The mental health expert patient: findings from a pilot study of a generic chronic condition self-management programme for people with mental illness

dc.contributor.author Battersby, Malcolm Wayne
dc.contributor.author Pols, Rene Gaston
dc.contributor.author Lawrence, John Stephen
dc.contributor.author Lawn, Sharon Joy
dc.contributor.author Urukalo, Mick
dc.contributor.author Parry, Trevor
dc.date.accessioned 2010-07-27T06:05:28Z
dc.date.available 2010-07-27T06:05:28Z
dc.date.issued 2007 en_US
dc.description Author version made available in accordance with the publisher's policy en
dc.description.abstract Background Less than optimal outcomes and escalating costs for chronic conditions including mental illness have prompted calls for innovative approaches to chronic illness management. Aims This study aimed to test the feasibility and utility of combining a generic, clinician administered and peer-led self-management group approach for people with serious mental illness. Method General practitioners and mental health case managers used a patient-centered care model (the Flinders Model) to assist 38 patients with serious mental illness to identify their self-management needs, and match these with interventions including Stanford peer-led, self-management groups and one-to-one peer support. Self-management and quality of life outcomes were measured and qualitative evaluation elicited feedback from all participants. Results Collaborative care planning, combined with a problems and goals focused approach, resulted in improved self-management and mental functioning at 3 to 6 months follow up. The Stanford self-management course was applicable and acceptable to patients with serious mental illnesses. Qualitative feedback was highly supportive of this approach. Conclusions Generic, structured assessment and care planning approaches, resulting in self-management education targeted to the individual, improved self-management and quality of life. Patients and service providers reported considerable gains despite the challenges associated with introducing a generic model within the mental health and general practice sector. en
dc.identifier.citation Lawn, S.J., Battersby, M.W., Pols, R.G., Lawrence, J.S., Parry, T., & Urukalo, M., 2007. The mental health expert patient: findings from a pilot study of a generic chronic condition self-management programme for people with mental illness. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 53(1), 63-74. en
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764007075010 en
dc.identifier.issn 0020-7640
dc.identifier.rmid 2006006702
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2328/10132
dc.language.iso en
dc.oaire.license.condition.license In Copyright
dc.publisher SAGE Publications en
dc.rights © 2007 Sage Publications en
dc.rights.holder Sage Publications en
dc.subject.forgroup 1103 Clinical Sciences en
dc.title The mental health expert patient: findings from a pilot study of a generic chronic condition self-management programme for people with mental illness en
dc.type Article en
local.contributor.authorOrcidLookup Lawn, Sharon Joy: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5464-8887 en_US
local.contributor.authorOrcidLookup Battersby, Malcolm Wayne: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7306-5591 en_US
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