Article ID: 20200528092
Objective: To clarify the status and values of support for community-dwelling people with mental disorders in home-visit psychiatric nursing services from the perspective of service users.
Methods: An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted, involving community-dwelling people with mental disorders using home-visit psychiatric nursing services. The questionnaire mainly consisted of questions to be answered in a free-description style. Responses were quantitatively and inductively analyzed (number of respondents: 138).
Results: Receiving [support that ensures security and dignity], [support to improve life skills], and [support for life-fulfillment] through home-visit psychiatric nursing, the community-dwelling people with mental disorders realized its values, represented by [a sense of security] and [change of life for the better].
Conclusion: The respondents considered home-visit psychiatric nursing as a useful support approach for their daily lives. Home-visit psychiatric nursing should be improved from the perspective of people with mental disorders, and provide effective support approaches centered upon them.
