A new way of working. Professionals' expectations and experiences of the Culture and Health project for clients with mental disorders

A new way of working with complementary interventions was developed and conducted in a county in Sweden. The intervention, Culture and Health, was directed to adult clients with mental disorders and offered cultural,... [ view full abstract ]

A new way of working with complementary interventions was developed and conducted in a county in Sweden. The intervention, Culture and Health, was directed to adult clients with mental disorders and offered cultural, nature-assisted and physical activities once a week during 14 weeks. Implementation of new interventions might be challenging and one barrier might be the professionals (Grol & Grimshaw, 2003) who will carry out the intervention. Consequently, current study aimed to investigate the professionals’ expectations and experiences of the intervention. Focus group interviews (Krueger & Casey, 2015) with professionals before and after the intervention were conducted. The interviews were analysed by content analysis according to Burnard (1991). Result: The analyses of the interviews are under progress and will point out the professionals’ perceived advantages as well as barriers.
Applications to practice: The results strengthen the importance of involving and motivating the professionals when developing and implementing new interventions.

References:
Burnard, P. (1991). A method of analysing interview transcripts in qualitative research. Nurse education today, 11, 461-466.

Grol, R., & Grimshaw, J. (2003). From best evidence to best practice: effective implementation of change in patients’ care. Research into practice I. The Lancet, 362, 1225-1230.

Krueger, R.A., & Casey, M.A. (2015). Focus groups. A practical guide for applied research. 5th ed. Los Angeles: Sage.

The study was financially supported by the Finsam Blekinge, the Academy of Caring Sciences Skane University hospital, and from the Southern Health Care Region.