Factors Influencing Attendees’ Engagement with Group Psychoeducation: A Multi-stakeholder Perspective
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Published:2022-01-06
Issue:4
Volume:49
Page:539-551
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ISSN:0894-587X
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Container-title:Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Adm Policy Ment Health
Author:
Higgins AgnesORCID, Downes CarmelORCID, Murphy RebeccaORCID, Barry JenniferORCID, Monahan MarkORCID, Doyle LouiseORCID, Gibbons PatrickORCID
Abstract
AbstractFew studies have explored the problem of engagement in relation to group psychoeducation from a multi-site and multi-stakeholder perspective. The aim of the study was to explore the factors influencing service user and family engagement with group psychoeducation programmes. The study design was qualitative descriptive. Data were collected through individual and focus group interviews with key stakeholders (n = 75) involved with the programme within 14 mental health sites in the Republic of Ireland. Enablers and barriers to engagement were identified at participant, provider, programme and organization level. Motivated participants and engaged clinicians, peer co-facilitation and support, and skilled and responsive facilitators were some of the factors which enhanced engagement. Barriers to engagement included readiness among participants, concerns related to stigma and confidentiality, desire to distance oneself from mental health services, a lack of support for programme participation within families, group discomfort, the time and length of the programme, issues with transport, visibility of the programme, and structural supports for clinicians. Findings from the study illustrate the multifaceted nature of engagement as well as provide a greater understanding of the multifactorial influences on engagement. Strategies to enhance engagement should therefore reflect a multipronged approach. At the outset of programme implementation, organizations should address their readiness to engage, conduct local needs assessments to anticipate individuals’ needs and plan accordingly in order to maximize engagement, and bolster facilitators’ engagement skills through the provision of training and mentoring opportunities.
Funder
Health Research Board Ireland in partnership with the Health Service Executive through the Applied Partnership Award scheme
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health Policy,Pshychiatric Mental Health
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