What Families Have to Say about Community Treatment Orders (CTOs)
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
22 February 2019
Abstract
Qualitative studies provide a different kind of understanding of the effectiveness of community treatment orders (CTOs) by exploring the perspectives of stakeholders. This article documents a systematic review of 12 qualitative studies that explored the views of families of individuals on a CTO. Relevant databases and grey literature were searched. Themes were identified: the benefits of CTOs outweigh the disadvantages, CTOs increased their involvement in care, and families were dissatisfied with aspects of the CTO process. Recommendations include how to maximize the benefits of CTOs, reduce administrative burdens and employ strategies to increase involvement of families in the care of their loved ones.
Résumé
Les études qualitatives proposent une lecture différente de l’efficacité des ordonnances de traitement communautaire (OTC) en examinant les points de vue des différents intervenants. Le présent article documente une revue systématique de 12 études qualitatives exposant le point de vue de familles d’individus faisant l’objet d’une OTC. Des bases de données pertinentes et des sources de documentation parallèle ont été consultées. Divers thèmes ont été dégagés : les avantages des OTC l’emportent sur les inconvénients; les OTC permettent d’accroître l’implication des familles dans les soins prodigués; les familles démontrent de l’insatisfaction vis-à-vis certains aspects des procédures des OTC. Les recommandations portent notamment sur la façon de maximiser les avantages des OTC, l’allègement du fardeau administratif et l’adoption de stratégies en vue d’accroître la participation des familles dans les soins apportés à leurs proches.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 37 • Number 2 • July 2018
Pages: 1 - 12
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Deborah Corring, Richard O’Reilly, Christina Sommerdyk, and Elizabeth Russell. 2018. What Families Have to Say about Community Treatment Orders (CTOs). Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
37(2): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2018-008
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