Self-management in mental health: a qualitative study of service-users’ perceptions

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-39
Author(s):  
Elaine Jane Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Service Users

An evaluation of peer-led self-management training for people with severe psychiatric diagnoses

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Cyhlarova ◽  
David Crepaz-Keay ◽  
Rachel Reeves ◽  
Kirsten Morgan ◽  
Valentina Iemmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Health Promoting

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish the effectiveness of self-management training as an intervention for people using secondary mental health services. Design/methodology/approach – A self-management and peer support intervention was developed and delivered by secondary mental health service users to 262 people with psychiatric diagnoses living in the community. Data on wellbeing and health-promoting behaviour were collected at three time points (baseline, six, and 12 months). Findings – Participants reported significant improvements in wellbeing and health-promoting lifestyle six and 12 months after self-management training. Peer-led self-management shows potential to improve long-term health outcomes for people with psychiatric diagnoses. Research limitations/implications – Due to the lack of a control group, the positive changes cannot definitively be attributed to the intervention. Other limitations were reliance on self-report measures, and the varying numbers of completers at three time points. These issues will be addressed in future studies. Practical implications – The evaluation demonstrated the effectiveness of self-management training for people with psychiatric diagnoses, suggesting self-management training may bring significant wellbeing gains for this group. Social implications – This study represents a first step in the implementation of self-management approaches into mental health services. It demonstrates the feasibility of people with psychiatric diagnoses developing and delivering an effective intervention that complements existing services. Originality/value – This is the first study to investigate the effectiveness of a self-management training programme developed and delivered by mental health service users in the UK.

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

scholarly journals Acute Day Units for mental health crises: A qualitative study of service user and staff views and experiences

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Morant ◽  
Michael Davidson ◽  
Jane Wackett ◽  
Danielle Lamb ◽  
Vanessa Pinfold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Mental Health Crisis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Short Term Treatment ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Care Systems

AbstractBackgroundAcute Day Units (ADUs) provide intensive, non-residential, short-term treatment for adults in mental health crisis. They currently exist in approximately 30% of health localities in England, but there is little research into their functioning or effectiveness, and how this form of crisis care is experienced by service users. This qualitative study explores the views and experiences of stakeholders who use and work in ADUs.MethodsWe conducted 36 semi-structured interviews with service users, staff and carers at four ADUs in England. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsBoth service users and staff provided generally positive accounts of using or working in ADUs. Valued features were structured programmes that provide routine, meaningful group activities, and opportunities for peer contact and emotional, practical and peer support, within a ‘safe’ environment. Aspects of ADU care were often described as enabling personal and social connections that contribute to shifting from crisis to recovery. ADUs were compared favourably to other forms of home- and hospital-based acute care, particularly in providing more therapeutic input and social contact. Some service users and staff thought ADU lengths of stay should be extended slightly, and staff described some ADUs being under-utilised or poorly-understood by referrers in local acute care systems.ConclusionsMulti-site qualitative data suggests that ADUs provide a distinctive and valued contribution to acute care systems, and can avoid known problems associated with other forms of acute care, such as low user satisfaction, stressful ward environments, and little therapeutic input or positive peer contact. Findings suggest there may be grounds for recommending further development and more widespread implementation of ADUs to increase choice within local acute care systems.

Keeping well in a COVID-19 crisis: a qualitative study formulating the perspectives of mental health service users and carers

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Sara K. Simblett ◽  
Emma Wilson ◽  
Daniel Morris ◽  
Joanne Evans ◽  
Clarissa Odoi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Service Users

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study Exploring Facilitators for Improved Health Behaviors and Health Behavior Programs: Mental Health Service Users’ Perspectives

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candida Graham ◽  
Crystal Rollings ◽  
Sarah de Leeuw ◽  
Lesley Anderson ◽  
Brenda Griffiths ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disorders

Objective.Mental health service users experience high rates of cardiometabolic disorders and have a 20–25% shorter life expectancy than the general population from such disorders. Clinician-led health behavior programs have shown moderate improvements, for mental health service users, in managing aspects of cardiometabolic disorders. This study sought to potentially enhance health initiatives by exploring (1) facilitators that help mental health service users engage in better health behaviors and (2) the types of health programs mental health service users want to develop.Methods.A qualitative study utilizing focus groups was conducted with 37 mental health service users attending a psychosocial rehabilitation center, in Northern British Columbia, Canada.Results.Four major facilitator themes were identified: (1) factors of empowerment, self-value, and personal growth; (2) the need for social support; (3) pragmatic aspects of motivation and planning; and (4) access. Participants believed that engaging with programs of physical activity, nutrition, creativity, and illness support would motivate them to live more healthily.Conclusions and Implications for Practice.Being able to contribute to health behavior programs, feeling valued and able to experience personal growth are vital factors to engage mental health service users in health programs. Clinicians and health care policy makers need to account for these considerations to improve success of health improvement initiatives for this population.

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