Patients' Views of Occupational Therapy in a Therapeutic Milieu

Stockwell, Rose; Powell, Andrew; Bhat, Ashok; Evans, Chris

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“…Studies seeking to determine the outcome of occupational therapy in people with mental illness have concerned overall measures (15, 16), sensory motor training (17) and assertiveness training (18). One study investigated an occupational therapy group in which a psychotherapy approach was used and art, crafts, pencil‐and‐paper tasks and resource books were therapeutic media (8).…”

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“…One study investigated an occupational therapy group in which a psychotherapy approach was used and art, crafts, pencil‐and‐paper tasks and resource books were therapeutic media (8). Another study showed that 75% of psychiatric inpatients (n=28) found occupational therapy helpful and fulfilled their needs for occupation (16) and, in another, two‐thirds (n=45) considered occupational therapy helpful (15). A training programme gave weak evidence that participation (n=33) significantly (p < 0.05) increased the level of assertive behaviour and self‐esteem (18).…”

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The meaning and form of occupational therapy as experienced by women with psychoses

Ivarsson

Söderback

Ternestedt

2002

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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The meaning and form of occupational therapy as experienced by women with psychoses: a phenomenological study The aim of this study was to illuminate the experiences of occupational therapy interventions in individuals with psychoses. Repeated tape-recorded narrative interviews were conducted with six women participating in occupational therapy immediately after an intervention. The subsequent analyses followed a phenomenological approach. Key constituents integrated in two structures, are the main findings. The meaning of occupational therapy as expressed in the key constituents relief, self-knowledge, belief in the future, capability, resistance and satisfaction formed one structure. The form of occupational therapy as expressed in the key constituents time, environment, guidance, voluntariness and collaboration represented the other structure. These findings confirm and give empirical support to beliefs and assumptions expressed in occupational therapy literature. The results form a conceptual base for developing an evaluative assessment instrument for individuals with psychoses participating in occupational therapy.

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The meaning and form of occupational therapy as experienced by women with psychoses

Ivarsson

Söderback

Ternestedt

2002

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…McAvoy (1992) found that about a third of patients who had been seen by an occupational therapist in a neurology clinic were not aware of having been seen by the occupational therapist, even though quite a number of the patients had had equipment or other interventions provided by the occupational therapist. A study by Stockwell et al (1987) of 45 patients in a psychiatric unit found that twothirds of them saw the occupational therapy programme as helpful. A later study by Harries and Caan (1994) showed that patients had a number of misconceptions about occupational therapy and were more likely to see it as providing entertainment and keeping them busy, or giving the ward staff a break.…”

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Occupation or Therapy? The Attitudes of Mental Health Professionals

Kaur¹,

Seager²,

Orrell³

1996

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Aquestionnaire study of mentalheattb staff on a psyctdatrlc unit investigated their views aboUt occupational therapy. The study evaluated the attitudes to the role of the occupational therapist, the referral and assessment process, the Importance of therapeutic activities, and communication and feedback between occupational therapists and otherdISCiplines. Sixty..four out of 89 staff responded (72%}.Most respondents thought that occupational therapy should start wftItIn. a week of ·admfsalon, even though many referrals took much longer than this to arrive. There was some confu8Ionoverwbo. was responsible forgetttngthe patient to attend occupational therapy. AIthou&1l occupational therapywas._ to Increase people's conftdence, some staff suggested that patients should not attend untlthey· had gained conftdence. There was uncertainty about who should decide on a patient's sultabllityforoceupa.. tIonal therapy. In addition, there was a blurring of roles betWeen occupational therapists and other dlsclpllneS. Many staff were well able to r8COll'1se the main fUnctions of occupational therapy. However,· they were not confident about this and didnot fully apply this knowledge In their clinical practice. OCCupatIonal therapists were generally seenIn a positive IlgIIt. 'ThIs study emphasfses the Importance of better communication between occupational therapists and the other professions and, In particular, the need to ral.. the profile of occupational therapy within lOcal teaching programmes.

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“…Weinstein (1981), reviewing w the work on the topic, suggested that this was due to the widespread assumption that the mentally ill are unable to give valid opinions. In the UK the few studies which have been conducted concentrated on specific aspects of treatment such as ECT (Kendell & Freeman, 1980) or Occupational Therapy (OT) (Stockwell, Powell, Bhat & Evans, 1987) ; the overall hospital milieu (Raphael & Peers, 1972), e.g. the grounds, meals, living space and privacy, or on particular treatment approaches such as a self-referral mental health centre (Sackett & Oyebode, 1988) and community psychiatric nursing (Oyebode, Gadd, Berry & Lashley, 1988).…”

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In‐patient psychiatric care: The patient's view

McIntyre

Farrell

David

1989

British Journal of Medical Psychology

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Little attention has been paid to psychiatric patients' views on their treatment in the medical literature. We carried out a consumer survey of 99 in-patients at an inner London psychiatric hospital. Patients were asked to rate 10 non-treatment and treatment items. Most highly regarded was being free to leave the ward. Of the treatment items, talking to a member of staff was found to be most helpful. The relationships between different items and patient variables such as voluntary versus involuntary status, age and diagnosis are discussed. Sex and number of previous admissions exerted only minor effects. The results are compared with other studies and more work in this area is recommended in order to improve hospital care.

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Patients' Views of Occupational Therapy in a Therapeutic Milieu

Abstract: This paper looks at patients' views of a range of occupational therapy activities offered on a psychiatric unit. It presents demographic, diagnostic and outcome information related to these views and outlines some of the research difficulties of using a questionnaire.

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The meaning and form of occupational therapy as experienced by women with psychoses

The meaning and form of occupational therapy as experienced by women with psychoses

Occupation or Therapy? The Attitudes of Mental Health Professionals

In‐patient psychiatric care: The patient's view

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