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An evaluation of peer-led self-management training for people with severe psychiatric diagnoses.
- Source :
- Journal of Mental Health Training, Education & Practice; 2015, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p3-13, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to establish the effectiveness of self-management training as an intervention for people using secondary mental health services. Design/methodology/approach -- A self-management and peer support intervention was developed and delivered by secondary mental health service users to 262 people with psychiatric diagnoses living in the community. Data on wellbeing and health-promoting behaviour were collected at three time points (baseline, six, and 12 months). Findings -- Participants reported significant improvements in wellbeing and health-promoting lifestyle six and 12 months after self-management training. Peer-led self-management shows potential to improve long-term health outcomes for people with psychiatric diagnoses. Research limitations/implications -- Due to the lack of a control group, the positive changes cannot definitively be attributed to the intervention. Other limitations were reliance on self-report measures, and the varying numbers of completers at three time points. These issues will be addressed in future studies. Practical implications -- The evaluation demonstrated the effectiveness of self-management training for people with psychiatric diagnoses, suggesting self-management training may bring significant wellbeing gains for this group. Social implications -- This study represents a first step in the implementation of self-management approaches into mental health services. It demonstrates the feasibility of people with psychiatric diagnoses developing and delivering an effective intervention that complements existing services. Originality/value -- This is the first study to investigate the effectiveness of a self-management training programme developed and delivered by mental health service users in the UK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MENTAL illness prevention
ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
CONVALESCENCE
HEALTH
HEALTH promotion
PEER counseling
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
HEALTH self-care
SELF-evaluation
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
DATA analysis
EVALUATION of human services programs
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17556228
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Mental Health Training, Education & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101143161
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-08-2014-0020