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School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
Analysis:
Analysis of the questionnaire data was carried out using SPSS
(Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 10.0). For ease of
interpretation, reverse-coded items were inverted prior to analysis.
Qualitative data from the comments made by service users and
carers on both questionnaires were analysed using Colaizzi’s
framework for descriptive data analysis (Colaizzi 1978).
Findings: The results suggest a clear preference by patients and
carers for home care as against inpatient care for acute mental
illness. Families and carers also reported a lower level of subjective
burden associated with the former option.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that in meeting the urgent need
for increased capacity to provide acute psychiatric care, investment
in the development of home care services should take priority.
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