Psychological recovery in a step 4 service: a qualitative study exploring the views of service users and clinicians

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Bronagh Weir ◽  
Ruth Struthers ◽  
Lucy Reid ◽  
Celia Wild ◽  
Lucy Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Psychological Recovery

An Exploration of Aftercare Services for Female Drug Users

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Talent Mhangwa ◽  
Madhu Kasiram ◽  
Sibonsile Zibane
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Rehabilitation Centre ◽  
Aftercare Services ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Female Drug Users ◽  
Depth Interviews

The number of female drug users has been on the rise in South Africa, with statistics reflecting a rise in the number of women who attend treatment centres annually. This article presents empirical data from a broader qualitative study which aimed to explore perceptions concerning the effectiveness of aftercare programmes for female recovering drug users. The main data source was transcripts of in-depth interviews and focus groups with both service users and service providers from a designated rehabilitation centre in Gauteng, South Africa. Framed within a biopsychosocial-spiritual model, this article explores the perceptions and meanings which the female recovering drug users and the service providers attach to aftercare programmes. The findings of the research outlined the range of factors promoting recovery, alongside noteworthy suggestions for improvement in aftercare services. While acknowledging multiple influences on behaviour, this article highlights the significance of these findings in planning and implementing holistic aftercare programmes.

scholarly journals ‘They just came with the medication dispenser’- a qualitative study of elderly service users’ involvement and welfare technology in public home care services

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Snoen Glomsås ◽  
Ingrid Ruud Knutsen ◽  
Mariann Fossum ◽  
Kristin Halvorsen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Care Service ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Welfare Technology

Abstract Background Public home care for the elderly is a key area in relation to improving health care quality. It is an important political goal to increase elderly people’s involvement in their care and in the use of welfare technology. The aim of this study was to explore elderly service users’ experience of user involvement in the implementation and everyday use of welfare technology in public home care services. Method This qualitative study has an explorative and descriptive design. Sixteen interviews of service users were conducted in five different municipalities over a period of six months. The data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results Service users receiving public home care service are not a homogenous group, and the participants had different wishes and needs as regards user involvement and the use of welfare technology. The analysis led to four main themes: 1) diverse preferences as regards user involvement, 2) individual differences as regards information, knowledge and training, 3) feeling safe and getting help, and 4) a wish to stay at home for as long as possible. Conclusion The results indicated that user involvement was only to a limited extent an integral part of public home care services. Participants had varying insight into and interest in welfare technology, which was a challenge for user involvement. User involvement must be facilitated and implemented in a gentle way, highlighting autonomy and collaboration, and with the focus on respect, reciprocity and dialogue.

Outpatient and community care for preventing pressure injuries in spinal cord injury. A qualitative study of service users’ and providers’ experience

Spinal Cord ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 882-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Zanini ◽  
Nadia Lustenberger ◽  
Stefan Essig ◽  
Armin Gemperli ◽  
Mirjam Brach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Nursing as a Sustainability Factor of the Health System during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8099
Author(s):  
María Jesús Rojas-Ocaña ◽  
Miriam Araujo-Hernández ◽  
Rocío Romero-Castillo ◽  
Silvia San Román-Mata ◽  
E. Begoña García-Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Case Managers ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Specialized Care ◽  
Nursing Professionals

Earlier this year, Spain took center stage in the emerging health crisis due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. On 14 March 2020, a state of alarm was declared to manage this health crisis. The contribution of nursing professionals to sustainability of the system during this health crisis has been vital, not only in specialized care but, in a more understated way, in primary care. The objective of the present study was to describe the perceptions and lived experiences of primary care nurses during the COVID-19 health emergency. A qualitative study taking a phenomenological approach was carried out, triangulating data collected through non-participant observations, eight in-depth interviews, and two discussion groups with community nurses and case managers. A total sample of 20 key informants was obtained during the month of May, 2020. The key informants expressed strong positive perceptions of the recognition received from service users and satisfaction when acknowledging that they have been an important source of emotional support. Informants identify the importance of their work in sustaining the system, particularly outlining team cohesion and communication, whilst also evaluating the empowering position in which service users and society itself has put them.

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