A Qualitative Study on the Implementation of Flexible Assertive Community Treatment - an Integrated Community-based Treatment Model for Patients with Severe Mental Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) is a model of integrated care aiming to increase continuity of care for individuals with severe mental illness. FACT teams have been implemented in many countries by merging Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and standard care from Community Mental Health teams (CMHTs). However, there has been little research on how practitioners experienced the fusion of these teams.

Aim

This study explores how former ACT and CMHT practitioners perceived the implementation of FACT.

Method

Perceptions of the FACT model, implementation strategies and adaptations of the model were investigated through 17 semi-structured interviews with FACT practitioners.

Results

Perceived positive contributions of FACT included the reco

SUBMITTER: Nielsen CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8086721 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature