Ohlsen, S., Sanders, T., Connell, J. et al. (1 more author) (2022) Integrating mental health care into home‐based nursing services : a qualitative study utilising normalisation process theory. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 31 (9-10). pp. 1184-1201. ISSN 0962-1067
Abstract
Aims and objectives
To identify barriers and facilitators to implementing community nurses being trained as psychological wellbeing practitioners and integrating this practice into home-based primary care nursing, through key stakeholders’ perceptions.
Background
Current drivers in UK primary care aim to increase access to mental health services and treatment, to achieve parity of esteem between physical and mental health care for patients who are housebound. However, there remains limited evidence on how to successfully implement this. Training community nurses as psychological wellbeing practitioners to offer mental health care alongside their current home-based services is one option.
Design
A pluralistic qualitative study. This study followed the COREQ checklist for reporting qualitative research.
Methods
Twenty key stakeholders were purposively recruited and interviewed including twelve health professionals and eight patients. Semi-structured interviews were analysed using a theoretical thematic analysis informed by normalisation process theory concepts of coherence, cognitive participation, collective action and reflexive monitoring, to explore the barriers and facilitators to implementation.
Results
Staff and patients reported high coherence and cognitive participation, valuing the integrated roles. Facilitators included the development of clearer referral pathways and increased mental health knowledge in the wider team. However, sustainability and current siloed healthcare systems were identified as barriers to implementation.
Conclusions
A key obstacle to long-term implementation was the practical structures and financial boundaries of siloed healthcare systems, making long-term sustainability unviable.
Relevance to clinical practice
Community nurses with additional mental health training can integrate these skills in practice and are valued by their team and patients offering holistic care to patients within their home and informal knowledge transfer to the wider team. However, long-term sustainability is required if this is to be adopted routinely. Further evidence is needed to better understand the positive outcomes to patients and potential cost savings.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Clinical Nursing. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | collaborative care; community nursing; depression; evaluation; mental health; normalisation process theory; qualitative |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number National Institute for Health Research n/a |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2021 10:12 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2022 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jocn.15975 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:178030 |