Journal article
'To be treated as a human': Using co-production to explore experts by experience involvement in mental health nursing education - The COMMUNE project
International journal of mental health nursing, Vol.27(4), pp.1282-1291
01/08/2018
PMID: 29377483
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Abstract
Increasingly, experts as deemed by personal experience or mental health service use, are involved in the education of nurses; however, accompanying research is limited and focuses primarily on opinions of nurse educators and students. The aim of this study was to develop an understanding of the potential contribution to mental health nursing education by those with experience of mental health service use. The research was part of the international COMMUNE (Co-production of Mental Health Nursing Education) project, established to develop and evaluate co-produced mental health content for undergraduate nursing students. A qualitative descriptive design was adopted with data collected through focus group interviews in seven sites across Europe and Australia. Experts by experience (people with experience of distress, service use, and recovery) co-produced the project in partnership with nursing academics. Co-production enriched the process of data collection and facilitated the analysis of data from multiple perspectives. Two themes are presented in this paper. The first focuses on how experts by experience can enhance students' understanding of recovery by seeing the strengths inherent in the human' behind the diagnostic label. The second highlights the importance of communication and self-reflection on personal values, where students can explore their own thoughts and feelings about mental distress alongside those with lived experience. Interacting with experts by experience in the classroom can assist in challenging stigmatizing attitudes prior to nursing placements. These findings can be used to inform international nursing curricula by increasing the focus on nursing skills valued by those who use the services.
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- Title
- 'To be treated as a human': Using co-production to explore experts by experience involvement in mental health nursing education - The COMMUNE project
- Creators
- Aine Horgan - University College CorkFionnuala Manning - University College CorkJulia Bocking - University of CanberraBrenda Happell - University of CanberraMari Lahti - Turku University of Applied SciencesRory Doody - University College CorkMartha Griffin - Dublin City UniversityStephen K. Bradley - University College CorkSiobhan Russell - Dublin City UniversityEinar Bjornsson - University of IcelandMoira O'Donovan - University College CorkLiam MacGabhann - Dublin City UniversityEileen Savage - University College CorkJarmo Pulli - Turku University of Applied SciencesJohn Goodwin - University College CorkKornelis Jan van der Vaart - Utrecht UniversityHazel O'Sullivan - University College CorkClaire Dorrity - University College CorkHeikki Ellila - Turku University of Applied SciencesJerry Allon - Utrecht UniversityElisabeth Hals - Inland Norway University of Applied SciencesJan Sitvast - Utrecht UniversityArild Granerud - Inland Norway University of Applied SciencesPall Biering - University of Iceland
- Publication Details
- International journal of mental health nursing, Vol.27(4), pp.1282-1291
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership
- Identifiers
- 991013036376402368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article