Adding quality to day centre activities for people with psychiatric disabilities: Staff perceptions of an intervention

Eklund, Mona; Leufstadius, Christel

doi:10.3109/11038128.2015.1040452

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“…Integration and involvement of the care team can potentiate the scope of the activity, encourage the application of qigong techniques, and increase patients' involvement and empowerment. Other studies have stressed the importance of staff involvement in activities for people with psychiatric disabilities [ 69 ]. However, the borderline between involvement and intrusion is a fine one.…”

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Group Qigong for Adolescent Inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa: Incentives and Barriers

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BackgroundQigong is a mind-body intervention focusing on interoceptive awareness that appears to be a promising approach in anorexia nervosa (AN). In 2008, as part of our multidimensional treatment program for adolescent inpatients with AN, we began a weekly qigong workshop that turned out to be popular among our adolescent patients. Moreover psychiatrists perceived clinical benefits that deserved further exploration.Methods and findingsA qualitative study therefore sought to obtain a deeper understanding of how young patients with severe AN experience qigong and to determine the incentives and barriers to adherence to qigong, to understanding its meaning, and to applying it in other contexts. Data were collected through 16 individual semi-structured face-to-face interviews and analyzed with the interpretative phenomenological analysis method. Eleven themes emerged from the analysis, categorized in 3 superordinate themes describing the incentives and barriers related to the patients themselves (individual dimension), to others (relational dimension), and to the setting (organizational dimension). Individual dimensions associated with AN (such as excessive exercise and mind-body cleavage) may curb adherence, whereas relational and organizational dimensions appear to provide incentives to join the activity in the first place but may also limit its post-discharge continuation. Once barriers are overcome, patients reported positive effects: satisfaction associated with relaxation and with the experience of mind-body integration.ConclusionsQigong appears to be an interesting therapeutic tool that may potentiate psychotherapy and contribute to the recovery process of patients with AN. Further analysis of the best time window for initiating qigong and of its place in overall management might help to overcome some of the barriers, limit the risks, and maximize its benefits.

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Group Qigong for Adolescent Inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa: Incentives and Barriers

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“…The Culture and Health project entailed a new way of working, which could be a challenge to implement. The professionals have an important role in carrying out the interventions, in motivating and maintaining the clients’ involvement in the interventions (Eklund & Leufstadius ; Lassenius et al . ), and in implementation of new ways of working (Eklund & Leufstadius ; Grol & Grimshaw ).…”

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“…The professionals have an important role in carrying out the interventions, in motivating and maintaining the clients’ involvement in the interventions (Eklund & Leufstadius ; Lassenius et al . ), and in implementation of new ways of working (Eklund & Leufstadius ; Grol & Grimshaw ). Consequently, the professionals’ views are central and the aim of this study was thus to investigate their expectations and experiences of the project Culture and Health.…”

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New way of working: Professionals’ expectations and experiences of the Culture and Health Project for clients with psychiatric disabilities: A focus group study

Wästberg

Sandström

Gunnarsson

2017

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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There is a need for various types of interventions when meeting needs of clients with psychiatric disabilities and complementary interventions may also influence their well-being. The Culture and Health project, based on complementary interventions with 270 clients, was created in a county in Sweden for clients with psychiatric disabilities and for professionals to carry out the interventions. The aim of this study was to investigate the professionals' expectations regarding the project and their clients' possibilities for participating, and to investigate the professionals' experiences of the project after its completion. Focus group data with a total of 30 professionals participating were collected. A qualitative content analysis revealed four categories of the professionals' expectations before entering the project: "Clients' own possibilities and limitations for their development and independence", "Professionals' possibilities for supporting the clients", "Societal prerequisites", and "Expectations of a new way of working". Furthermore, the analysis regarding professionals' experiences after working with the project revealed three categories: "Adopting the challenges", "Having ways of working that function -prerequisites and possibilities", and "Meeting the future -an ambition to continue". Conclusion: Working in the Culture and Health project together with the clients in group-based activities was perceived as beneficial, although challenges arose. When implementing cultural activities, support from stakeholder organisations is needed.

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Occupational Therapy Interventions in Mental Health: A Literature Review in Search of Evidence

Kirsh

Martin

Hultqvist

et al. 2019

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health

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Adding quality to day centre activities for people with psychiatric disabilities: Staff perceptions of an intervention

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Group Qigong for Adolescent Inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa: Incentives and Barriers

Group Qigong for Adolescent Inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa: Incentives and Barriers

New way of working: Professionals’ expectations and experiences of the Culture and Health Project for clients with psychiatric disabilities: A focus group study

Occupational Therapy Interventions in Mental Health: A Literature Review in Search of Evidence

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