Helping Mentally Ill, a Reward Both in this Life and After”
A Qualitative Study Among Community Health Professionals in Somaliland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8908393 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sungkutu Nyassi (0000-0002-0036-810X, Dalarna University, corresponding author), Yakoub Aden Abdi (Amoud University), John Minto (University of the West of Scotland), Fatumo Osman (0000-0002-0038-9402, Dalarna University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1051-1063 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-3853 • E-ISSN: 1573-2789 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10597-022-01085-8 |
| PMID | 36602699 |
| OpenAlex | W4313545211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
This study aimed to describe the experiences of community mental health workers, predominantly female, nurses and doctors providing community-based mental health services in Borama, Somaliland. A qualitative explorative study using focus group discussions was conducted. Data were collected from three focus group discussions with 22 female community health workers, two medical doctors, and two registered nurses and analyzed using content analysis with an inductive approach. Three main categories were identified from the analysis: (1) bridging the mental health gap in the community; (2) working in a constrained situation; and (3) being altruistic. Overall, the community mental health workers felt that their role was to bridge the mental health gap in the community. They described their work as a rewarding and motivated them to continue despite challenges and improving community healthcare workers' work conditions and providing resources in mental health services will contribute to strengthening mental health services in Somaliland
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Qualitative Content Analysis
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |