Service user & carer narratives of mental health care involvement
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A qualitative study using narratives to explore the service user and carer experience of being involved in NHS mental health care.
IRAS ID
261615
Contact name
Eileen Salmon
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of the West of Scotland
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
7818, UWS Research Ethics Application
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 3 days
Research summary
A review of the literature highlights that there is a gap between mental health policy and practice relating to service user and carer involvement (Skelly et al. 2013; Bee et al. 2015; Grundy et al. 2016; Wright et al. 2016; Brooks et al. 2017). In order to develop mental health nursing practice regarding involvement, new knowledge and new understanding is required.
The aim of the research is to explore mental health care involvement from the service user and carer perspective to generate new knowledge and new understanding.
Social constructivism theory considers the social interaction between people and how this is interpreted is how we make sense and meaning of our experiences in a particular context. Social constructivism is the theory underpinning the research study. Qualitative research design using narrative may be regarded as the most appropriate methodology to gain access to and to hear how people make sense of their NHS mental healthcare experience. A narrative interview schedule will be used as a prompt only for the researcher to assist the person to tell their story. The participant will have choice and control about what they feel comfortable sharing during interview. With permission participants will be provided with copies of the written story and final story report. This will allow participants the opportunity to be involved during the study if they wish providing comments and checking the accuracy of the story as it is produced. The final report will contain anonymised stories of being involved in NHS mental health care. The final study report will be used as an educational resource to help future mental health nurses improve how they involve people as partners in care.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 5
REC reference
19/WS/0160
Date of REC Opinion
22 Nov 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion