Living With Serious Mental Illness: The Desire for Normalcy

Pickens, J. M.

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“…), the quest for normality is something that health care providers should take into account. Earlier research has shown that there is a desire for normalcy among people with serious mental illness, such as wishes for normal things and experiences, and meaningful activities (Pickens ). Therefore, it seems reasonable that nurses should have the ability to become close and serve as a role model of ordinary people, by talking about their own choices and habits in relation to lifestyle, provided that they have a lifestyle worth aiming for.…”

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Persons with psychosis perceptions of participating in a lifestyle intervention

Wärdig

Bachrach‐Lindström

Hultsjö

et al. 2015

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Rikard W€ ardig, Margareta Bachrach-Lindstr€ om, Sally Hultsj€ o, Torbj€ orn Lindstr€ om and Anniqa Foldemo Aims and objectives. To describe how persons with psychosis perceive participation in a lifestyle intervention, and use these perceptions to present factors to for consideration in future interventions. Background. Metabolic syndrome is common in persons with psychosis. A healthy lifestyle is the primary option for preventing and treating metabolic syndrome, which is why the importance of lifestyle interventions has come into focus among health care professionals. Identifying perceptions of participation in a lifestyle intervention can increase the understanding of how to design future interventions. Design. A qualitative, phenomenographic approach was selected, using semistructured interviews. Methods. The sample consisted of 40 participants with a psychotic disorder, who had undergone a lifestyle intervention focusing on theoretical education in healthy eating and physical activities. The interviews were conducted in 2011 and 2012, six to seven months after the intervention had been completed. Results. The findings comprise three categories that emphasise the need for a moderate intervention level that facilitates participation and thereby social interactions among group members. The experience of success in the intervention supported the perception of oneself as a capable individual. However, it could also be the opposite, another experience of failure. Conclusion. Content in moderation can facilitate participation, and participants can thereby achieve health benefits and find social contacts. In addition to physical activity and lifestyle habits, interventions should have a social focus and be continuous. Professional support is a prerequisite and should facilitate the participants' ability to mirror themselves against healthy people in society by introducing activities that ordinary people do. Relevance for clinical practice. Identifying perceptions of participation in a lifestyle intervention can increase the understanding of how to design and manage What does this paper contribute to the wider global clinical community?• Content in moderation should be the foundation for lifestyle interventions targeted at persons with psychosis. This can facilitate continued participation, and participants can achieve health benefits and find social contacts.• Physical health should be a prominent theme in mental health services, and the approach should be long term, continuous, and aim for further individualisation.• Nurses should facilitate participants' ability to compare themselves with healthy people in society by introducing activities that people who do not suffer from psychosis do. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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“…Our findings could perhaps be a gateway to change, if intervention designs build on elements that are perceived as attractive. The notion that you are able to do what ordinary people do should help persons with psychosis to take another step away from the disease and fulfil the desire for normalcy (Pickens ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Persons with psychosis perceptions of participating in a lifestyle intervention

Wärdig

Bachrach‐Lindström

Hultsjö

et al. 2015

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Perhaps it was the case that the participants wanted to appear competent and capable when facing the interviewers. The quest for normality has been described as central in previous research (Pickens 1999). Thus, this desire for greater challenges, challenges that are in line with what "common people" can handle, can be explained by the inherent desire to belong.…”

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Common People : Physical health, lifestyle and quality of life in persons with psychosis and their striving to be like everybody else

Wärdig¹

2015

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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“…Hence, recent exotic researchers investigate subjective recognitions or experiences of the mentally disabled related to inpatient wards, community society, and medical team [11,12,14,15]. However, Korea has few or none qualitative studies about sexual problems that the mentally disorder is facing.…”

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The Sexual Experiences of the Mentally Disabled based on the Grounded Theory

Choi¹,

Oh²

2016

Journal of Digital Convergence

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This study attempts to suggest a theoretical basic frame that is needed for nursing intervention regarding the sexual experiences of the mentally disabled. The data were collected through a series of interviews with 14 participants. With permission of the mentally disabled, the interviews were recorded and transcribed. The data were analyzed using the framework of grounded theory mapped out by Strauss & Corbin(1998). The following 3 theories were confirmed on the basis of repetitive relations: becoming nest type, exercising self-restraint type, getting tangled type. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a realistic sex education that is relevant to hospital, community mental health center, and culture. The nurse is required to activily participate in educating the mentally disabled with a diverse approach to instill and nurture the sober perspective about sex such as the pleasure, life, intimacy based on sexual equality.

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Living With Serious Mental Illness: The Desire for Normalcy

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Persons with psychosis perceptions of participating in a lifestyle intervention

Persons with psychosis perceptions of participating in a lifestyle intervention

Common People : Physical health, lifestyle and quality of life in persons with psychosis and their striving to be like everybody else

The Sexual Experiences of the Mentally Disabled based on the Grounded Theory

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