Patient experience of a psychiatric Mother Baby Unit

PloS One
Tanya WrightTrecia A Wouldes

Abstract

Mothers with severe mental illness are vulnerable and engage with services cautiously due to fears of stigma and custody loss. To develop best practice standards and patient-centred services, the subjective experience of those who use it must inform service improvement and policy. This study utilised exploratory concurrent mixed methods design with primarily qualitative data. Women admitted between April 2015 and December 2016 to a newly developed psychiatric Mother Baby Unit (MBU) in New Zealand were invited to participate in this study. Qualitative data were collected in three ways: (i) semi-structured interviews incorporating Māori concepts of health and wellness by research assistants near discharge; (ii) invitation to provide anonymous feedback in writing using an open format; (iii) unsolicited verbal feedback provided during a home visit three months after discharge. Thematic analysis was undertaken. Demographic and clinical information was collected prospectively for mother-infant pairs during the course of admission and three months post-discharge. Forty-five people participated in the study. High rates of satisfaction were described. Strengths of the service-as perceived by mothers-included co-admission of mother and i...Continue Reading

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Sep 5, 2020·Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology·Claire PowellLouise Howard

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BETA
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
pharmacotherapy

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QSR NVivo Qualitative
SPSS

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