Which Tools Shall You Use?

As part of continuing your work on your evidence-based project proposal, identify between two and five peer-reviewed tools that have been validated and found reliable to measure change for your EBP proposal. These tools can include surveys or questionnaires that have been used in the literature to evaluate similar evidence-based practice projects. Many tools may be available to you depending on your topic. This assignment involves you searching the databases to learn about how your topic has been evaluated in the past.

Assignment Instructions

After you identify between two and five peer-reviewed tools, in a Word document, describe in 300 to 500 words why you have selected them and how you plan to use them in your proposal. Include the validity and reliability of the tools (which is found in journal articles). Submit the names of the tools along with your 300- to 500-word justification and ensure that you use APA format.

NOTE: Attached, you will find a copy of my Evidence-based project proposal (EBP) for you as a reference for this assignment.

My EBP proposal is related to Mental Health. My major is Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. 

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Running Head: ADVANCE NURSING RESEARCH
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ADVANCE NURSING RESEARCH 2

Week #6 Assignment 1: The Details of Your EBP Project.

EBP Project Proposal Draft

Research topic

To assess the role of stigma towards mental health patients in help seeking.

Research problem

Most studies have shown that stigmatization towards mental health patients have been present throughout history and even despite the evolution in modern medicine and advanced treatment. Stigmatization have resulted from the belief that those with mental problem are aggressive and dangerous creating a social distance (Szeto et al., 2017). Also, mental health-related stigma has become of major concern as it creates crucial barriers to access treatment and quality care since it not only influences the behaviour of the patients but also the attitude of the providers hence impacting help-seeking. Most studies have identified stigma as a barrier that is of significance to care or help seeking while the extent to which it still remains a barrier have not been reviewed deeply. Therefore, this study will assess the role contributed by stigma in help seeking in depth.

Research purpose

The intention of the research study is to review the association between stigma, mental illness and help seeking in order to assess in depth the role that mental-health stigma contribute in help seeking.

Research objectives

a) To review the background history of mental-health related stigma and mental problem or illness

b) To explore the impacts of stigma

c) To assess an association between the contributing factors of stigma to help seeking

d) To assess the extent in which these factors of stigma contribute to help seeking.

e) To assess the risk factors influencing help seeking with regard to stigma

Research questions

a) What is the association between stigma towards mental health patients and help-seeking?

b) To what degree does stigma constitute a barrier to the search for help among mental health patients?

c) Are there populations that are more deterred from seeking help due to stigma?

Research Hypothesis

Ho: stigma towards mental health patients have a significant role in influencing help seeking

Ha: the extent to which stigma influences help seeking is not significant

Theoretical framework

Stigma has been described as a negative effect of a label and the product of disgrace that makes a person to be apart from others (Henderson et al., 2013). It is built upon distinct constructs prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes (Henderson et al., 2013). For example, believing that those people diagnosed with mental illness is stereotype. Also, agreeing with the fact that those with mental problem are indeed dangerous with a resultant fear or anger is prejudice while discrimination is the total avoidance to those with mental conditions as a result of prejudice and stereotype. Mental problem or illness is a condition that distorts an individual’s capability to relate to others, thinking, mood feeling and also daily functioning (Szeto et al., 2017).

Many studies have reported an existence of negative attitudes with regard to mental health problem and social distance (Henderson et al., 2013). This is because those persons with mental problem are regarded as dangerous, a public nuisance and aggressive. Some of the contributing factors include the media which influences the society’s view, public perception which is influenced by the level of understanding towards mental health problems and the illness itself and also reluctance to seek help which contribute to further stigmatization. Stigma is therefore seen as barrier since it inhibits a person from seeking help hence resulting to a treatment gap and advancement in medical programs meant to reduce cases of medical care (Szeto et al., 2017). Therefore, mental health-related stigma is seen to influence help seeking by creating a general pattern of behavior and attitudes.

References

Henderson, C., Evans-Lacko, S., & Thornicroft, G. (2013). Mental Illness Stigma, Help Seeking, and Public Health Programs. American Journal of Public Health, 103(5), 777-780. doi:10.2105/ajph.2012.301056

Knaak, S., Mantler, E., & Szeto, A. (2017). Mental illness-related stigma in healthcare. Healthcare Management Forum, 30(2), 111-116. doi:10.1177/0840470416679413

Running Head: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECT
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RESEARCH 2

Advance Nursing Research

Mental Health

Mental health is crucial in every stage of life. It is defined as the state of psychological well-being whereby the individual realizes a satisfactory integration instinctual drive acceptable to both oneself and his or her social setting (Ritchie & Roser, 2018). The status of mental health influences physical health, relationships, and most importantly day-to-day life. Mental health problems arise when there is a disruption in mental well-being.

The risk factors to mental health problems are not limited and therefore everyone is entitled to the problem irrespective of gender, economic status, and ethnic group. For example, data shows that in America one out of five individuals experience mental health problems annually, with mental disorders being recognized as the leading cause of disability not only in the United States but also globally (Ritchie & Roser, 2018). Mental health disorders are seen to be complex and of many forms such as anxiety, mood, and schizophrenia, among others.

Data shows that in 2017 about seven hundred and ninety-two million people lived with a mental disorder. Challenges have been identified with data presentation since mental health disorders are under-reported worldwide (Ritchie & Roser, 2018). World health organization data shows that mental health disorders are not only determined by one’s ability to manage their thoughts, behavior and interaction with others but also economic, environmental and social factors. For example, the on-going global financial crisis creates a macroeconomic phenomenon that provides a significant opportunity for mental health consequences with an increased rate of suicide and harmful substance use.

Most research studies have shown that there exist many gaps in relation to mental health problems. The gap ranges from treatment interventions and effective use of the available tools to reduce the issues of mental health. For example, there exists a research gap on the interventions meant to reduce and eradicate stigma which has been recognized as a determinant of mental health problems and this spiked my interest.

Therefore, in order to fill this gap such question as a) What is the association between stigma towards mental health patients and help-seeking? b) To what extent does stigma constitute a barrier to the search for help among mental health patients? And c) Are there populations that are more deterred from seeking help due to stigma? Have to be answered through research to get the intended purpose.

References

Ritchie, H., & Roser, M. (2018, April). Mental Health. Retrieved from https://ourworldindata.org/mental-health

W.H.O. (2020). Mental Health. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/mental_health/en/