A need for “good eyes”: Experiences told by patients diagnosed with psychosis
This study highlights experiences of psychiatric care described by patients diagnosed with psychosis. The aim was to investigate how patients, based on earlier experiences, described their wishes and needs regarding the psychiatric care system. Data comprised material from four focus groups; analysi...
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| description | This study highlights experiences of psychiatric care described by patients diagnosed with psychosis. The aim was to investigate how patients, based on earlier experiences, described their wishes and needs regarding the psychiatric care system. Data comprised material from four focus groups; analysis used an inductive thematic approach. Relationships with staff emerged as a recurring theme. During periods of psychosis, patients needed staff to act as “parental figures,” providing care, safety, and help in dealing with overwhelming stimulation from the outside word. In the ensuing struggle to devise a livable life, the need for relationships recurred. In this phase, staff needed to give their time, provide support through information, and mirror the patient's capacity and hope. The patient's trials were described as threatened by a lack of continuity and non-listening professionals. It was important for staff to listen and understand, and to see and respect the patients’ viewpoints. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db50a1e4738b42ab893c34ae3a92d5042022-12-21T20:55:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312011-01-01611910.3402/qhw.v6i1.5243A need for “good eyes”: Experiences told by patients diagnosed with psychosisInga TideforsElisabeth OlinThis study highlights experiences of psychiatric care described by patients diagnosed with psychosis. The aim was to investigate how patients, based on earlier experiences, described their wishes and needs regarding the psychiatric care system. Data comprised material from four focus groups; analysis used an inductive thematic approach. Relationships with staff emerged as a recurring theme. During periods of psychosis, patients needed staff to act as “parental figures,” providing care, safety, and help in dealing with overwhelming stimulation from the outside word. In the ensuing struggle to devise a livable life, the need for relationships recurred. In this phase, staff needed to give their time, provide support through information, and mirror the patient's capacity and hope. The patient's trials were described as threatened by a lack of continuity and non-listening professionals. It was important for staff to listen and understand, and to see and respect the patients’ viewpoints.http://journals.sfu.ca/coaction/index.php/qhw/article/view/5243/6670Relationshiprespectpatient experiencespsychiatric carethematic analyses |
| spellingShingle | Inga Tidefors Elisabeth Olin A need for “good eyes”: Experiences told by patients diagnosed with psychosis International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being Relationship respect patient experiences psychiatric care thematic analyses |
| title | A need for “good eyes”: Experiences told by patients diagnosed with psychosis |
| title_full | A need for “good eyes”: Experiences told by patients diagnosed with psychosis |
| title_fullStr | A need for “good eyes”: Experiences told by patients diagnosed with psychosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A need for “good eyes”: Experiences told by patients diagnosed with psychosis |
| title_short | A need for “good eyes”: Experiences told by patients diagnosed with psychosis |
| title_sort | need for x201c good eyes x201d experiences told by patients diagnosed with psychosis |
| topic | Relationship respect patient experiences psychiatric care thematic analyses |
| url | http://journals.sfu.ca/coaction/index.php/qhw/article/view/5243/6670 |
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