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A Qualitative Analysis of Clients' Evaluation of a Psychiatric Day Hospital

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
8 July 2009

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore and describe the evaluation of a psychiatric day hospital by a group of participants. Clients attending a day hospital between 1999 and 2003 completed a program evaluation questionnaire during their last week (N = 567). A qualitative content analysis of 104 questionnaires was conducted by three investigators. Results indicated that clients had both positive and negative views of the health care professionals, program structure, and group therapy. Participants highlighted that they learned about themselves and their illness, improved their self-esteem, and acquired valuable life skills and renewed hope.

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Le but de cette étude était d'explorer et de décrire l'évaluation, par les participants et participantes, d'un hôpital de jour psychiatrique. Les usagères et usagers suivis entre 1999 et 2003 ont complété un questionnaire d'évaluation de programme lors de leur dernière semaine (N = 567). Trois auteurs ont effectué une analyse qualitative du contenu de 104 questionnaires. Les résultats révèlent des commentaires positifs et négatifs portant sur les intervenants et intervenantes, la structure du programme et la thérapie de groupe. Les participants et participantes ont surtout souligné avoir approfondi leur connaissance d'eux-mêmes et de leur maladie, amélioré leur estime de soi, acquis des habiletés nécessaires à la vie courante et repris espoir.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 28Number 1April 2009
Pages: 165 - 179

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Nadine Larivière
École de réadaption, Université de Sherbrooke, and Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, Montréal, Québec
Laurence Melançon
Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, Montréal, Québec
Linda Fortier
Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, Montréal, Québec
Pierre David
Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, and Département de psychiatrie, Université de Montréal, Québec
Jocelyne Cournoyer
Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, and Département de psychiatrie, Université de Montréal, Québec
Marie-Claire Baril
University of British Columbia, Université de Montréal, and British Columbia Neuropsychiatry Program and Geriatric Psychiatry Program, Hillside Centre, Kamloops
Jocelyn Bisson
Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, Montréal, Québec

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