Search Results - "Happell, Brenda"

On exploratory factor analysis: A review of recent evidence, an assessment of current practice, and recommendations for future use by Gaskin, Cadeyrn J., Happell, Brenda

“…Exploratory factor analysis (hereafter, factor analysis) is a complex statistical method that is integral to many fields of research. Using factor analysis…”
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'Things you can't learn from books': Teaching recovery from a lived experience perspective by Byrne, Louise, Happell, Brenda, Welch, Tony, Moxham, Lorna Jane

“…Mental health policy in Australia is committed to the development of recovery‐focused services and facilitating consumer participation in all aspects of mental…”
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Promoting recovery-oriented mental health nursing practice through consumer participation in mental health nursing education by Happell, Brenda, Bennetts, Wanda, Tohotoa, Jenny, Wynaden, Dianne, Platania-Phung, Chris

“…: Developing recovery-oriented services, and ensuring genuine consumer participation in all aspects of services are central components of contemporary…”
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Health behaviour interventions to improve physical health in individuals diagnosed with a mental illness: A systematic review by Happell, Brenda, Davies, Cally, Scott, David

“…ABSTRACT Individuals diagnosed with mental illness experience high rates of morbidity and mortality as a result of poor physical health and unhealthy lifestyle…”
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The importance of clinical experience for mental health nursing - Part 1: Undergraduate nursing students' attitudes, preparedness and satisfaction by Happell, Brenda

“…Government inquiries and workforce data continue to draw attention to the current and impending crisis in mental health nursing. While undergraduate nursing…”
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There's a person behind the diagnosis! consumers as experts by experience in mental health nursing education by Happell, Brenda, Waks, Shitra

“…The nursing profession proudly claims the provision of holistic and person-centred care as distinguishing characteristics of its discipline base and unique…”
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Nursing home employment for nursing students: valuable experience or a harsh deterrent? by Happell, Brenda

“…Aim of the study.  The primary aim of the study was to examine the attitudes of undergraduate nursing students at the both the beginning and end of their…”
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Should we or shouldn't we? Mental health nurses' views on physical health care of mental health consumers by Happell, Brenda, Scott, David, Platania-Phung, Chris, Nankivell, Janette

“…ABSTRACT People diagnosed with a mental illness experience poorer physical health than the general population. Nurses have been identified for their potential…”
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Nurses' attitudes to the use of seclusion: A review of the literature by Happell, Brenda, Harrow, Alison

“…ABSTRACT Seclusion is now widely recognized as a coercive strategy with negative consequences for the consumers and staff involved. Nevertheless, this…”
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Associations between occupational indicators and total, work-based and leisure-time sitting: a cross-sectional study by Vandelanotte, Corneel, Duncan, Mitch J, Short, Camille, Rockloff, Matthew, Ronan, Kevin, Happell, Brenda, Di Milia, Lee

“…A better understanding of how occupational indicators (e.g. job type, doing shift-work, hours worked, physical demand) influence sitting time will aid in the…”
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Determining the effectiveness of mental health services from a consumer perspective: Part 1: Enhancing recovery by Happell, Brenda

“…The routine use of standardized instruments to measure consumer outcomes is now part of mental health policy throughout Australia. However, it has been broadly…”
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Talking or avoiding? Mental health nurses' views about discussing sexual health with consumers by Quinn, Chris, Happell, Brenda, Browne, Graeme

“…ABSTRACT Mental health consumers are sexual beings; however, their sexual desire, capacity, and ability to maintain previous sexual patterns can be altered by…”
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The importance of clinical experience for mental health nursing - Part 2: Relationships between undergraduate nursing students' attitudes, preparedness, and satisfaction by Happell, Brenda

“…Clinical experience is consistently emphasized in research findings as the primary influence in encouraging more positive attitudes to mental health nursing…”
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Determining the effectiveness of mental health services from a consumer perspective: Part 2: Barriers to recovery and principles for evaluation by Happell, Brenda

“…The routine use of standardized outcome measures has been introduced to assess the effectiveness of mental health service delivery throughout Australia. The…”
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Talking about sex as part of our role: Making and sustaining practice change by Quinn, Chris, Happell, Brenda, Welch, Anthony

“…Sexual issues are common for consumers of mental health services and have many adverse consequences for quality of life as well as impacting negatively on the…”
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An Exercise Prescription Primer for People with Depression by Stanton, Robert, Happell, Brenda M.

“…A substantial body of evidence supports the value of exercise in the treatment of people with depression. The guidelines for exercise prescription, however,…”
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Appreciating history: The Australian experience of direct-entry mental health nursing education in universities by Happell, Brenda

“…ABSTRACT More than two decades since the introduction of comprehensive nursing education in Australia, the controversy regarding the type of undergraduate…”
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When the client becomes the teacher by Bocking, Julia, Happell, Brenda

“…We all know how much we learn from the people we work with. We learn so much that can't be taught through textbooks or classroom teaching. Most often that kind…”
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Psychiatry, mental health nurses, and invisible power: Exploring a perturbed relationship within contemporary mental health care by Cutcliffe, John, Happell, Brenda

“…ABSTRACT Interpersonal relationships, although considered to be the cornerstone of therapeutic engagement, are replete with issues of power; yet, the concept…”
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Increased prevalence of chronic physical health disorders in Australians with diagnosed mental illness by Scott, David, Burke, Karena, Williams, Susan, Happell, Brenda, Canoy, Doreen, Ronan, Kevin

“…To compare chronic physical health disorder prevalence amongst Australian adults with and without mental illness. Total n=1,716 participants (58% female) with…”
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