Exploring practice staffs' perspectives regarding professional roles, confidence, and motivations in delivering mental health care within rural general practice: a qualitative exploration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General practice is pivotal in delivering mental health care within communities, yet the attitudes and professional factors influencing this provision remain underexplored. This study seeks to understand the perspective of general practice staff around the professional factors that influence the provision of primary mental health care.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted with semi-structured interviews of 14 general practice staff involved in mental health care. Participants included receptionists (n = 3), nurses (n = 4), practice managers (n = 3), and general practitioners (n = 4), recruited via purposive sampling. The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) guided the interviews, and thematic analysis was used to identify themes and subthemes.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Rattray M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562484 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature