scholarly journals Factors that affect quality of care among mental health providers: Focusing on job stress and resources.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadaaki Fukui ◽  
Michelle P. Salyers ◽  
Gary Morse ◽  
Angela L. Rollins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers

scholarly journals A Web-Based Program to Empower Patients Who Have Schizophrenia to Discuss Quality of Care With Mental Health Providers

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 1296-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald M. Steinwachs ◽  
Debra L. Roter ◽  
Elizabeth A. Skinner ◽  
Anthony F. Lehman ◽  
Maureen Fahey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Web Based

Psychosocial concerns in a context of prolonged political oppression: Gaza mental health providers’ perceptions

2022 ◽  
pp. 136346152110629
Author(s):  
Marwan Diab ◽  
Guido Veronese ◽  
Yasser Abu Jamei ◽  
Rawia Hamam ◽  
Sally Saleh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Psychosocial Conditions

In this qualitative exploratory study, we investigated the perspectives of mental health providers in Gaza, Palestine, regarding the primary concerns of their clients who are exposed to low-intensity warfare and structural violence. We conducted qualitative interviews with 30 psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and psychiatrists providing services to communities in Gaza. Participants were asked to discuss their clients’ most commonly occurring mental health problems, diagnoses, and psychosocial conditions. Thematic analysis identified one superordinate theme (Impact of the Blockade on Mental Health and Quality of Life) and four second-order themes (Concerns about Social Problems, General Concerns about Quality of Life, Concerns about the Mental Health of the Community, and Concerns Related to Children's Mental Health). Participants indicated that the social and political dimensions of mental health and the economic, educational, and health-related consequences of the ongoing blockade of Gaza were the main determinants of psychological burden among their clients. Findings demonstrated the importance of adopting an approach to mental health that includes understanding psychological indicators in a broader framework informed by human rights and social justice. Implications for research and clinical work are discussed, including the role of investments in social capital that may provide individuals with access to resources such as social support, which may in turn promote overall mental health.

Delivering Mental Health Care Virtually During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Evaluation of Provider Experiences in a Scaled Context (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Budhwani ◽  
Jamie Keiko Fujioka ◽  
Cherry Chu ◽  
Hayley Baranek ◽  
Laura Pus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Virtual Care ◽  
Provider Experiences ◽  
Utilization Data ◽  
Provider Experience

BACKGROUND Virtual care delivery within mental health has increased rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding facilitators and challenges to adoption and perceptions of the quality of virtual care when delivered at scale can inform service planning postpandemic. OBJECTIVE We sought to understand consistent facilitators and persistent challenges to adoption of virtual care and perceived impact on quality of care in an initial pilot phase prior to the pandemic and then during scaled use during the pandemic in the mental health department of an ambulatory care hospital. METHODS This study took place at Women’s College Hospital, an academic ambulatory hospital located in Toronto, Canada. We utilized a multimethods approach to collect quantitative data through aggregate utilization data of phone, video, and in-person visits prior to and during COVID-19 lockdown measures and through a provider experience survey administered to mental health providers (n=30). Qualitative data were collected through open-ended questions on provider experience surveys, focus groups (n=4) with mental health providers, and interviews with clinical administrative and implementation hospital staff (n=3). RESULTS Utilization data demonstrated slower uptake of video visits at launch and prior to COVID-19 lockdown measures in Ontario (pre-March 2020) and subsequent increased uptake of phone and video visits during COVID-19 lockdown measures (post-March 2020). Mental health providers and clinic staff highlighted barriers and facilitators to adoption of virtual care at the operational, behavioral, cultural, and system/policy levels such as required changes in workflows and scheduling, increased provider effort, provider and staff acceptance, and billing codes for physician providers. Much of the described provider experiences focused on perceived impact on quality of mental health care delivery, including perceptions on providing appropriate and patient-centered care, virtual care effectiveness, and equitable access to care for patients. CONCLUSIONS Continued efforts to enhance suggested facilitators, reduce persistent challenges, and address provider concerns about care quality based on these findings can enable a hybrid model of patient-centered and appropriate care to emerge in the future, with options for in-person, video, and phone visits being used to meet patient and clinical needs as required.

Mutual Biases Underlying the Problematic Relationship between Older Adults and Mental Health Providers: Any Solution in Sight?

2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Laganà ◽  
Sheri Shanks
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mental Health Provider ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers

As the size and diversity of the older population increases, mental health providers will be called upon to deliver high-quality services to the elderly. However, many of these professionals hold negative attitudes toward the elderly; psychotherapy conducted with older adults by clinicians with such biases could represent a waste of time and energy, as well as money, for these clients. This article reviews studies conducted within the past three decades on the biases held by mental health professionals (primarily psychiatrists and psychologists) toward older patients and vice versa. It also discusses possible solutions to the conflicts within the elderly-mental health provider relationship, based on the contributions made by professionals from various health care disciplines on this topic. Moreover, this article takes into account various ethnicity-related issues that are often at play in the relationship in question, and provides research and clinical recommendations for the enhancement of the quality of this relationship. It is time to find successful and interdisciplinary ways to improve how older adults and mental health professionals deal with one another. These efforts should creatively enhance the quality of the mental health services offered to older patients, in addition to dispelling age-related myths and corresponding obstacles to the utilization of these needed services by older adults.

Development of a Scale to Assess Mental Health Providers' Mindfulness in Session

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Calderon ◽  
Paul E. Hagan ◽  
Jennifer A. Munch ◽  
Crystal Rofkahr ◽  
Sinead Unsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers
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