'Managing preconceived expectations': mental health service users experiences of going home from hospital: a grounded theory study
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Keogh B, Callaghan P, & Higgins A, 'Managing preconceived expectations': mental health service users experiences of going home from hospital: a grounded theory study, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 22, 9, 2015, 653 - 746Abstract:
Introduction Following a period of hospitalization, the transition to home can result in increased vulnerability and a source of stress for mental health service users. Readmission rates have been suggested as one indicator of the success of the transition from hospital to community care. Despite knowledge of some of the factors that impact on service users following discharge, no coherent model or theoretical framework could be located in the literature, which explains or aides an in-depth understanding of the transition from hospital to community for service users. Aim The aim of this study was to develop a grounded theory that explored service users' experiences of going home from hospital. Method This qualitative study used grounded theory, and a total of 35 interviews were conducted with 31 service users. Results The core category was 'Managing Preconceived Expectations', which had seven subcategories, describes how the participants were negatively perceived by themselves and others following their admission and discharge from hospital. Implications for Practice This theory presents the strategies that the participants used to manage this new identity. This theory demonstrates that although there has been a move to adopt recovery-orientated services, key indicators of recovery were often absent for service users being admitted and subsequently discharged.
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Author: Keogh, Brian; Higgins, Agnes
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Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing22
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discharge planning; grounded theory; mental health; recovery; service user experiences; stigma, stigma, service user experiences, recovery, mental health, grounded theory, discharge planningDOI:
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