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Patients' perceptions of psychiatric home care

✍ Scribed by Melanie Morris

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 697 KB
Volume: 10
Category: Article
ISSN: 1532-8228
DOI: 10.1016/s0883-9417(96)80019-7

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✦ Synopsis

A qualitative study was designed to explore patients' perceptions of psychiatric home care. Nine patients receiving psychiatric home care from a private home-care agency were interviewed using a tool developed by the researcher. Demographic data was collected from the patients' charts.

Descriptive statistics were used to analyze characteristics of the patients. Content analysis was conducted on interview transcripts. The aspects of psychiatric home care that patients described as most valuable include companionship, counseling, assistance with housework, and monitoring of vital signs. Patients described positive effects of psychiatric home care on their compliance with psychotropic medication regimens and on their relationships with family members. All patients in this sample received psychiatric services in addition to psychiatric home care. Psychiatric home care appeared to be a major factor in maintaining patients in the community. Nursing implications, limitations of the study, and recommendations for further research are presented.

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