Involvement in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work: Conceptions of Service Users
Service user involvement (SUI) is a principal and a guideline in social and health care and also in mental health and substance abuse work. In practice, however, there are indicators of SUI remaining rhetoric rather than reality. The purpose of this study was to analyse and describe service users�...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2011-01-01
|
| Series: | Nursing Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/672474 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832546541292748800 |
|---|---|
| author | Minna Laitila Merja Nikkonen Anna-Maija Pietilä |
| author_facet | Minna Laitila Merja Nikkonen Anna-Maija Pietilä |
| author_sort | Minna Laitila |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Service user involvement (SUI) is a principal and a guideline in social and health care and also in mental health and substance abuse work. In practice, however, there are indicators of SUI remaining rhetoric rather than reality. The purpose of this study was to analyse and describe service users' conceptions of SUI in mental health and substance abuse work. The following study question was addressed: what are service users' conceptions of service user involvement in mental health and substance abuse work? In total, 27 users of services participated in the study, and the data was gathered by means of interviews. A phenomenographic approach was applied in order to explore the qualitative variations in participants' conceptions of SUI. As a result of the data analysis, four main categories of description representing service users' conceptions of service user involvement were formed: service users have the best expertise, opinions are not heard, systems make the rules, and courage and readiness to participate. In mental health and substance abuse work, SUI is still insufficiently achieved and there are obstacles to be taken into consideration. Nurses are in a key position to promote and encourage service user involvement. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-7e8a668559f34f1c803b839aaf970921 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2090-1429 2090-1437 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2011-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Nursing Research and Practice |
| spelling | doaj-art-7e8a668559f34f1c803b839aaf9709212025-02-03T06:48:17ZengWileyNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372011-01-01201110.1155/2011/672474672474Involvement in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work: Conceptions of Service UsersMinna Laitila0Merja Nikkonen1Anna-Maija Pietilä2Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland and The Hospital District of South Ostrobothnia, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandDepartment of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandDepartment of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland and Social and Health Care Services, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandService user involvement (SUI) is a principal and a guideline in social and health care and also in mental health and substance abuse work. In practice, however, there are indicators of SUI remaining rhetoric rather than reality. The purpose of this study was to analyse and describe service users' conceptions of SUI in mental health and substance abuse work. The following study question was addressed: what are service users' conceptions of service user involvement in mental health and substance abuse work? In total, 27 users of services participated in the study, and the data was gathered by means of interviews. A phenomenographic approach was applied in order to explore the qualitative variations in participants' conceptions of SUI. As a result of the data analysis, four main categories of description representing service users' conceptions of service user involvement were formed: service users have the best expertise, opinions are not heard, systems make the rules, and courage and readiness to participate. In mental health and substance abuse work, SUI is still insufficiently achieved and there are obstacles to be taken into consideration. Nurses are in a key position to promote and encourage service user involvement.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/672474 |
| spellingShingle | Minna Laitila Merja Nikkonen Anna-Maija Pietilä Involvement in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work: Conceptions of Service Users Nursing Research and Practice |
| title | Involvement in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work: Conceptions of Service Users |
| title_full | Involvement in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work: Conceptions of Service Users |
| title_fullStr | Involvement in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work: Conceptions of Service Users |
| title_full_unstemmed | Involvement in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work: Conceptions of Service Users |
| title_short | Involvement in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work: Conceptions of Service Users |
| title_sort | involvement in mental health and substance abuse work conceptions of service users |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/672474 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT minnalaitila involvementinmentalhealthandsubstanceabuseworkconceptionsofserviceusers AT merjanikkonen involvementinmentalhealthandsubstanceabuseworkconceptionsofserviceusers AT annamaijapietila involvementinmentalhealthandsubstanceabuseworkconceptionsofserviceusers |