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Research design and methodology for a local mental health needs assessment
Author(s) -
HOSTICK T.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1995.tb00095.x
Subject(s) - mental health , focus group , perspective (graphical) , qualitative research , service provider , psychology , nursing , needs assessment , medicine , service (business) , public relations , sociology , business , psychiatry , marketing , computer science , political science , social science , artificial intelligence
The development of a methodology for the assessment of the mental health needs of a local population is described. A framework of corporate consultation was adopted to include methods of accessing the views of key stakeholders. This involved a provider perspective from a survey of clinicians, a user perspective gained through a series of focus groups and a purchaser perspective obtained from semi‐structured interview and focus groups. The method adopted for the focus groups was based on an ‘ideal research and change practice’, which offers potential for development and usage by service planners, including mental health nurses. This article explores issues around qualitative research and the implications for mental health nurses.