A qualitative study of evidence-based therapeutic process in mental health services in Ghana- context-mechanisms-outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence-based clinical practice is an inherent component of mental health professional practice in developed countries. However, little is known about professional perspectives of evidence-based practice in mental in developing countries such as Ghana. This paper describes the processes involved in the delivery of best practice in Ghana. The paper reports on a realistic evaluation of mental health nurses and allied health professionals' views on the evidence-based therapeutic process in Ghana.

Methods

A purposive sample of 30 mental health professionals (MHPs) was recruited to participate in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. A program theory of Context + Mechanism = Outcome (CMO) configuration was developed from

SUBMITTER: Badu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8466714 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature