Women's experiences of restrictive practices as inpatients
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Women's experiences of restrictive practices as inpatients: A qualitative exploration
IRAS ID
257760
Contact name
Sarah Tully
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Manchester
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 30 days
Research summary
Feeling in control of one's own experiences is associated with reduced distress and greater likelihood of recovery in relation to psychosis. However, mental health services can be perceived as threatening and as compromising service users’ independence and choice. This is especially likely in an inpatient environment, as this can remove feelings of control over experiences, treatment and day to day decisions. Women have been found to be restricted to the same degree as men however, the impact of this upon women specifically has not been investigated. Men and women may experience psychosis differently, for example, women have reported a greater degree of positive symptoms and were more likely to have attempted to end their lives. It has been found that women are also more likely to recover from psychosis. As women experiencing psychosis have been found to have better social functioning and more coping strategies available to them, the experience of being hospitalised may impact on them differently to men through preventing access to these resources that may enable their recovery. This appears to be the case as it has been found that female inpatients have poorer outcomes than males. Research with women consistently finds that they want services to promote empowerment, choice and self-determination. As there is currently a national drive for more gender sensitive services it is crucial that the best way to support women to recover is understood. Therefore, this project will explore the impact of restrictive practices whilst hospitalised specifically on women and how this could impact on their coping resources and recovery. Twenty participants will be recruited who identify as women, are aged 18 or above and who are currently inpatients in hospital or have been discharged in the past year. Participants will be asked to take part in a one-off semi-structured interview.
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/NW/0244
Date of REC Opinion
10 Jun 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion