Vloga medicinskih sester v preventivnih programih za odkrivanje depresije pri otrocih in mladostnikih : diplomsko delo

Brčina, Antonela (author), Lapanja, Aljoša (mentor), Kvas, Andreja (reviewer)

Depresija je ena od bolj pogostih duševnih motenj, ne samo pri odraslih, njena pojavnost se povečuje tudi med otroki in mladostniki. Preventivni programi pripomorejo staršem in otrokom k prepoznavi simptomov depresije in življenju z njo. Pomembno je, da otroka poučimo o depresiji, saj to pomembno vpliva na preventivo in zdravljenje depresije pri otrocih in mladostnikih. Namen: Namen diplomskega dela je predstaviti depresijo pri otrocih in mladostnikih ter delo medicinskih sester v preventivnih programih in prisotnost le-teh v Sloveniji. Metode dela: V diplomskem delu smo uporabili deskriptivno metodo dela s pregledom strokovne in znanstvene literature, ki smo jo iskali z oddaljenim dostopom do digitalne knjižnice DiKUL in v mednarodnih podatkovnih bazah Medline, CINAHL, ScienceDirect in PubMed. Ob iskanju in pregledu literature smo upoštevali naslednje vključitvene kriterije: depresija pri otrocih in mladostnikih, omejitev letnice objave med letoma 2011 in 2021, izvirni in pregledni znanstveni članki, članki, objavljeni s celotnim besedilom, prosto dostopni članki in jezik objave (slovenščina in angleščina). Izključili smo članke, starejše od deset let, ki govorijo o depresiji pri odraslih in se ne osredotočajo na zastavljeno starostno skupino, ter članke, ki so si podobni po vsebini. Rezultati: Preventivni programi imajo pomembno vlogo pri prepoznavi otrok in mladostnikov, ki so v rizični skupini za pojav depresije, ter pri pomoči otrokom in mladostnikom ter njihovim družinam, v katerih imajo otroci in mladostniki že prisotne simptome depresije. Medicinske sestre so pogosto prve osebe, ki stopijo v stik z otrokom in mladostnikom ter njegovimi starši, zato je pomembno, da znajo vzpostaviti varno, zaupljivo in sproščeno okolje. Pomemben je njihov terapevtski odnos in da poznajo primeren ter razumljiv način prenosa informacij. Zaključek: Pojav depresije pri otrocih in mladostnikih narašča, zato imajo medicinske sestre pomembno vlogo pri preventivi in izobraževanju mladoletnih oseb o tej duševni motnji. S pomočjo preventive lahko zmanjšamo pojavnost depresije med otroki in mladostniki.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: diplomska dela, zdravstvena nega, medicinske sestre, razpoloženjske motnje, duševno zdravje, učenje
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [A. Brčina]
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: 36 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-134746
• UDC: 616-083
• COBISS.SI-ID: 95589123
• Publication date in RUL: 29.01.2022

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Role of nurses in prevention programs of depression in children and adolescents : diploma work

Abstract

Introduction: Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses not only with the adults, but it is becoming more frequent among children and adolescents. Preventive programs help children and their parents in recognizing symptoms of depression, and how to lead the life after diagnosis. It is important that we educate young individuals about depression, because it can have an important impact on prevention and treatment of depression in children and adolescents. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to present depression in children and adolescents, present the work of nurses in prevention programs and existence of them in Slovenia. Methods: In this thesis we will use a descriptive method with a review of professional and scientific literature, which we will find with the help of remote access to the digital library DiKUL, and international databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, and PubMed. When searching and reviewing the literature, we considered the following criteria: depression in children and adolescents, limitation of the publication year between 2011 and 2021, original scientific and review articles published in full version, freely available articles and language of publication (Slovenian and English). We excluded articles older than 10 years that deal with depression in adults and do not focus on set age group, and articles that are similar in content. Results: Prevention programs have an important role in recognizing children and adolescents, which are in risk of developing depressive disorder, and they offer help to children and adolescents and their families, when there are already developed symptoms of depression. Nurses are often the first contact with children and adolescents and with their parents, therefore, it is important that they make a safe, trusting and relaxed environment. It is also important that they know how to give important information’s to families and their children, and that they know how to establish a therapeutic relationship. Discussion and conclusion: Depression is lately on the rise in children’s and adolescents’ lives that is why nurses have an important role in prevention and health education about this mental illness. With help of prevention we can lower the number of children and adolescents with depression in future.

• Keywords: diploma theses, nursing care, nurses, mood disorders, mental health, education