Perspectives of day and accommodation services for people with enduring mental illness

Bryant, Wendy; Craik, Christine; McKay, Elizabeth

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“…Terms such as day centres, day care, community day treatment centres or mental health centres are used inconsistently in research, but generally denote community mental health services that offer a range of everyday activities, socialization and ongoing support (Bryant, Craik, & McKay, 2005;Elstad, 2014;Yurkovich, Smyer, & Dean, 1999). Day centre seems to be the most commonly used term (Catty, Burns, Comas, & Poole, 2008;Nilsson, Argentzell, Sandlund, Leufstadius, & Eklund, 2011), and such centres are run by the municipal authorities in Sweden.…”

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Social Networks and Social Interaction among People with Psychiatric Disabilities-Comparison of Users of Day Centres and Clubhouses

Hultqvist

Markström

Tjörnstrand

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Objective: The aim of the study was to compare users of community-based mental health day centres (DCs) and clubhouses in Sweden regarding reported social networks and social interaction and the stability of these over time. A further aim was to investigate social network predictors both cross-sectionally and longitudinally.Methods: People regularly attending DCs (n=128) or clubhouses (n=57) completed questionnaires about social network and social interaction (social engagement and social functioning), self-esteem and socio-demographics at baseline and a nine-month follow-up.Results: Perceived social engagement and social functioning did not differ between the groups and remained stable over time. Fewer in the DC reported having a close friend but there was no difference regarding having recently (the past week) seen a friend. When naming "someone with whom you can share your innermost thoughts and feelings", the DC group named more professional contacts, fewer friends and more often "nobody" compared to the clubhouse group. Finally, on both occasions the DC group scored significantly lower on size of the social network compared to the clubhouse users. Self-esteem and having recently seen a friend could predict size of the social network in the cross-sectional perspective. Strong indicators of belonging to the group with a larger social network at follow-up were being a woman, attending a clubhouse programme and having scored high on social network at baseline. Conclusion and Implication for Practice:Having friends and strengthening one's self-esteem may be essential factors for the social network of people with psychiatric disabilities in a short-term perspective. Visiting clubhouses seems advantageous in a longer-term perspective.

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Social Networks and Social Interaction among People with Psychiatric Disabilities-Comparison of Users of Day Centres and Clubhouses

Hultqvist

Markström

Tjörnstrand

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“…This relationship corresponds well to the review by Davidson and Roe (2007), concluding that a satisfying life may contribute to the reduction of symptoms, and also to earlier studies (Bejerholm & Eklund, 2007;Leufstadius & Eklund, 2008) indicating a need to focus on routines and social occupations to lessen psychiatric symptom. Moreover, becoming involved in doing has been argued to prevent relapse and readmission (Bryant, Craik, & McKay, 2005;Inadomi et al, 2005). This suggests that DCs can promote health when individuals are meaningfully engaged.…”

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Factors Influencing Occupational Engagement in Day Centers for People with Psychiatric Disabilities

Tjörnstrand

Bejerholm

Eklund

2014

Community Ment Health J

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“…All of the 290 municipalities in Sweden provide such services, which in most places are run by the local authorities but may also be procured from private actors or user organisations. Although a common practice in Europe (10,11) and many other Western countries, such as the United States (12), Canada (13) and Australia (14), very little is known about the effectiveness of day centres (15). Comparative studies have indicated, however, that people who attend day centres do not seem to be more satisfied with their everyday activities or perceive better health and well--being than are people with mental illness who do not participate in any structured or regular activities (16,17).…”

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

Eklund

Leufstadius

2015

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Aim: To evaluate an intervention aimed at enriching day centres for people with psychiatric disabilities by exploring staff experiences from developing and implementing the intervention.Method: Each staff group developed a tailor--made intervention plan, following a manual, for how to enrich the day centre. They received supervision and support from the research team. The study was based on focus group interviews with a total of thirteen staff members at four day centres. Narrative analysis with a thematic approach was used. A first round resulted in one narrative per centre. These centre--specific narratives were then integrated into a common narrative that covered all the data.Results: A core theme emerged; User involvement permeated the implementation process and created empowerment. It embraced four themes forming a timeline: Mix of excitement, worries and hope, Confirmation and development through dialogue, feedback and guidance, The art of integrating new activities and strategies with the old, and Empowerment engendered future aspirations.Conclusion: The users' involvement and empowerment were central for the staff in accomplishing the desired changes in services, as were their own reflections and learning. A possible factor that may have contributed to the positive outcomes was that those who were central in developing the plan were the same as those who implemented it.

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Perspectives of day and accommodation services for people with enduring mental illness

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Cited by 36 publications

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Social Networks and Social Interaction among People with Psychiatric Disabilities-Comparison of Users of Day Centres and Clubhouses

Social Networks and Social Interaction among People with Psychiatric Disabilities-Comparison of Users of Day Centres and Clubhouses

Factors Influencing Occupational Engagement in Day Centers for People with Psychiatric Disabilities

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

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