Barriers and facilitators to implement Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in Japan: a qualitative study protocol using Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), which was developed in the 1970s in the USA, is a programme that supports people with severe mental illness living in the community through a multidisciplinary team, individual care and outreach approach. It is widely known that ACT effectively decreases hospital stays and improves Global Assessment of Functioning scores. In Japan, empirical studies on ACT were conducted in the late 2000s. Through the introduction of the standardised programme and domestic network, its implementation nationwide was anticipated. However, to date, the implementation of ACT is limited. There has been no comprehensive research in Japan on what inhibits and promotes the implementation of ACT in community mental health settings. Therefore, in this study,

SUBMITTER: Honyashiki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11552582 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature