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Exploring the Meaning of ‘ Recovery ’ in Mental Health Services A Multi Stakeholder Evaluation. Sally Howard ANP. Rehabilitation Team. Limerick Mental Health Services. Introduction. Qualitative Study. Focus Groups held in Feb 2011
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Exploring the Meaning of ‘Recovery’in Mental Health ServicesA Multi Stakeholder Evaluation Sally Howard ANP. Rehabilitation Team. Limerick Mental Health Services.
Introduction. • Qualitative Study. • Focus Groups held in Feb 2011 • Distinction – Service User and Service Provider involvement as Data sources
Thematic Analysis“A search for themes that emerges as being important to the description of the phenomenon” Fereday & Muir - Cochrane (2006)
Findings • Overall the data suggested an Inherent experience of ‘change’ • The data also revealed a deep sense of ‘understanding’ of the essence of Recovery • Recovery implied an ‘adaptation’among service users and providers as well as a method and system of service delivery.
Conclusion • Themes and overarching issues should not be interpreted as being convergant. • For example the issuue of Change emerged as a theme but with different facets • While change was a central issue and generally a positive process, struggles with the changes were highlighted