Experiences of goal planning in Australian community pharmacy settings for people experiencing mental illness
A qualitative study
Bibliographic Data
BACKGROUND: Person-centred goal planning is increasingly being incorporated into healthcare interventions. People experiencing severe and persistent mental illnesses (SPMIs) have high levels of co-occurring health conditions, reducing their life expectancy when compared with the general population. As medications are commonly used in the treatment of SPMIs, community pharmacists are well-placed to support the health and wellbeing of this population. OBJECTIVES: To examine pharmacists' and service users' experiences of goal planning as a component of a community pharmacy-based health intervention for people experiencing SPMIs (PharMIbridge intervention). METHODS: This study utilised a qualitative exploratory approach with an interpretive description method. Semistructured interviews were undertaken with community pharmacists (n = 16) and service user participants (n = 26) who had participated in pharmacist support services for people experiencing SPMIs (PharMIbridge intervention). RESULTS: Four themes relating to goal planning were identified. First, goal planning provided purpose and motivation for participation in the intervention. Planning realistic goals was important but often challenging. Both pharmacists and service users highlighted the relational aspects of goal planning and how strong relationships supported positive behaviour change and outcomes. Finally, individualised and flexible approaches were important aspects of the intervention, ensuring goals were meaningful to service users. CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this study identified positive outcomes from the inclusion of goal-planning processes in a community pharmacy-based health intervention. Further research regarding tools, strategies or training that could support future goal-planning interventions in primary healthcare is needed. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: The PharMIbridge randomised controlled trial research team included lived experience members and was overseen by an expert panel that included members with a lived experience of mental illness and representatives from key organisations. The training provided to pharmacists was co-designed and co-delivered by the researchers and lived experience representatives, and pharmacists were supported by lived experience mentors. Service user participants were invited to participate in the interviews through a number of pathways (e.g., at the completion of the intervention, flyers). Those interested were provided with the full study participant information and provided with a $30 gift voucher at the conclusion of the interview
Goal setting · Mental health · Pharmacist · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Social Psychology · Pharmacy
Applied Interpretive Approaches
Toward a theory of task motivation and incentives
The development of goal setting theory
Self-Efficacy
The behaviour change wheel
Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (Coreq)
A training programme for community pharmacists to support people living with severe and persistent mental illness
Interpretive Description
Experiences of goal planning in Australian community pharmacy settings for people experiencing mental illness
Delivering Person-Centered Care in Community Mental Health Programs
Do Providers Know What They Do Not Know? A Correlational Study of Knowledge Acquisition and Person-Centered Care
Naturalistic inquiry
Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation
The Analytic Challenge in Interpretive Description
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
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