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Living by themselves? Psychiatric nurses' views on supported housing for persons with severe and persistent mental illness.
- Source :
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Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing [J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs] 2006 Dec; Vol. 13 (6), pp. 735-41. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- The main principle directing the development of supported dwellings for persons with long-term mental illness is that to live in the community would improve their quality of life. The aim of this study was to describe psychiatric nurses' experiences of different types of supported dwelling for persons with long-term mental illness, and their views on what they consider to be important principles to provide for in order to facilitate their social integration into the community. Nine psychiatric nurses were interviewed. A qualitative content analysis revealed 'attempting to uphold the principle, respect for the patient's right to self-determination' as the main theme, which was linked to three sub-themes: the nurses' view on their moral responsibility; the nurses' views on social norms that patients must follow in order to be accepted by their neighbours; and the nurses' views on supported dwelling of good quality. The nurses perceived that personal contact between the neighbour and the mentally ill person was one essential way to reduce fear of the mentally ill person. They viewed themselves as a link between the mentally ill person and other neighbours. Without the personal contact between the mentally ill person and the neighbours, there may be a risk that the integration will fail no matter how excellent the supported dwelling is framed.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Attitude to Health
Chronic Disease
Fear
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nurse's Role psychology
Nursing Methodology Research
Patient Advocacy
Prejudice
Qualitative Research
Residence Characteristics
Self Concept
Social Responsibility
Social Values
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden
Attitude of Health Personnel
Halfway Houses organization & administration
Mental Disorders psychology
Mental Disorders rehabilitation
Nursing Staff psychology
Psychiatric Nursing organization & administration
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1351-0126
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17087677
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.01027.x