scholarly journals To what extent is patient-rated quality of life associated with continuity of care, therapeutic relationships and unmet need for services? A study of outpatient mental health service users in Norway

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Ådnanes ◽  
Jorun Rugkåsa ◽  
Solveig Osborg Ose ◽  
Jorid Kalseth ◽  
Stephen Puntis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Outpatient Mental Health ◽  
Outpatient Mental Health Service

scholarly journals Mental health clothing bank - adDressing the issue

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (S1) ◽  
pp. S226-S226
Author(s):  
Louisa Ward
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Community Impact ◽  
Outpatient Mental Health ◽  
Outpatient Mental Health Service ◽  
The Future

AimsWe often have patients who are admitted to the ward wearing only the clothes they came in. These patients have no way of going to get more clothes due to being detained, poverty/ homelessness or covid restrictions. Many do not have friends or family who can bring them clothes. As such they might wear one set of clothes for a number of weeks which is bad for their physical and mental health. We are creating a clothes bank to provide a change of clothes for these patients, and help their recovery back into the community. Many have clothes that are inappropriate for the current weather, or do not have a set of smart enough clothes for a job interview. We feel that this simple intervention will have a big community impact.MethodWe have obtained support from a number of charities and companies to supply donations. The project will be led by a team of staff and patients.ResultWe will review the usage of this scheme in 6 months timeConclusionWe hope this intervention will tackle the issue of clothing on mental health wards. In the future we wish to expand this to outpatient mental health service users. We would then like to expand this project countrywide as are unaware of any other areas providing something similar.

scholarly journals Self-reported health-related quality of life of mental health service users with serious mental illness in New Zealand

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Wheeler ◽  
Brian McKenna ◽  
Dominic Madell ◽  
Jeff Harrison ◽  
Kate Prebble ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

INTRODUCTION: Although people with serious mental illness (SMI) have a high prevalence of physical illness, health-related quality of life (HQoL) has not been sufficiently explored. AIM: To explore the self-reported HQoL of mental health service users in New Zealand. METHODS: Responses on the Medical Outcomes Study 36 Item Short Form (SF-36) measure of HQoL from 404 adult mental health service users in a metropolitan district health board area in New Zealand were analysed and compared to a representative sample of the general population. RESULTS: Mental health service users scored significantly lower on all eight domains of the SF-36 than the general population, the largest difference being in the role limitation — emotional domain. DISCUSSION: Being female, younger than 25, obese or overweight, or of New Zealand European/Other ethnicity were associated with poorer functioning on multiple HQoL domains. Future studies should seek to understand the factors contributing to perceptions of HQoL of mental health service users in New Zealand. KEYWORDS: Mental illness; mental health; New Zealand; quality of life; self report

Moving Towards Wellness: Physical activity practices, perspectives, and preferences of users of outpatient mental health service

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 63-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Janney ◽  
Kathryn Fant Brzoznowski ◽  
Caroline R. Richardson ◽  
Richard R. Dopp ◽  
Michelle L. Segar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Outpatient Mental Health ◽  
Outpatient Mental Health Service

scholarly journals Continuity of care as experienced by mental health service users - a qualitative study

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Biringer ◽  
Miriam Hartveit ◽  
Bengt Sundfør ◽  
Torleif Ruud ◽  
Marit Borg
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Service Users
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