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Putting users in control
- Authors:
- HITCHON Gil, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2006, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The authors, from the charity Together, argue that mental health organisations need to put service users at the heart of everything they do. They argue that recovery, well-being and quality of life, rather than simply the treatment of symptoms, should drive mental health organisations. The article uses a four quadrant/four-views perspective in order to help integrate the key perspectives that influence people's lives.
The relationship between the level of personal empowerment and quality of life among psychosocial clubhouse members and consumer-operated drop-In center participants
- Authors:
- BOYD Suzanne A., BENTLEY Kia J.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 4(2), 2005, pp.67-93.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This cross-sectional, correlational study examined the relationship between personal empowerment and quality of life among 151 mental health consumers (77 psychosocial clubhouse members and 74 consumer-operated drop-in center participants). This study also evaluated the group differences between empowerment and quality of life. Data collected from face-to-face interviews indicate a positive relationship between personal empowerment and quality of life, with drop-in center participants reporting slightly higher levels of personal empowerment than clubhouse members. Mixed results were found between the two groups with respect to subjective and objective quality of life measures. The results of this study suggest an important association between the ability to make life choices and a mental health consumer's quality of life, especially when high levels of social contact are a part of everyday life. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
It is possible for people diagnosed with schizophrenia to recover
- Authors:
- VALINEJAD Carol, SMITH Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Groupwork, 18(1), 2008, pp.38-58.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Services that support individuals with a diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness are called upon to deliver services that seek to promote their recovery. The National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE, 2005), have been working towards defining the key features of what a recovery oriented service should look like. This article provides an account of an evaluation of a Recovery Group designed to introduce participants to the recovery paradigm, in an attempt to help enhance their hopefulness about their future. It was hypothesised that when people are hopeful about achieving their goals, then they will become more motivated to pursue meaningful activities. An eight week group was conducted using outcome measures such as the Beck Hopelessness scale (1974), Lancashire Quality of Life scale, Bradburn Affect Scale and Cantill's Life Ladder. Seven mental health service users from a Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit, and Community Team participated in the Recovery group, of whom four service users completed the programme. Despite methodological limitations of this evaluation some improvements were noted for the service users in terms of improved quality of life, a sense of optimism for the future and improved psychological well-being.
Carers' and Users' Expectations of Services-User Version (CUES-U): a new instrument to measure the experience of users of mental health
- Authors:
- LELLIOTT Paul, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 179, July 2001, pp.67-72.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The Department of Health in England intends to evaluate mental health services "against the aspirations and experience of its users". Surveys of service users will be conducted locally as a function of clinical governance and by the new Commission for Health Improvement as it inspects mental health services. Although there are tested instruments for measuring aspects of the experience of service users, including quality of life, needs problems and satisfaction with services none address all or even most of the issues that are important to service users. This report describes the development instrument to enable users of mental health services to rate their experiences across the range of domains that they consider to be important.
Whose service is it anyway?: users' views on co-ordinating community care
- Editors:
- BEEFORTH M., et al
- Publisher:
- Research and Development for Psychiatry
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 39p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Covers issues concerning services for mentally ill people, such as quality of life, user involvement and empowerment, organisation and management, information provision, education and training of professionals and care staff, and joint planning.
Do you see me?: recognising, understanding and caring for people with dementia, depression and delirium
- Author:
- LET'S RESPECT
- Publisher:
- Let's Respect
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 130p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed primarily at staff working in care homes who want to know about the mental health needs of older people in order to improve practice and standards of care, this guide is based on the journey of any person entering the care home world. It is designed to be used as a resource in induction of new staff, in staff supervision sessions, in group discussions and in training. The approach emphasises the importance of knowing the service user, their story and who they are. The guide covers the welcoming environment and aspects of design and layout, life story work and the benefits of life story for carers, health and wellbeing in later life including delirium, dementia and depression, everyday living and quality of life, rights, capacity and decision-making, death, dying and end of life care, and staff health and wellbeing at work. A list of useful resources is included.
Health gain through screening - users' and carers' perspectives of health care: developing primary health care services for people with an intellectual disability
- Authors:
- MARTIN D.M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 22(4), December 1997, pp.241-249.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes Primary Health Care Project for People with an Intellectual Disability which began early in 1995 in Northern Birmingham to facilitate equal access to health care services for adults with an intellectual disability, and to establish a health screening protocol. The aim of the study was to identify the experiences, expectations and opinions of the people using these services. The implications of this methodology and its findings are discussed.
Factors contributing to the perceived quality of life of people with mental disorders
- Authors:
- DUFORT Francine, DALLAIRE Louis, LAVOIE Francine
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 7(2), 1997, pp.89-100.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Even though the definition of the concept is ambiguous, quality of life (QOL) is actually one of the best ways to evaluate the short and long-term effects of mental health service. Presents a study which identifies QOL components perceived by people suffering from severe mental disorders and to investigates the contribution of some variables to these components, affording special attention to the social support network. The results show that the social support network is significantly associated to each QOL component and a person's functional level also seem to improve perceived QOL.
Creating a home from home: a guide to standards
- Author:
- RESIDENTIAL FORUM
- Publisher:
- Residential Forum
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guide presenting a new approach to setting and judging standards in residential homes in the United Kingdom. Focuses on quality of life of residents as the starting point for more practical issues. Puts the needs, wishes and convenience of users first.