Who Cares? Service Users' Opinions and Opportunities for Family Involvement in Mental Health Care.

Autor: Cameron SLA; School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia., Laletas S; School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia., Gallo Cordoba B; The Centre for International Research on Education Systems, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., McLean L; School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of mental health nursing [Int J Ment Health Nurs] 2024 Jul 08. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 08.
DOI: 10.1111/inm.13372
Abstrakt: Involving families in mental health care can provide benefits to service users, their families and clinicians. However, family involvement is neither uniform nor routine. Understanding the complexities of this involvement is critical to improving application. This study sought to increase current knowledge about service users' opinions and opportunities for family involvement in mental health care. Data were collected from a total of 10 adult participants through 10 individual semi-structured interviews of approximately 30 min each. Findings are reported in accordance with COREQ and EQUATOR guidelines. Thematic analysis identified several consistent themes: respect for service user opinions of family involvement; opportunities for family involvement; negative and positive service user opinions of family involvement. Our findings support previous appeals for routine family involvement in care but extend this charge with the assertion that as important is a customary discussion with service users to ask their opinions about this involvement. Establishing this dialogue prior to treatment commencement has the potential to alleviate or resolve service user concerns and potentially improve and/or increase how families are engaged.
(© 2024 The Author(s). International Journal of Mental Health Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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