TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring the influence of a mental health training module on the therapeutic optimism of advanced nurse practitioner students in the United Kingdom
AU - Hemingway, Steve
AU - Rogers, Melanie
AU - Elsom, Stephen
PY - 2014/3/1
Y1 - 2014/3/1
N2 - Purpose: To evaluate the influence of a mental health training module on the therapeutic optimism of advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) students in primary care (family practice). Data sources: Three cohorts of ANPs who undertook a Mental Health Problems in Primary Care Module as part of their MSc ANP (primary care) run by the University of Huddersfield completed the Elsom Therapeutic Optimism Scale (ETOS), in a pre- and postformat. The ETOS is a 10-item, self-administered scale, which has been used to evaluate therapeutic optimism previously in mental health professionals. Conclusions and implications for practice: All three cohorts who completed the scale showed an improvement in their therapeutic optimism scores. With stigma having such a detrimental effect for people diagnosed with a mental health problem, ANPs who are more mental health literate facilitated by education and training in turn facilitates them to have the skills and confidence to engage and inspire hope for the person diagnosed with mental health problems.
AB - Purpose: To evaluate the influence of a mental health training module on the therapeutic optimism of advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) students in primary care (family practice). Data sources: Three cohorts of ANPs who undertook a Mental Health Problems in Primary Care Module as part of their MSc ANP (primary care) run by the University of Huddersfield completed the Elsom Therapeutic Optimism Scale (ETOS), in a pre- and postformat. The ETOS is a 10-item, self-administered scale, which has been used to evaluate therapeutic optimism previously in mental health professionals. Conclusions and implications for practice: All three cohorts who completed the scale showed an improvement in their therapeutic optimism scores. With stigma having such a detrimental effect for people diagnosed with a mental health problem, ANPs who are more mental health literate facilitated by education and training in turn facilitates them to have the skills and confidence to engage and inspire hope for the person diagnosed with mental health problems.
KW - Advanced practice nurses
KW - Coaching
KW - Mental health problems
KW - Quantitative analysis
KW - Stigma
KW - Therapeutic optimism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84898641973&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/2327-6924.12028
DO - 10.1002/2327-6924.12028
M3 - Article
C2 - 24170700
AN - SCOPUS:84898641973
VL - 26
SP - 155
EP - 162
JO - Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
JF - Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
SN - 2327-6886
IS - 3
ER -