Family involvement practices for persons with psychotic disorders in community mental health centres - a cross-sectional fidelity-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family involvement for persons with psychotic disorders is supported by scientific evidence, as well as legal and ethical considerations, and recommended in clinical practice guidelines. This article reports a cross-sectional measurement of the level of implementation of such guidelines in fifteen community mental health centre units in Norway, and presents a novel fidelity scale to measure basic family involvement and support. The aim was to investigate current family involvement practices comprehensively, as a basis for targeted quality improvement.

Methods

We employed three fidelity scales, with 12-14 items, to measure family involvement practices. Items were scored from 1 to 5, where 1 equals no implementation and 5 equals full implementation. Data was analyse

SUBMITTER: Hestmark L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8170939 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature