Older people and their care partners’ experiences of living with mental health needs: a focus on collaboration and cooperation

McCormack, Brendan; Skatvedt, Astrid

doi:10.1111/jocn.13381

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“…Several studies highlighted that stigma and ageism were determinants of the usage of mental health support in older people with FMI (Byers et al, ; McCormack & Skatvedt, ; Muir‐Cochrane et al, ; Palinkas et al, ). Byers et al's () study revealed that some older people with FMI reported being embarrassed to discuss their mental health needs and therefore did not access mental health services.…”

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The experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, their carers and healthcare professionals in relation to mental health service delivery: An integrative review

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Kennedy

Bain

et al. 2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives To analyse the experiences of older people with a diagnosed functional mental illness and their carers in relation to mental health service delivery and analyse the experiences of health and social care professionals who care for and treat older people who have a diagnosed functional mental illness. Background The prevalence of functional mental illness in older adults is notable but to date has received less research attention than dementia. Older adults with functional mental illness have life expectancy of up to 20 years less than the rest of the population. Therefore, the experiences of older adults with functional mental illness, their carers and healthcare professionals, in relation to mental health services, need further exploration. Design Integrative literature review. Methods A five‐stage process was informed by Whittemore and Knafl. MeSH was used. Keyword searches of MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, EMBASE and AMED were conducted between January 2000–October 2017. Titles were screened, and data were extracted manually and analysed using narrative synthesis. The PRISMA checklist was used. Results A total of 342 articles were deemed potentially relevant to this review. Once inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, 28 articles were included. The literature presented an overarching theme “determinants influencing older people with functional mental illness use of services.” The overarching theme is supported by two main themes: inevitable consequences of ageing and variations of the availability of healthcare services for older people with functional mental illness. Conclusion Several determinants influence use of services by older people with functional mental illness. Older people with functional mental illness often perceived they did not have a mental health need. Within the literature, there was little acknowledgement of the experiences of older people with functional mental illness regarding their support needs. Relevance to clinical practice This integrative review has highlighted that some older people with functional mental illness do not seek mental health support because they believe that functional mental illness is an inevitable consequence of ageing; this is mirrored at times by healthcare professionals and carers. In addition to this finding, different views prevail regarding the impact that ageless and age‐defined mental health service delivery models have on the needs of older people with functional mental illness. Further research is required to understand these findings.

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The experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, their carers and healthcare professionals in relation to mental health service delivery: An integrative review

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Kennedy

Bain

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Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Develop processes of engagement, education, information sources and facilitators (McCormack & Skatvedt, )…”

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The third person in the room: The needs of care partners of older people in home care services—A systematic review from a person‐centred perspective

Anker-Hansen

Skovdahl

McCormack

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Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Many factors are positively associated with ageing in place, such as better financial resources, better familiarity with people and better amenities in the community, all of which can provide a sense of belonging (Sabia, ; Wiles, Leibing, Guberman, Revee, & Allen, ). However, earlier studies show that older people with mental health problems who live at home, and their care partners, make up a silent group with few healthcare requirements (McCormack & Skatvedt, ; Skatvedt & Andvig, ), possibly indicating that this care partner group hesitates to ask for help and instead chooses to carry out care tasks themselves.…”

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“…that older people with mental health problems who live at home, and their care partners, make up a silent group with few healthcare requirements (McCormack & Skatvedt, 2016;Skatvedt & Andvig, 2014), possibly indicating that this care partner group hesitates to ask for help and instead chooses to carry out care tasks themselves.…”

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Invisible cornerstones. A hermeneutic study of the experience of care partners of older people with mental health problems in home care services

Anker-Hansen

Skovdahl

McCormack

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Int J Older People Nursing

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Objectives To explore the lived experiences and support needs of the care partners of older people with mental health problems living at home with assistance from home care services. Care partners face significant challenges in their care role and they often feel unsupported. An understanding of their experiences may help improve home care to support their needs. Method An exploratory qualitative approach was used. The study is based on the SRQR and COREQ reporting guidelines. In‐depth interviews were conducted with six Norwegian care partners from two municipalities. Data were collected during 2012–2013 and 2016. The data were analysed using Gadamer's hermeneutics. Results Three themes were identified: “invisible cornerstones,” “dimensions of collaboration” and “unwanted roles.” Conclusion Few or no routines for collaboration exist between care partners and home care, and the care partners seem to have little knowledge of legal rights. They request more information, spare time and the opportunity to remain in their original family role. However, their main focus is for the patient to receive the necessary help from home care. Home care have restricted resources for meeting these needs and share a sense of powerlessness and lack of influence over their own everyday life with the care partners. There is a need for a systematic, person‐centred approach to collaboration. A correlation is necessary between what is communicated at the system level and the means of realising this in practice for home care to meet care partners' needs.

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Older people and their care partners’ experiences of living with mental health needs: a focus on collaboration and cooperation

Abstract: Nurses and care workers need to consider how 'tasks' can be used as a vehicle for creating emotional connections with service users. Service managers and leaders need to consider the implications of discontinuities in care on service user, care partner, nurses and care workers experiences.

Cited by 13 publications

References 31 publications

The experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, their carers and healthcare professionals in relation to mental health service delivery: An integrative review

The experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, their carers and healthcare professionals in relation to mental health service delivery: An integrative review

The third person in the room: The needs of care partners of older people in home care services—A systematic review from a person‐centred perspective

Invisible cornerstones. A hermeneutic study of the experience of care partners of older people with mental health problems in home care services

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