Lakeman, Richard (2008) Practice standards to improve the quality of family and carer participation in adult mental health care: an overview and evaluation. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 17 (1). pp. 44-56.

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Abstract

Mental health services are required to involve family, carers, and service users in the delivery and development of mental health services but how this can be done in routine practice is challenging. One potential solution is to prescribe practice standards or clear expectation relating to family involvement. This paper describes practice standards introduced to an adult mental health service and a study that aimed to evaluate the impact of the standards on practice. Hospital and community files were audited before and after the introduction of standards for evidence of participation and surveys of carers and consumers relating to the quality of participation were undertaken. Increases in documented carer participation were found, particularly in relation to treatment or care planning. The expressed needs relating to participation varied in hospital and community settings. The majority of carers and service users were satisfied with their level of participation. The introduction of practice standards is an acceptable, inexpensive, and feasible way of improving the quality of family and carer participation, but gains may be modest.

Item ID:	44105
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1447-0349
Keywords:	carer participation, consumer participation, family involvement, mental health
Related URLs:	http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/38460/
Funders:	Queensland Health (QH)
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2016 02:35
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1110 Nursing > 111005 Mental Health Nursing @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920410 Mental Health @ 50% 92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920210 Nursing @ 50%
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