Efficient Sufficiency: A qualitative evaluation of a 1 year pilot study of young people and parents accessing a mental health drop-in centre in a paediatric hospital.
Child Care Health Dev
; 49(2): 332-345, 2023 03.
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| ID: mdl-36006804
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Children and young people with long-term physical health conditions (LTC) are known to have higher levels of co-morbid mental health problems than medically healthy children. Evidence-based treatments for mental health problems are effective in children who also have an LTC. This study aimed to explore the factors associated with participants' perceived acceptability and impact of a transdiagnostic mental health centre offering brief psychological assessment and treatment for children and young people and/or their families with mental health needs in the context of long term physical conditions.METHODS:
One-hundred twenty-eight patients attending the drop-in centre were invited to participate. Overall, 35 participated (31 parents/carers; 4 children and young people) in semi-structured interviews (either in person or by phone) exploring their experience of the centre. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and checked. Framework analysis was then conducted on all transcripts.RESULTS:
Overall, participants found the drop-in centre highly acceptable and reported a positive experience. Reasons for this varied but broadly focused around four themes (1) efficient sufficiency; (2) autonomy; (3) fusion of process and content factors and (4) (dis)parities of esteems and 'seeing both sides of the coin'.CONCLUSIONS:
Participants found the intervention acceptable. A mental health drop-in centre in a paediatric hospital appears to be a positive and valued adjunct to supplement existing mental health services.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saúde Mental
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Care Health Dev
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido