A Case Study of Co-production Within a Mental Health Recovery College Dementia Course: Perspectives of A Person With Dementia, Their Family Supporter and Mental Health Staff.
co-production
dementia
mental health
peer support
recovery
service improvement
Journal
Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences
ISSN: 2673-6861
Titre abrégé: Front Rehabil Sci
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 9918227358906676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
14
04
2022
accepted:
30
05
2022
entrez:
3
10
2022
pubmed:
4
10
2022
medline:
4
10
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Undertaking co-production as a power-sharing way to improve mental health dementia services remains uncommon, suggesting opportunities to apply knowledge from lived experience of people with dementia, may often be missed. One barrier is stigma, assuming people with progressive cognitive impairment cannot manage this level of participation, support peers nor offer a "valid" perspective. This paper shares knowledge gained from a service evaluation that explored various experiences of a person with dementia, their family supporter and mental health staff, involved in co-producing a course about "living well" with dementia, within a mental health Recovery College. A qualitative, case study approach used semi-structured interviewing and inductive thematic analysis. Co-production activities generated a shared sense of positivity, pride and privilege, highlighting positive effects in breaking down the "them and us" barriers common in traditional healthcare professional-service user relationships. Each individual had both something to offer and something to gain during the process. Staff identified challenges in the co-production process; in that balancing all the voices during meetings could be complex at times, and the process overall required considerable time commitment. Taking part in co-production at an appropriate level and with peer support is a relational activity seen to be valuable in powerfully, yet gently, challenging stigma and assumptions around dementia. Findings show that while the process of co-production requires time and dedication, there is overall value in involving people living with dementia both in co-production and in peer support. This provided a straightforward and beneficial means to inclusively improve post-diagnosis support and care quality within a memory service.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Undertaking co-production as a power-sharing way to improve mental health dementia services remains uncommon, suggesting opportunities to apply knowledge from lived experience of people with dementia, may often be missed. One barrier is stigma, assuming people with progressive cognitive impairment cannot manage this level of participation, support peers nor offer a "valid" perspective.
Purpose
UNASSIGNED
This paper shares knowledge gained from a service evaluation that explored various experiences of a person with dementia, their family supporter and mental health staff, involved in co-producing a course about "living well" with dementia, within a mental health Recovery College.
Design
UNASSIGNED
A qualitative, case study approach used semi-structured interviewing and inductive thematic analysis.
Findings
UNASSIGNED
Co-production activities generated a shared sense of positivity, pride and privilege, highlighting positive effects in breaking down the "them and us" barriers common in traditional healthcare professional-service user relationships. Each individual had both something to offer and something to gain during the process. Staff identified challenges in the co-production process; in that balancing all the voices during meetings could be complex at times, and the process overall required considerable time commitment.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
Taking part in co-production at an appropriate level and with peer support is a relational activity seen to be valuable in powerfully, yet gently, challenging stigma and assumptions around dementia. Findings show that while the process of co-production requires time and dedication, there is overall value in involving people living with dementia both in co-production and in peer support. This provided a straightforward and beneficial means to inclusively improve post-diagnosis support and care quality within a memory service.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36188994
doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.920496
pmc: PMC9397742
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
920496Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 West, Birt, Wilson, Mathie and Poland.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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