Using a digital personal recovery resource in routine mental health practice: feasibility, acceptability and outcomes.
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| Title: | Using a digital personal recovery resource in routine mental health practice: feasibility, acceptability and outcomes. |
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| Authors: | Farhall, John, Castle, David, Constantine, Emma, Foley, Fiona, Kyrios, Michael, Rossell, Susan, Arnold, Chelsea, Leitan, Nuwan, Villagonzalo, Kristi-Ann, Brophy, Lisa, Fossey, Ellie, Meyer, Denny, Mihalopoulos, Cathrine, Murray, Greg, Nunan, Cassy, Sterling, Leon, Thomas, Neil |
| Source: | Journal of Mental Health. Jun2023, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p567-574. 8p. 3 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Convalescence, Medical care, Digital health, Pre-tests & post-tests, Interprofessional relations, Research funding, Mental illness, Health self-care, Mental health services |
| Abstract: | Digital technologies enable the dissemination of multimedia resources to support adults with serious mental illness in their self-management and personal recovery. However, delivery needs to accommodate engagement and accessibility challenges. We examined how a digital resource, designed for mental health workers and consumers to use together in session, would be used in routine practice. Thirty consumers and their workers participated. The web-based resource, Self-Management And Recovery Technology (SMART), was available to use within and between sessions, for a 6-month period. Workers initiated in-session use where relevant. Feasibility was explored via uptake and usage data; and acceptability and impact via questionnaires. A pre-post design assessed recovery outcomes for consumers and relationship outcomes for consumers and workers. In participating mental health practitioner-consumer dyads, consumers gave strong acceptability ratings, and reported improved working relationships. However, the resource was typically used in one-third or fewer appointments, with consumers expressing a desire for greater in-session use. Improvements in self-rated personal recovery were not observed, possibly contributed to by low usage. In-session use was found helpful by consumers but may be constrained by other demands in mental health care delivery: collaborative use may require dedicated staff time or more formal implementation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Digital technologies enable the dissemination of multimedia resources to support adults with serious mental illness in their self-management and personal recovery. However, delivery needs to accommodate engagement and accessibility challenges. We examined how a digital resource, designed for mental health workers and consumers to use together in session, would be used in routine practice. Thirty consumers and their workers participated. The web-based resource, Self-Management And Recovery Technology (SMART), was available to use within and between sessions, for a 6-month period. Workers initiated in-session use where relevant. Feasibility was explored via uptake and usage data; and acceptability and impact via questionnaires. A pre-post design assessed recovery outcomes for consumers and relationship outcomes for consumers and workers. In participating mental health practitioner-consumer dyads, consumers gave strong acceptability ratings, and reported improved working relationships. However, the resource was typically used in one-third or fewer appointments, with consumers expressing a desire for greater in-session use. Improvements in self-rated personal recovery were not observed, possibly contributed to by low usage. In-session use was found helpful by consumers but may be constrained by other demands in mental health care delivery: collaborative use may require dedicated staff time or more formal implementation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 09638237 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09638237.2022.2118688 |
