title: Users' involvement in their care. A follow-up study.
abstract: 1. User involvement in both care planning and staff development helped staff and residents at a community rehabilitation unit in terms of attitudes and care delivery. 2. Undertaking follow-up work shows progress in care management for staff and in social skills development for residents. 3. The results of this study provide clear indications of positive progress and identify a few areas where work still need to be done to improve care.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Services, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB9 2ZH. gordonvalentine@supanet.com
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jamieson
authors.forename: Alyson McGregor
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kettles
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spence
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003219:Confidentiality; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D010358:Patient Participation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires