Research Article

Nurses’ Perceptions on How Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Care Can Be Developed and Implemented

Table 1

Showing how a recovery-oriented mental healthcare programme can be developed and implemented.

ThemesSubthemesCategories

(1) Development of a recovery-oriented mental healthcare programme is possible(1) Implementation of recovery-oriented mental health care is possible if it is supported(1) Recovery is possible and achievable
(2) Prioritise mental health initiatives
(3) Provide funding for mental health

(2) Elements needed to develop and implement recovery-oriented mental healthcare programmes(1) Having proper policies and up-to-date guidelines and SOPs within and between facilities(1) Having policies in place
(2) Have a consistent standard of operations
(3) Develop guidelines to support the implementation of a recovery programme
(2) The inclusion of external stakeholders in the recovery plan of patients(1) Provision of holistic care in mental health services
(2) Include pastors, traditional healers, herbalists, spiritual healers
(3) Have policies on the inclusion and regulation of spiritual care
(3) The importance of aftercare(1) Have proper discharge and follow-up policies
(2) Have proper linkages in the community for continuity of care
(4) Education among the community and the patients themselves (psychoeducation) and stigma eradication(1) Develop educational programmes for mental health awareness
(2) Provide education to patients, families, community/society, nurses, and other healthcare workers on mental health issues
(3) Training plan of nurses on the recovery-oriented mental healthcare approach
(4) Provide education to society and cultural leaders on mental health issues and cultural misconceptions about mental illness