in this population and associated factors are still scarce. This limits the potential for discussion and strategy development for these behaviors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition to the use of nonprescription psychoactive drugs (5) , the consumption of tobacco (10) , illicit drugs (11) and alcohol (12) , especially in binge drinking (BD) (13) among undergraduate students is reported recurrent in the literature. According to data from the First Brazilian National Survey on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use (Levantamento Nacional sobre Uso de Álcool, Tabaco e Outras Drogas), more than 18,000 undergraduate students made use of these substances at some point in their lives (14) .…”

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Nursing students: medication use, psychoactive substances and health conditions

Sousa

Souza²,

Souza

et al. 2020

Rev. Bras. Enferm.

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Objective: to assess the use of nonprescription psychoactive medications and their associations with psychoactive substance use and health aspects among nursing students. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 182 students at a nursing school in the city of Vale do Ribeira, Brazil. Sociodemographic information, screening for alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, information on physical and mental health and physical activity practices were assessed. Results: more than half of the students (79.2%) used psychoactive drugs without prescription, with a predominance of monthly consumption. Consumption of these drugs was found to be associated with alcohol use, binge drinking, smoking and illicit drug use. Conclusion: the findings have implications for the implementation of health promotion strategies among nursing students, in view of lifestyle changes.

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“…Although this bias can occur in both groups, it is not possible to identify if it occurs with greater intensity in any one in particular. In addition, the generalization of the results is limited due to the underrepresentation of male students, as there is evidence that men have a higher frequency and quantity of use of addictive substances (31)(32) and their attitudes related to substances such information can contribute to the development of a more critical view of its benefits and a greater perception of risk (25)(26). In this sense, throughout the course, information is provided on the epidemiology of addiction, as well as the characteristics of vulnerable groups and the consequences of the abuse of different addictive substances.…”

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confidence: 99%

Nursing Course on Drug Addiction and its Effects on Beliefs and Intentions: A Quasi-experimental Study

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Objective: To determine the impact of a course aimed at the care of persons with drug dependence on the beliefs and intentions of drug use among bachelor nursing students. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental study conducted with a non-equivalent comparison group composed of 210 Mexican students of both sexes. Two Likert-type instruments were used to measure the beliefs and intentions of drug use, before and after a semester-long course. Results: At the end of the study, a significant interaction was found (F = 3.56, p = 0.050, η2p = 0.025), which suggests a greater decrease in beliefs in favor of drug use among students who took the course on drug addiction. Regarding drug use intentions, a general decrease was observed in the entire sample (F = 10.13, p = 0.002, η2p = 0.059). Conclusions: Courses on the care of drug addiction can have beneficial effects on nursing students by modifying beliefs and intentions to carry out unhealthy behaviors such as the use of substances. These results demand to verify if the effects remain beyond the completion of university education.

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Past Year Substance Use by Student Nurses

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Individualized approach to primary prevention of substance use disorder: age-related risks

Individualized approach to primary prevention of substance use disorder: age-related risks

Nursing students: medication use, psychoactive substances and health conditions

Nursing Course on Drug Addiction and its Effects on Beliefs and Intentions: A Quasi-experimental Study

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