Supporting Post-secondary Youth Mental Health Through Inclusive Practices Attuned to Culture

Srivastava, Rani; Srivastava, Raman

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-26437-6_13

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“…Research suggests that men are less likely to engage in help-seeking behaviours for mental health support compared to women (Dunley & Papadopoulos, 2019). Future research should take a variety of intrapersonal characteristics into account that are known to impact help-seeking (e.g., age, sex, gender, and ethnicity) to better engage men and other underrepresented groups in campus PA and mental health supportive programs (Srivastava & Srivastava, 2019). Fourth, social desirability bias and measurement error may limit interpretation of study findings due to the use of self-report measures of PA, mental health, occupational performance, and performance satisfaction.…”

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Occupational Outcomes of a Physical Activity Intervention for Post-Secondary Student Mental Health

Nesbitt¹,

Collins²,

Nalder³

et al. 2021

Can J Occup Ther

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Background. Physical activity (PA) is a therapeutic approach to address post-secondary student mental health, yet the effect of PA on occupational outcomes has been understudied among students. Purpose. This study (1) identified and described occupational performance issues (OPIs) among post-secondary students seeking mental health support and (2) assessed pre- and post-intervention differences in occupational performance and performance satisfaction. Method. Using a single group pre-test post-test pilot study design, participants ( N = 20) completed a 6-week, 1-hour PA intervention. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was administered pre- and post-intervention. Findings. The most commonly reported OPIs included academics, PA, and sleep hygiene. There were significant improvements in participants’ occupational performance (mean change: 2.7, p < .001; dz = 2.28) and performance satisfaction (mean change: 3.7, p < .001; dz = 3.04). Implications. Results provide an initial demonstration of the benefits of PA for occupational outcomes within a post-secondary mental health context.

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confidence: 99%

Occupational Outcomes of a Physical Activity Intervention for Post-Secondary Student Mental Health

Nesbitt¹,

Collins²,

Nalder³

et al. 2021

Can J Occup Ther

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“…All healthcare professionals included in our study worked in care settings where SRA was regularly conducted including primary, emergency care, and mental health care (inpatient, outpatient and emergency, and community) 32 . The workplace or setting (e.g., ED versus mental health) could have an impact on the comprehensiveness of assessment 33 …”

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Exploring Uniformity of Clinical Judgment: A Vignette Approach to Understanding Healthcare Professionals’ Suicide Risk Assessment Practices

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Objectives: Suicide risk assessment often requires health professionals to consider a complex interplay of multiple factors, with a significant reliance on judgment, which can be influenced by factors such as education and experience. Our study aimed at assessing the uniformity of decision making around suicide risk within healthcare professionals. Methods:We used a factorial survey approach to gather information on healthcare professionals' demographics, clinical experience, and their decision on 3 vignettes of patients with suicidal ideation. We used Kruskal-Wallis tests for determining if there were significant differences between groups for continuous variables and Spearman rank correlation for measuring the association between continuous variables. Content analysis was used for analyzing free-text comments.Results: Responses were gathered from 79 healthcare professionals (nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians) who worked in primary care, mental health, or emergency department settings. Median suicide risk rates across all respondents were 90%, 50%, and 53% for vignettes 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Confidence in healthcare professionals' decisions was significantly associated with the clinical designation and personal risk profile of the healthcare professional in certain vignettes, with nurses and those willing to take more risks having a higher confidence in their decisions for vignettes 1 and 3, respectively. Treatment decision was significantly associated with mental health experience (i.e., those with lengthier mental health experiences were less likely to choose "admit to psychiatry ward" for vignette 2), clinical designation (i.e., nurses were more likely to "admit to psychiatry ward" for vignette 1), and practice setting. It should be noted that these associations were not consistent across all 3 vignettes, and results for each association were only specific to 1 of the 3 vignettes.Discussion: Findings compare decision-making practices for suicide risk assessment across several types of healthcare professions over a range of practice settings, with the high-risk vignette showing the least variability. Insights from this study are relevant when building clinical decision support systems for suicide risk assessment. Designers should think about incorporating tailored messaging and alerts to health professionals' mental health experience and/or designation.Conclusions: Within our Canadian sample, there was considerable variability among healthcare professionals assessing the risk of suicide, with important implications for tailoring education and decision support.

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Supporting Post-secondary Youth Mental Health Through Inclusive Practices Attuned to Culture

Cited by 2 publications

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Occupational Outcomes of a Physical Activity Intervention for Post-Secondary Student Mental Health

Occupational Outcomes of a Physical Activity Intervention for Post-Secondary Student Mental Health

Exploring Uniformity of Clinical Judgment: A Vignette Approach to Understanding Healthcare Professionals’ Suicide Risk Assessment Practices

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