Meeting the needs of families and carers on acute psychiatric wards: a nurse‐led service

Radcliffe, Jonathan; Adeshokan, Eunice; Thompson, Paul; Bakowski, A. J.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2850.2012.01932.x

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“…Short therapeutic conversation intervention from nurses provides family members with a feeling of being supported both emotionally and cognitively (Sveinbjarnardottir et al, 2013). Other simple measures such as building a working alliance with families/carers also promote two-way exchange of information (Radcliffe et al, 2012). Participants in our study expressed a need for more education; there is also considerable evidence for offering family intervention in the order of education, training, consultation and information (Froggatt et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 92%

Family carers: lived experience of caring for relatives with an SMI

Cleary

Walsh

Dowling

2014

British Journal of Mental Health Nursing

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1 Cleary A, Walsh F, Dowling M (2014) 'Family carers lived experience of having a relative with an ongoing mental illness'. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 3 (4):18-23. Key Points: The family caregivers of relatives with an ongoing mental illness face many challenges. When their relative first becomes ill, family caregivers often lack an understanding of mental illness and need sufficient information from staff. (Clarify) Family carers can feel excluded by health care professionals who decline to share information with them when maintaining patient confidentiality. Support groups play an important role in helping family carers cope, especially in the early phase of their relative's illness. AbstractThis study explored family caregivers' lived experience of caring for a relative with an ongoing mental illness. An interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA) was adopted.Participants (n=8) were self selecting and members of SHINE (a voluntary Irish organisation supporting persons with mental illness and their families). Three super-ordinate themes were interpreted from the interview data. The first theme 'nobody told me this was the way it is' represents participants' experiences of not understanding what was happening to their relative and what they should do when their relative was first diagnosed. The second theme, 'feeling excluded', represents the participants' sense of exclusion. For some, the reason for this exclusion was because of the confidentiality embedded in the Mental Health Act. The final theme, 'you don't feel judged' represents the importance of the support group to participants, especially at the beginning when their relative was first diagnosed. The study findings illustrate the importance of education for relatives, and the important contribution support groups play in providing support and education.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Family carers: lived experience of caring for relatives with an SMI

Cleary

Walsh

Dowling

2014

British Journal of Mental Health Nursing

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“…A cohesive and supportive team approach enhances the capacity of nurses to establish and continue a therapeutic alliance (Pulido et al, 2008;Radcliffe et al, 2012;Surtees, 2007;Thurston, 2003;van Meijel et al, 2009). Effective communication and collaboration within a care team enhances the delivery and process of care, which enables nurses to better effect therapeutic alliances (Hostick & McClelland, 2002;Pulido et al, 2008;Thurston, 2003;van Meijel et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Effective communication and collaboration within a care team enhances the delivery and process of care, which enables nurses to better effect therapeutic alliances (Hostick & McClelland, 2002;Pulido et al, 2008;Thurston, 2003;van Meijel et al, 2009). A supportive and collaborative organisational culture, where clinical leadership and clinical supervision are available, is also invaluable (Radcliffe et al, 2012;Thurston, 2003).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…This collaborative process requires that the power and influence that a nurse maintains in a relationship is carefully directed to facilitate the consumer leading their own recovery (Shattell et al, 2007;Spiers & Wood, 2010). Empowerment also involves the mobilisation of resources and inner strengths of the consumer, such as interventions which involve the consumer's family or the provision of other services, such as psychoeducation and skills training (Callery & Milnes, 2012;Doherty, 2010;Dubyna & Quinn, 1996;Radcliffe, Adeshokan, Thompson, & Bakowski, 2012;Sturis, 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Therapeutic Alliance in Mental Health Nursing: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis

Zugai

Stein‐Parbury

Roche

2015

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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The concept of therapeutic alliance is relevant in contemporary mental health care, as the consumer-led recovery movement promotes the development of collaborative relationships, and is focussed on the consumer's individual concept of wellbeing. An evolutionary concept analysis was undertaken to establish a contemporary interpretation of therapeutic alliance for mental health nursing. The CINAHL, Scopus and PsycINFO databases were searched for articles (n = 322), with 52 deemed appropriate for analysis. Therapeutic alliance is characterised by mutual partnerships between nurses and consumers, and is dependent on a humanistic healthcare culture. Therapeutic alliance is associated with enhanced consumer outcomes and experiences with care.

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“…Family members have also experienced a lack of support for patients provided by the nurses (Al‐Sagarat et al., ). To manage the family burden in taking care of patients with mental health problems, families and caregivers value emotional support, and improved communication, help, and advice received from staff members on acute psychiatric wards (Radcliffe, Adeshokan, Thompson, & Bakowski, ).…”

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