ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2019
"I was worried if I don't have a broken leg they might not take it seriously": Experiences of men accessing ambulance services for mental health and/or alcohol and other drug problems.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Subjective experiences of the first response to mental health crises in the community: a qualitative systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
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- Encounters between people with mental health and/or substance use problems and ambulance clinicians: a qualitative interview study in Norway.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Description of patients presenting with mental illness in emergency medical services: a retrospective observational study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- Competence required while caring for people living with mental illness in the ambulance care setting: a Delphi study.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Assessing ambulance staff attitudes toward mental health conditions: translation and psychometric evaluation of the medical condition regard scale among ambulance staff.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Paramedic perceptions of decision-making when managing mental health-related presentations: a qualitative study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Article
- A matter of participation? A critical incident study of municipal care personnel in situations involving care-dependent older persons and emergency medical services.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- 'Very hit and miss': an interpretive phenomenological analysis of ambulance service care for young people experiencing mental health crisis.British paramedic journal · 2022Article
- Subjective Experiences of Mental Health Crisis Care in Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review of the Qualitative Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- "I was worried if I don't have a broken leg they might not take it seriously": Experiences of men accessing ambulance services for mental health and/or alcohol and other drug problems.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2019Article
- Men's Experiences of Mental Illness Stigma Across the Lifespan: A Scoping Review.American journal of men's healthArticle
- Approaches to Engaging Men During Primary Healthcare Encounters: A scoping review.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundA large proportion of ambulance callouts are for men with mental health and/or alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems, but little is known about their experiences of care. This study aimed to describe men's experiences of ambulance care for mental health and/or AOD problems, and factors that influence their care.
methodsInterviews were undertaken with 30 men who used an ambulance service for mental health and/or AOD problems in Australia. Interviews were analysed using the Framework approach to thematic analysis.
resultsThree interconnected themes were abstracted from the data: (a) professionalism and compassion, (b) communication and (c) handover to emergency department staff. Positive experiences often involved paramedics communicating effectively and conveying compassion throughout the episode of care. Conversely, negative experiences often involved a perceived lack of professionalism, and poor communication, especially at handover to emergency department staff.
conclusionIncreased training and organizational measures may be needed to enhance paramedics' communication when providing care to men with mental health and/or AOD problems.
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