Dilemmas in delivering health promotion activities: findings from a qualitative study of mental health nurses in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Recent studies have shown that people with mental illnesses have higher mortality and morbidity rates due to long-term conditions and lifestyle diseases. This knowledge has led to health promotion initiatives in mental health care to improve the physical health of people with mental illness. This article explores how mental health nurses experience working with health promotion activities in mental healthcare practices.

Design

We adopted a qualitative research design using an interactive approach. Qualitative content analysis was used to develop the analytical framework.

Participants

Focus groups (n=7; n=5) were conducted with two groups of mental health nurses who attended health specialist training sessions in Denmark in the spring and fall of 2018.

Res

SUBMITTER: Moller JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768968 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature