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Covid-19 Restrictive Measures: A Theoretical Exploration of Defiant Attitudes
1Department of Mental Health, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
|March 19, 2021
Summary
Defiant attitudes to COVID-19 restrictions persist despite health guidance. Understanding these behaviors, linked to perceived helplessness, is key for effective interventions by psychiatric nurses.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
- Psychiatric Nursing
Background:
- COVID-19 pandemic necessitated restrictive public health measures.
- Despite enforcement, defiance to health mandates remains a significant challenge.
- Understanding the psychological underpinnings of non-adherence is crucial for pandemic control.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore defiant attitudes towards COVID-19 restrictions.
- To analyze these attitudes through the lens of Health Behaviour Theories.
- To identify strategies for psychiatric nurses to address non-compliant behaviors.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative exploration of defiant attitudes.
- Application of Health Behaviour Theories to understand non-adherence.
- Discussion of psychiatric nursing interventions.
Main Results:
- Defiance may stem from underappreciation of consequences and feelings of helplessness.
- Health Behaviour Theories offer frameworks for understanding resistance.
- Psychiatric nurses possess unique skills to address these issues.
Conclusions:
- Addressing feelings of helplessness and perceived consequences is vital.
- Psychiatric nursing interventions can mitigate defiant health behaviors.
- Targeted strategies are needed to improve adherence to public health measures.
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