Tuffour Isaac, Simpson Alan, Reynolds Lisa
Faculty of Education, Health, and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, UK.
Division of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, City University of London, UK.
J Res Nurs. 2019 Mar;24(1-2):104-118. doi: 10.1177/1744987118819667. Epub 2019 Mar 5.
Research conceptualising recovery is predominantly Eurocentric. This paper develops the conceptualisation of recovery by Black African service users.
Our aim was to explore Black African service users' experiences of recovery from mental illness and to understand how they conceptualise recovery.
Using a qualitative research approach and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 Black African service users recovering from mental illness in England.
Participants conceptualised recovery as a pragmatic and subjective concept distributed across a continuum of clinical, functional and spiritual dimensions, resilience, identity and their social and cultural backgrounds.
It seems critical for all stakeholders to ensure that these components are embedded in recovery-oriented services for Black African service users.
将康复概念化的研究主要以欧洲为中心。本文阐述了非洲黑人服务使用者对康复的概念化理解。
我们的目的是探究非洲黑人服务使用者从精神疾病中康复的经历,并了解他们如何将康复概念化。
采用定性研究方法和解释现象学分析(IPA),对12名在英格兰从精神疾病中康复的非洲黑人服务使用者进行了半结构化访谈。
参与者将康复概念化为一个务实且主观的概念,分布在临床、功能和精神层面、复原力、身份认同以及他们的社会和文化背景的连续统一体中。
对于所有利益相关者而言,确保这些要素融入针对非洲黑人服务使用者的以康复为导向的服务中似乎至关重要。