title: [A recovery oriented research approach to a Day Hospital program].
abstract: We are at a turning point for psychiatric practice brought on by the consolidation of the recovery paradigm. Both mental health interventions and research will have to adapt in order to promote recovery. Interventions will tend to focus in the community, and day hospital programs will have to be more versatile and also community oriented. The appropriate research approach for recovery oriented interventions has to combine quantitative and qualitative methods, in order to complementarily inform any given subject. Current hierarchy proposed by the evidence based medicine model will have to comply with recovery oriented practices, including and adequately appraising qualitative approaches and mixed methods. The results of a mixed methods approach to a day hospital program is presented, which includes assessment of: clinical state, functionality, quality of life, family burden, types of interventions, users and carers perspectives.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital de Día - Proyecto Suma. daniel@vigo.com.ar
authors.forename: Daniel V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Vigo
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005190:Family; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development