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The Patient's Perspective on “Providing Structure” in Psychiatric Inpatient Care: An Interview Study
Author(s) -
Voogt L. Amar,
Goossens Peter J.J.,
Nugter Annet,
Achterberg Theo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12076
Subject(s) - autonomy , coding (social sciences) , nursing , perspective (graphical) , intervention (counseling) , inpatient care , medicine , psychology , mental health , psychiatry , health care , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , political science , law , economics , economic growth , computer science
Purpose To gain insight into the patients' experiences on providing structure ( PS ) as a nursing intervention during psychiatric inpatient care. Design and Method Interviews were conducted with patients ( n = 17) from two inpatient wards within a mental healthcare organization. For data analysis, a qualitative coding process was followed. Findings The patients' expectations for PS were described. One expectation seemed to reflect key concern: the need to maintain autonomy. Practical Implications The study reveals the patients' views about PS . When the importance of PS is mentioned, nurses can refer to our description of PS . We were able to further stipulate the required activities of PS and provide for an adapted definition of PS .