Instrumental measurements of recovery ‐oriented practice in psychiatric services

In this study, service users were invited to rate th e received support and their relationship with service providers to benchmark our current service before we fully implement the REFOCUS model of practice.MethodsINSPIRE was translated into traditional Chinese. Service users were invited to use C ‐INSPIRE to score one service provider with whom they had the most frequent contact or had the closest relationship.ResultsA total of 147 subjects were recruited from different service units at different phases of organizational transformation in recovery ‐oriented practice. Significantly higher scores in the Relationship Subscale (P =  .028) were obtained by units that had introduced recovery‐oriented practice for a longer period. However, the overall INSPIRE scores in the Support and Relationship Subscales achieved by Kwai Chung Hospital were 60 and 70, respectively, which were lower than those recorded (72 and 78, respectiv ely) in a study conducted in the United Kingdom. This indicates that there is considerable room for improvement in the delivery of recovery‐oriented practice at Kwai Chung Hospital.DiscussionWith further training and implementation of REFOCUS for all staff, service users' experience in their recovery can be more empowering and satisfying.
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research