Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of an early intervention in psychosis service in three demonstration sites in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Programmes for early intervention (EIP) in psychosis for people experiencing a first episode of psychosis (FEP) have been found to be both clinically and cost effective. Following the publication of a new EIP model of care (MoC) in Ireland, the aim of this research is to describe how people participated in and responded to the MoC including service users, family members, HSE clinical staff and HSE management.

Methods

Qualitative design using the UK Medical Research Council's process evaluation framework. Purposive sampling techniques were used. A total of N = 40 key informant semi-structured interviews were completed which included clinical staff (N = 22), health service managers and administrators (N = 9), service users (N = 8) and a family member (N = 1). Themat

SUBMITTER: Darker CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10280934 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature