title: A Recovery-Oriented Care Approach: Weighing the Pros and Cons of a Newly Built Mental Health Facility.
abstract: The current study adopted a recovery-oriented care approach by emphasizing patients' perspectives and experiences regarding changes to a newly built mental health facility. The inpatient entrance, or "portal," intended to balance the aims of recovery-oriented care with minimizing risk. A mixed-methods study of the portal's pros and cons was conducted, according to four themes: (a) autonomy versus inconvenience; (b) safety and security versus stigma; (c) unit door versus portal operating costs; and (d) privacy versus community integration. Focus groups engaging with patients (N = 39) indicated that the design effectively supported recovery-oriented care. Patients did not find the portal to be stigmatizing or triggering and valued the safety and privacy it created, and visitors also generally had a positive experience. Survey responses (N = 101) from portal users were also positive about the new design. The study findings suggest that the pros outweighed the cons of the new design. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 54(2), 39-48.].
authors.forename: Catherine Clark
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ahern
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bieling
authors.forename: Margaret C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: McKinnon
authors.forename: Heather E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: McNeely
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Langstaff
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D061214:Patient Safety; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020127:Recovery of Function