Recovery experiences among mental health service users going through the Balancing Everyday Life^™ intervention - A deductive qualitative study.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 REHABILITATION

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-25 DOI:10.1080/11038128.2025.2451267

Mona Eklund, Elisabeth Argentzell

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Abstract

Background: The occupational therapy intervention Balancing Everyday Life (BEL)^TM aims to support mental health service users towards improved occupational balance and personal recovery. Yet, no research has specifically addressed recovery experiences among BEL^TM participants.

Aim: To investigate how the recovery process was experienced by mental health services users who had participated in BEL^TM.

Methods: The study was based on qualitative interviews with 11 participants. A deductive content analysis was performed based on the CHIME framework, a research-based tool for characterising the recovery process.

Results: All categories and most subcategories described in the CHIME framework could be found in the participants' experiences. The most prominent categories were Sense of connectedness and Empowerment. Most subcategories were identified as well. Additionally, two subcategories not covered in CHIME were distinguished - occupational balance, and self-esteem and self-confidence - which may be specific to an occupational therapy intervention like BEL^TM.

Conclusion: The study showed that CHIME was relevant for characterising the recovery process among BEL^TM participants and identifying the features shaping that process. The findings support CHIME, while also indicating that BEL^TM offers some additional avenues for personal recovery.

Significance: An occupational therapy intervention can support mental health service users towards personal recovery.

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Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy REHABILITATION-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

15.80%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy is an internationally well-recognized journal that aims to provide a forum for occupational therapy research worldwide and especially the Nordic countries. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy welcomes: theoretical frameworks, original research reports emanating from quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies, literature reviews, case studies, presentation and evaluation of instruments, evaluation of interventions, learning and teaching in OT, letters to the editor.