COVID-19 and Psychosocial Support Services: Experiences of People Living with Enduring Mental Health Conditions
| Autor: | Anne Honey, Jennifer Smith-Merry, Nicola Hancock, Shifra Waks, Monique Hines, Debra Hamilton, Helen Glover |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health (social science)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Service delivery framework National service Applied psychology 03 medical and health sciences Lived experience perspectives 0302 clinical medicine Secondary analysis Pandemic Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Original Paper SARS-CoV-2 Mental Disorders Psychosocial Support Systems Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Physical health Psychosocial support Mental health 030227 psychiatry Coronavirus Psychosocial support program Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health Psychology Community mental health support |
| Zdroj: | Community Mental Health Journal |
| ISSN: | 1573-2789 0010-3853 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10597-021-00871-0 |
| Popis: | This paper uses secondary analysis to understand how COVID-19 shaped people’s experiences with psychosocial support services in Australia. Data are drawn from questionnaires (n = 66) and semi-structured interviews (n = 62), conducted for a national service evaluation, with 121 people living with enduring mental health conditions and using psychosocial support services. Data relating to COVID-19 were inductively coded and analysed using constant comparative analysis. Most people’s experiences included tele-support. While some people described minimal disruption to their support, many reported reduced engagement. People’s wellbeing and engagement were influenced by: their location, living situation and pre-COVID lifestyles; physical health conditions; access to, comfort with, and support worker facilitation of technology; pre-COVID relationships with support workers; and communication from the organisation. The findings can help services prepare for future pandemics, adjust their services for a ‘COVID-normal’ world, and consider how learnings from COVID-19 could be incorporated into a flexible suite of service delivery options. |
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