1. Experiences of ward rounds among in-patients on an acute mental health ward: a qualitative exploration†
- Author
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Reed Cappleman, Hayley Thomas, Zandra Bamford, and Clare Dixon
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Alternative medicine ,MEDLINE ,Bioinformatics ,Mental health ,Original Papers ,030227 psychiatry ,03 medical and health sciences ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,0302 clinical medicine ,Nursing ,Feeling ,medicine ,In patient ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Thematic analysis ,business ,media_common ,Theme (narrative) ,Qualitative research - Abstract
Aims and methodTo address the gap in qualitative research examining patients' experiences of ward rounds. In-depth interviews were conducted with five in-patients on an acute mental health ward. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsData were organised into three first-order themes, positioned within an overarching theme relating to patients' perceptions of the use of power and control within ward rounds.Clinical implicationsSystemic factors may make it difficult to facilitate ward rounds in a manner which leaves patients feeling fully empowered or in control, but there are practical measures to address these issues, drawn from participants' accounts.
- Published
- 2015