RT Journal Article
T1 “It’s That They Treated Me Like an Object”: A Qualitative Study on the Participation of People Diagnosed with Psychotic Disorders in Their Health Care
A1 Villena Jimena, Amelia
A1 Morales-Asencio, José Miguel
A1 Quemada-González, Casta
A1 Hurtado, María M.
K1 Cáncer - Cuidados de enfermería
AB The mental health recovery model is based on shared decision making, in which patients’preferences and perceptions of the care received are taken into account. However, persons withpsychosis usually have very few opportunities to participate in this process. The present studyexplores the experiences and perceptions of a group of patients with psychosis—in some cases longstanding,in others more recently diagnosed—concerning their participation in the decisions takenabout the approach to their condition and about the attention received from healthcare professionalsand services. For this purpose, we performed a qualitative analysis of the outcomes derived from fivefocus groups and six in-depth interviews (36 participants). Two major themes, with five sub-themes,were identified: shared decision-making (drug-centred approach, negotiation process, and lack ofinformation) and the care environment and styles of clinical practice as determinants (aggressiveversus person-centred environments, and styles of professional practice). The main conclusionsdrawn are that users want to participate more in decision making, they want to be offered a rangeof psychosocial options from the outset and that their treatment should be based on accessibility,humanity and respect. These findings are in line with the guidelines for clinical practice and shouldbe taken into account in the design of care programmes and the organisation of services for personswith psychosis.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-03-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35892
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35892
LA eng
NO Villena-Jimena, A.; Morales-Asencio, J.M.; Quemada, C.; Hurtado, M.M. “It’s That They Treated Me Like an Object”: A Qualitative Study on the Participation of People Diagnosed with Psychotic Disorders in Their Health Care. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4614. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20054614
NO Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026