ArticleInternational journal of mental health nursing2021
Exploring the experience of acute inpatient mental health care from the perspective of family and carers of people experiencing psychosis: A qualitative thematic analysis study conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Experiences and Perspectives of Families of Psychiatric Hospitalisation of Their Adult Family Member: A Qualitative Systematic Review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Ethnic minority carers' experiences of in-patient mental healthcare: qualitative study.BJPsych open · 2026Article
- Police-referred psychiatric emergency presentations during the first and second wave of COVID-19 in Berlin, Germany: a retrospective chart review.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- The impact of early intervention psychosis services on hospitalisation experiences: a qualitative study with young people and their carers.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Thinking beyond the virus: perspective of patients on the quality of hospital care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Locked out during COVID-19 lockdown-an online survey of relatives of people with psychotic and bipolar disorders in Norway.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Family and carers play an important role in supporting service users who are in receipt of acute mental health inpatient care, but they can also be significantly emotionally and physically impacted. The aim of this study was to examine their needs and priorities during this time. Fourteen family and carers of inpatients experiencing psychosis completed semi-structured interviews examining their experiences of inpatient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. Four key themes were identified: 'A turbulent journey to hospital admission', 'I need information and support', 'Maintaining my relationship with my loved one' and 'Inpatient care is a mixed bag'. Each theme comprised four or five subthemes. The findings demonstrated that family and carers feel excluded from inpatient care and struggled to maintain contact with their loved ones, which was exacerbated by COVID-19 related restrictions. Communication and being regularly informed about their loved one's care, as well as visiting loved ones, was particularly problematic. Inpatient care needs to be more inclusive of family and carers and ensure they are kept in mind at every stage of the admission.
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