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Professionals’ views on patient involvement in acute psychiatric wards: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Kortteisto Tiina,
Laitila Minna,
Pitkänen Anneli
Publication year - 2021
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.12716
Subject(s) - focus group , medicine , qualitative research , acute hospital , psychiatric hospital , acute care , health professionals , psychiatry , content analysis , patient experience , nursing , health care , family medicine , social science , marketing , sociology , economics , business , economic growth
Abstract Purpose To examine multiprofessionals’ views on patient involvement in acute psychiatric wards. Design and Methods The study was conducted in four hospital districts in Finland. The data were collected between December 2016 and March 2017 by means of four focus group interviews and analyzed with inductive content analysis. Findings The five main themes emerged: Patient‐, carer‐, professional‐, hospital‐, and healthcare system‐related factors enhancing or preventing patient involvement in acute psychiatric wards. Practice Implications The findings confirm that many obstacles need to be removed in ward practice before patient involvement can really be made a part of the daily routine.