Increasing access to psychological therapy on acute mental health wards: staff and patient experiences of a stepped psychological intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological therapies are recommended for people with serious mental health problems. However, access is limited, particularly in inpatient mental health settings. The Talk, Understand and Listen in InPatient Settings (TULIPS) study is a large multi-centre cluster-randomised controlled trial which aimed to evaluate a stepped psychological intervention model to increase access to therapies for inpatients. This paper presents findings from the embedded process evaluation focusing on the contextual factors influencing intervention delivery.

Methods

Thirty-two staff and 31 patients from wards receiving the intervention participated in semi-structured interviews. Data was analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Staff and patient data were analysed separately but

SUBMITTER: Johnston I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11954329 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature