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2024-03-29T01:00:34ZPsychotropic Medication Monitoring Checklists: Use and Utility for Children in Residential Care
http://hdl.handle.net/10106/29079
Psychotropic Medication Monitoring Checklists: Use and Utility for Children in Residential Care
Ninan, Ajit; Stewart, Shannon L.; Theall, Laura; King, Gillian; Evans, Ross; Baiden, Philip; Brown, Al
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Objective:
To develop side effect (SE) monitoring checklists for four categories of psychotropic medications (antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors), to improve residential direct care staff’s confidence and competence in SE monitoring, and to facilitate communication of potential observed SE to medical personnel (e.g., nurse, physician).
Methods:
Seventy-two staff members (three nurses, 69 child/youth workers) from five residential units at a tertiary mental health centre utilized the Psychotropic Medication Monitoring Checklists (PMMC) for eight weeks and completed pre- and post-test measures of staff characteristics and PMMC satisfaction.
Results:
The use of PMMC led to significant changes in direct care staff’s awareness and beliefs associated with medication monitoring. An increase in staff-physician communication with direct care staff was marginally significant. Further investigation into the educational qualities of the PMMC revealed that staff with very little prior formal medication education showed greater change compared to those staff reporting greater formal medication instruction. Staff ratings of the PMMC exceeded mild levels of satisfaction, indicating that the checklists were a well-received and useful tool for monitoring SE in a residential care setting.
Conclusions:
The PMMC are useful as an educational SE monitoring tool for direct care staff in child residential care settings, with potential utility for multiple types of healthcare settings.
[This article is also available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3917668/]
2014-02-01T00:00:00ZFactors influencing condom use among women in Ghana: an HIV/AIDS perspective
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Factors influencing condom use among women in Ghana: an HIV/AIDS perspective
Baiden, Philip; Rajulton, Fernando
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Although in Ghana information on HIV infection and prevention, both in terms of quality and quantity, has increased considerably within the past few years, available literature indicates that behaviour change is yet to correspond with the amount of information and education provided. The objective of this study is to examine factors that influence condom use among women in Ghana in the context of HIV/AIDS prevalence. Data for this study are from the 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys (GDHS) and the study population (N=5 691) was analysed using logistic regression with the Health Belief Model (HBM) as an explanatory tool. The outcome variable for this study is condom use during last sexual intercourse. The HBM identifies perception of HIV/AIDS risks, awareness of its seriousness, knowledge about prevention, and confidence in condom use as predictors of safe sexual activity. Results show that the proportion of women reporting use of condoms remains tremendously low, in both the rural and urban areas. In the urban areas, only 15% of women reported having sex with condom during their last intercourse, whereas in the rural areas the proportion is even lower (10%). However, multivariate analyses based on the HBM components show that speaking with a partner about how to avoid AIDS (Odds Ratio = 1.63) and perceived benefits of using condoms (Odds Ratio = 1.54) are notable factors that predict condom use. Overall, the study points out that with the exception of perceived severity, the HBM can be applied to understand condom use among the study population. It will be important to emphasise all components of the HBM and empower women with condom negotiation skills. [This is a Publisher's Version/PDF of an article published by Taylor & Francis in rnal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, on June 2011, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/17290376.2011.9724985.]
2011-06-01T00:00:00ZExamining the association between prescription opioid misuse and suicidal behaviors among adolescent high school students in the United States
http://hdl.handle.net/10106/27917
Examining the association between prescription opioid misuse and suicidal behaviors among adolescent high school students in the United States
Baiden, Philip; Graaf, Genevieve; Zaami, Mariama; Acolatse, Charles; Adeku, Yvonne
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Although some studies have examined the association between prescription opioid misuse and mental health
outcomes, few studies have examined the effects of prescription opioid misuse on suicidal behaviors among adolescents.
The objective of this study was to examine the association between prescription opioid misuse and suicidal
ideation, suicide plan, and suicide attempt among adolescents. Data for this study came from the 2017
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. A sample of 8830 adolescents aged 14–18 years (50.9% female) were
analyzed using logistic regression with suicidal ideation, suicide plan, and suicide attempt as outcome variables
and prescription opioid misuse as the main explanatory variable. Of the 8830 adolescents, 13.3% ever misused
prescription opioids; 17.7% experienced suicidal ideation, 13.3% made a suicide plan, and 6.5% attempted suicide
during the past 12 months. In the multivariate logistic regression models, adolescent students who misused
prescription opioids were 1.50 times more likely to have experienced suicidal ideation, 1.44 times more likely to
have made a suicide plan, and 1.58 times more likely to have attempted suicide during the past 12 months when
compared to their counterparts who did not misuse prescription opioids. Other significant predictors of suicidal
behaviors include sexual minority, history of sexual assault, traditional bullying and cyberbullying victimization,
feeling sad or hopeless, cigarette smoking, and illicit drug use. The findings of the present study demonstrate the
harmful effects of prescription opioid misuse and its association with suicidal behaviors among adolescents.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZPolice Charging Decisions in Child Maltreatment Investigations: Findings from the 2008 Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect
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Police Charging Decisions in Child Maltreatment Investigations: Findings from the 2008 Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect
Baiden, Philip; Fallon, Barbara; Dunnen, Wendy den; Black, Tara
The objective of this study is to use logistic regression to examine factors that influence charging decisions by the police during child maltreatment investigations. An estimated 4,808 substantiated 10 child maltreatment investigations that involved police were obtained from the 2008 Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect. Of the 4,808 cases examined, police laid charges in about one-third of the cases. Controlling for all other factors, police were 1.6 times more likely to lay charges in 15 physical abuse cases and 2.5 times more likely to lay charges in
sexual abuse cases. Other factors associated with police charging decisions include: older victim, cases with multiple types of maltreatment, cases opened for ongoing services, and cases of the child is living in a house known to have drugs or household 20 hazards. The article discusses the results and their implications for child welfare policy and practice.
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