Striving for a more person-centered psychosis care: results of a hospital-based multi-professional educational intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reluctance on the part of mental health professionals constitutes an important barrier to patient participation in care. In order to stimulate person-centeredness in the inpatient care of persons with psychotic illness, we developed and tested an educational intervention for hospital staff (including psychiatrists) at all four wards at the Psychosis Clinic, Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. The intervention was co-created by professionals, patients, and researchers using a participatory approach. In addition to lectures and workshops, staff created and implemented small projects to increase person-centeredness on their own wards. A primary focus was to establish a partnership between patient and staff by capturing and utilizing the patient's narrativ

SUBMITTER: Allerby K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7640678 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature