Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent psychiatric wards: multi-methods investigation DOI Creative Commons
Josephine Holland, Morenike Da-Silva-Ellimah, James Roe

et al.

BJPsych Open, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(6)

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Background Child and adolescent mental health service in-patient beds are unevenly spread throughout England. Where demand outstrips bed availability, young people may be admitted at-distance or to adult psychiatric wards. The COVID-19 pandemic added pressures already overstretched services. Understanding experiences during this period is vital inform strategies for future emergencies. Aims To investigate the impact of on admissions local, units, from perspectives people, parents/carers healthcare professionals. Method Multi-methods data were collected February 2021 September 2022, as part Far Away Home research programme. A 13-month national surveillance study information about general units >50 miles home, out-of-region units. Free-text respondents ( n = 51) analysed using content analysis. Interviews with 30), 21) professionals 68) thematic Results Restrictions affected people's contact others; requirement self-isolate admission following overnight leave felt distressing, visiting was limited. This disincentivised leave, leading some discharges being delayed others feeling rushed high risk. also accelerated introduction virtual meetings, enabling community teams families more involved in therapies, meetings decision-making. Conclusions imposed often negatively perceived. However, increased use technology positive, widening inclusion mitigating negative effects distance admissions.

Language: Английский

Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent psychiatric wards: multi-methods investigation DOI Creative Commons
Josephine Holland, Morenike Da-Silva-Ellimah, James Roe

et al.

BJPsych Open, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(6)

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Background Child and adolescent mental health service in-patient beds are unevenly spread throughout England. Where demand outstrips bed availability, young people may be admitted at-distance or to adult psychiatric wards. The COVID-19 pandemic added pressures already overstretched services. Understanding experiences during this period is vital inform strategies for future emergencies. Aims To investigate the impact of on admissions local, units, from perspectives people, parents/carers healthcare professionals. Method Multi-methods data were collected February 2021 September 2022, as part Far Away Home research programme. A 13-month national surveillance study information about general units >50 miles home, out-of-region units. Free-text respondents ( n = 51) analysed using content analysis. Interviews with 30), 21) professionals 68) thematic Results Restrictions affected people's contact others; requirement self-isolate admission following overnight leave felt distressing, visiting was limited. This disincentivised leave, leading some discharges being delayed others feeling rushed high risk. also accelerated introduction virtual meetings, enabling community teams families more involved in therapies, meetings decision-making. Conclusions imposed often negatively perceived. However, increased use technology positive, widening inclusion mitigating negative effects distance admissions.

Language: Английский

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