A Recovery-Oriented Care Approach: Weighing the Pros and Cons of a Newly Built Mental Health Facility Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • The current study adopted a recovery-oriented care approach by emphasizing patients' perspectives and experiences regarding changes to a newly built mental health facility. The inpatient entrance, or “portal,” intended to balance the aims of recovery-oriented care with minimizing risk. A mixed-methods study of the portal's pros and cons was conducted, according to four themes: (a) autonomy versus inconvenience ; (b) safety and security versus stigma ; (c) unit door versus portal operating costs ; and (d) privacy versus community integration . Focus groups engaging with patients ( N = 39) indicated that the design effectively supported recovery-oriented care. Patients did not find the portal to be stigmatizing or triggering and valued the safety and privacy it created, and visitors also generally had a positive experience. Survey responses ( N = 101) from portal users were also positive about the new design. The study findings suggest that the pros outweighed the cons of the new design. [ Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 54 (2), 39–48.]

publication date

  • February 2016