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AuthorZolezzi, Monica
AuthorAbdulrhim, Sara
AuthorIsleem, Noor
AuthorZahrah, Farah
AuthorEltorki, Yassin
Available date2020-09-06T08:31:04Z
Publication Date2020
Publication NameJournal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Disorders
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.26502/jppd.2572-519X0086
CitationMonica Zolezzi, Sara Abdulrhim, Nour Isleem, Farah Zahrah, Yassin Eltorki. Healthcare practitioners’ views of their role in addressing the medical comorbidites of people with mental illness. Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Disorders 4 (2020): 31-44.
ISSN2572-519X
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/15963
AbstractObjectives: To explore the views and experiences of different healthcare professionals in Qatar about their role addressing the medical comorbidities of people with serious mental illness (SMI). Subjects and Methods: Qualitative study using a purposive sampling strategy to include representative viewpoints from physicians, pharmacists, and nurses working at outpatient settings throughout Doha, Qatar. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and transcripts analyzed employing qualitative phenomenological approach to inquiry. Results: A total of eighteen interviews to healthcare practitioners (HCPs) were conducted. Four major common themes emerged from these interviews, including: 1) knowledge and awareness about the medical comorbidities among people with serious mental illness (SMI); 2) perceptions of current practice in relation to addressing the medical comorbidities of people with SMI; 3) perceived barriers to the provision of medical care to people with SMI; 4) possible solutions to address the barriers identified. Conclusion: Results of this study suggest that HCPs perceive that people with SMI in Qatar receive suboptimal standard levels of care for their medical comorbidities. The integration of medical and mental healthcare services and fostering shared responsibility that includes family members were strongly recommended to improve the physical health of people with SMI.
Languageen
PublisherFortune Journals
SubjectMental illness
Medical comorbidities
Health care practitioners’ views
TitleHealthcare practitioners’ views of their role in addressing the medical comorbidites of people with mental illness
TypeArticle
Pagination31-44
Issue Number2
Volume Number4
dc.accessType Open Access


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