Using photovoice to understand and improve healthy lifestyles of people diagnosed with serious mental illness

Edmondson, AJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0224-1997, Borthwick, R, Hughes, E and Lucock, M, 2022. Using photovoice to understand and improve healthy lifestyles of people diagnosed with serious mental illness. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. ISSN 1351-0126

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Abstract

Introduction: People diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) live 10–20 years less than the general population, due in part to co-existing physical illness linked to lifestyle factors. To inform individualized care plans to promote healthy lifestyles, it is important to understand the views of people diagnosed with SMI. To truly understand their lived experience, research methods should allow participants to set the agenda for discussion, enhancing engagement and empowerment in the research process.

Aim: To use a participatory research approach to capture what healthy lifestyle means to people who are diagnosed with SMI.

Method: Eight people diagnosed with SMI participated in six, weekly focus groups using Photovoice. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.

Results: The overarching theme was ‘mental health is the main priority’, and the other themes were barriers to a healthy lifestyle, represented as a vicious cycle, and three themes, which were facilitators - the importance of place, meaningful activities, and the importance of others.

Discussion: The methodology allowed participants to choose images that reflected their lived experience. The themes describe the interaction of physical and mental health and practical barriers and will inform the design of individualized care plans.

Implications for Practice: In co-designing care plans, mental health nurses should draw on peoples' preferences and explore the barriers identified in this study.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Creators:	Edmondson, A.J., Borthwick, R., Hughes, E. and Lucock, M.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	30 July 2022
ISSN:	1351-0126
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1111/jpm.12863 DOI 1591777 Other
Rights:	© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	19 Aug 2022 09:51
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2022 15:57
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/46896

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