Adding quality to day centre activities for people with psychiatric disabilities: Staff perceptions of
an intervention
Engelsk titel: Adding quality to day centre activities for people with psychiatric disabilities: Staff perceptions of
an intervention
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Författare:
Eklund, Mona
;
Leufstadius, Christel
Email: mona.eklund@med.lu.se
Språk: Eng
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UI-nummer: 16045323
Sammanfattning
To evaluate an intervention aimed at enriching day centres for people with psychiatric
disabilities by exploring staff experiences from developing and implementing the intervention.
Method: Each staff group developed a tailor-made intervention plan, following a manual, for how to
enrich the day centre. They received supervision and support from the research team. The study was
based on focus-group interviews with a total of 13 staff members at four day centres. Narrative
analysis with a thematic approach was used. A first round resulted in one narrative per centre. These
centre-specific narratives were then integrated into a common narrative that covered all the data.
Results: A core theme emerged: User involvement permeated the implementation process and
created empowerment. It embraced four themes forming a timeline: "Mix of excitement, worries and
hope", "Confirmation and development through dialogue, feedback and guidance", "The art of
integrating new activities and strategies with the old", and "Empowerment-engendered future
aspirations". Conclusion: The users’ involvement and empowerment were central for the staff in
accomplishing the desired changes in services, as were their own reflections and learning. A
possible factor that may have contributed to the positive outcomes was that those who were central
in developing the plan were the same as those who implemented it.