Beyond the Barriers: First-Voice Perspectives on Facilitators of Leisure Participation
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
15 July 2020
Abstract
Participation in community-based leisure activity can be beneficial for supporting recovery for people with mental illness, but many barriers are faced. Drawing on first-voice perspectives, this study examined personal, social, and organizational factors that facilitate community-based leisure participation and suggests practical ways to create leisure environments that they would find supportive and more accessible. Five focus groups were conducted with adults in urban and rural communities in Nova Scotia. Through thematic analysis, five types of facilitators were identified: self-management and self-care; finding meaning; active social supports and connections; welcoming environments; and, educating others. Implications for practice are presented.
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Participation à l’activité de loisir communautaire peut être bénéfique pour soutenir la rétablissement pour les personnes maladie mentale, mais de nombreux obstacles sont à surmonter. S’appuyant sur les perspectives de la première voix, cette étude examiner des facteurs personnels, sociaux et organisationnels et suggére façons pratiques de créer des environnements de loisir ils trouveraient soutien et plus accessible. Cinq groupes de discussion ont été menés avec des adultes dans les collectivités urbaines et rurales de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Cinq facilitateurs ont été identifiés: l’autogestion et l’auto-prise en charge; trouver unsens; des soutiens sociaux actifs et des connexions; environnements accueillants; et, éduquer les autres. Les implications pour la pratique sont présentées.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 39 • Number 1 • May 2020
Pages: 119 - 131
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Catherine M. White, Susan Hutchinson, Karen Gallant, and Barbara Hamilton-Hinch. 2020. Beyond the Barriers: First-Voice Perspectives on Facilitators of Leisure Participation. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
39(1): 119-131. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2020-008
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