Daniel Bressington
Refocusing on physical health: community psychiatric nurses' perceptions of using enhanced health checks for people with severe mental illness
Bressington, Daniel; Mui, Jolene; Wells, Harvey; Chien, Wai Tong; Lam, Claire; White, Jacquie; Gray, Richard
Authors
Jolene Mui
Harvey Wells
Wai Tong Chien
Claire Lam
Professor Jacquie White Jacqueline.White@hull.ac.uk
Head of School (Nursing and Midwifery), Professor of Nursing
Richard Gray
Abstract
In the present qualitative, descriptive study, we explored Hong Kong community psychiatric nurses’ (CPN) perceptions of using comprehensive physical health checks for service users diagnosed with severe mental illness (SMI). Research interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 11 CPN in order to explore their perceptions about the use of the Health Improvement Profile (HIP) over a 1-year period. Interview data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The analysis revealed that the majority of CPN appreciated the comprehensive focus on the physical health of their clients and reported positive changes in their clinical practice. Many of them observed an increase in the motivation of their clients to improve their physical health, and also noted observable benefits in service users’ well-being. The use of the HIP also helped the CPN identify implementation barriers, and highlighted areas of the tool that required modifications to suit the local cultural and clinical context. To our knowledge, this is the first study conducted in an Asian mental health service that explores nurses’ views about using comprehensive health checks for people with SMI. The findings suggest that such approaches are viewed as being acceptable, feasible, and potentially beneficial in the community mental health setting.
Citation
Bressington, D., Mui, J., Wells, H., Chien, W. T., Lam, C., White, J., & Gray, R. (2016). Refocusing on physical health: community psychiatric nurses' perceptions of using enhanced health checks for people with severe mental illness. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 25(3), 214-224. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12195
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 11, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 9, 2016 |
Publication Date | May 24, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Mar 3, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 3, 2016 |
Journal | International journal of mental health nursing |
Print ISSN | 1445-8330 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 214-224 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12195 |
Keywords | Health behaviour change, Health screening, Physical health, Severe mental illness |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/412234 |
Publisher URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/inm.12195/abstract |
Additional Information | Authors' accepted manuscript of article published in: International journal of mental health nursing, 2016, v.25, issue 3 |
Contract Date | Mar 3, 2016 |
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