Patients’ experiences of Daily Talks: a patient-driven intervention in inpatient mental healthcare

Everyday ordinariness, neglected but important for mental health nurses' therapeutic relationships: An initial exploration for applying Daniel Kahneman's two systems of thinking

“…People receiving A&S care report experiencing ordinary sociable engagement (e.g. self‐disclosure, humour, banter and shared activities) as therapeutic (Jackson & Stevenson, 2000; McAllister, Simpson, Tsianakas, & Roberts, 2021; Molin et al, 2016; Reinius et al, 2023). Thus MHN engagement which is experienced as therapeutic appears synonymous with ‘strangely illusive’ everyday ordinariness, as described by (Felski, 1999).…”

“…Early evaluations of PET have shown that MHN are often unable to overcome organizational and personal barriers to using PET for constructive engagement (McCrae, 2014). Later PET evaluations found that greater structure, including feedback and influence over the sessions by people receiving A&S care, and skilled facilitation achieved better results (McAllister, Simpson, Tsianakas, Canham, et al, 2021; Molin et al, 2020; Reinius et al, 2023; Taylor et al, 2022).…”

“…How MHN engage with people experiencing severe mental ill‐health (subsequently referred to as people) makes an indispensable contribution to how A&S care is perceived and its impact upon their ‘recovery’ (e.g., Cutcliffe et al, 2015; Delaney et al, 2017; Department of Health, 2006; McAllister, Simpson, Tsianakas, & Roberts, 2021; McCrae, 2014; Molin et al, 2016; Reinius et al, 2023; Staniszewska et al, 2019). Friendly (ordinary) informative, calm and caring engagement by MHN is valued by people in the hospital (McAllister, Simpson, Tsianakas, & Roberts, 2021; Molin et al, 2016; Reinius et al, 2023).…”

“…How MHN engage with people experiencing severe mental ill‐health (subsequently referred to as people) makes an indispensable contribution to how A&S care is perceived and its impact upon their ‘recovery’ (e.g., Cutcliffe et al, 2015; Delaney et al, 2017; Department of Health, 2006; McAllister, Simpson, Tsianakas, & Roberts, 2021; McCrae, 2014; Molin et al, 2016; Reinius et al, 2023; Staniszewska et al, 2019). Friendly (ordinary) informative, calm and caring engagement by MHN is valued by people in the hospital (McAllister, Simpson, Tsianakas, & Roberts, 2021; Molin et al, 2016; Reinius et al, 2023). However, too often peoples' experiences of A&S care are of unfriendly, hurried, dismissive engagement from MHNs who focus on giving medications, administration and office work (Farrelly et al, 2014; Hartley et al, 2020; McAllister, Simpson, Tsianakas, & Roberts, 2021; Molin et al, 2016, 2020).…”

“…Despite this lack of quantitative evidence regarding MHN engagement, significant qualitative evidence is available (e.g. McAllister, Simpson, Tsianakas, & Roberts, 2021; Molin et al, 2016, 2020; Reinius et al, 2023). In addition, and perhaps as a consequence of poor conceptual clarity, the range of interventions to improve therapeutic relationships is surprisingly limited and shows limited efficacy (Hartley et al, 2020; Molin et al, 2016).…”