Care at Doorsteps for Persons with Severe Mental Illnesses as a Part of District Mental Health Program (DMHP): A Qualitative Needs Assessment and Psychosocial Framework
| Autor: | Sreepriya Menon, Jagadisha Thirthalli, C. Naveen Kumar, Aarti Jagannathan, Rajani Parthasarathy, A M Adarsha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health (social science)
Mental health program Mental Disorders Home care service Socio demographics Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health India Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health 030227 psychiatry Mental health service 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Needs assessment medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology Psychosocial Needs Assessment Qualitative Research |
| Zdroj: | Community Mental Health Journal. 58:145-153 |
| ISSN: | 1573-2789 0010-3853 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10597-021-00803-y |
| Popis: | Care at Doorstep (CAD) is a home care service that includes medical and social care by skilled professionals. The purpose of this paper is to explore the need for CAD among users of the district mental health programme (DMHP) in Ramanagaram, Karnataka, India who have severe mental illness. The design of this study was descriptive where a qualitative inductive methodology was adopted. Data was collected from interviews of 20 caregivers and 7 mental health service providers linked to the DMHP. Socio demographic information was collected from participants and a semi-structured interview guides were used to explore needs and challenges in delivering care at home by the professionals. The themes that emerged from the manually transcribed and coded data were categorized as needs and challenges and used for developing a CAD model. |
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