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Group leader and participant perceptions of Balancing Everyday Life, a group-based lifestyle intervention for mental health service users

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Lund, Kristine, Hultqvist, Jenny, Bejerholm, Ulrika, Argentzell, Elisabeth, Eklund, Mona·2020·Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Abstract

Background: There exist few recovery and occupation-based interventions for mental health service users. Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) is a new occupation-based lifestyle intervention that was created to fill this need.Aim: To gain group leaders’ and participants’ perspectives of the BEL intervention content and format, including factors that helped, hindered, and could be improved.Methods: A constructivist grounded theory method guided data collection and analysis. Interviews took place with 12 BEL group leaders and 19 BEL participants from out-patient psychiatry settings and community-based day centers in Sweden.Results: BEL’s structure and content were appreciated, yet flexibility was desired to adapt to participant needs. BEL could act as a bridge, helping participants connect with others, and to a more engaged and balanced everyday life. Facilitating factors included a person-focused (versus illness-focused) approach, physical and emotional environments, and connection. Barriers included room resources. More sessions were desired for the intervention.Conclusion: Group leaders and participants experienced BEL as a useful tool to instigate meaningful change and connection in the participants’ lives. The combination of a positive person-focused approach and group support was appreciated. These results could inform future research, evaluation, and development of occupation-focused lifestyle interventions for mental health service users.

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  • Participants reported the BEL program structure and content tailored to their skills and interests were helpful, along with opportunities to connect with peers and share life experiences in a supportive environment.

    “Overall, participants reported the BEL program structure and content tailored to their skills and interests were helpful, along with opportunities to connect with peers and share life experiences in a supportive environment (69–71)”
  • BEL group facilitators perceived the program structure as beneficial, along with its alignment to occupational therapy through activity engagement and promotion of collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

    “The BEL group facilitators also perceived the program structure of the program as beneficial, along with its alignment to occupational therapy through activity engagement and promotion of collaboration within multidisciplinary teams (71).”
  • The BEL group components encouraged reflection, envisioning and connecting to a more positive future, and sustaining change.

    “The group components also encouraged reflection, envisioning and connecting to a more positive future, and sustaining change (69–71).”
  • Participants suggested more flexibility to tailor the BEL program to their needs, and more time and support for goal setting and implementing strategies in daily life would be helpful.

    “However, participants suggested more flexibility to tailor the program to their needs, and more time and support for goal setting and implementing strategies in daily life would be helpful (71).”
  • The main barriers in implementing BEL were variation in individual needs and challenges, limited space or information technology issues.

    “From their experience, the main barriers in implementing BEL were variation in individual needs and challenges, limited space or information technology issues (71).”

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Authors
Lund, K., Hultqvist, J., Bejerholm, U., Argentzell, E., & Eklund, M.
Affiliations
Lund University (SE)
Corresponding author
Lund, Kristine
Venue
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Published
2019-02-01
Volume
27
Issue
6
Pages
462-473
ISSN
  • 1103-8128 (ISSN-L)
  • 1651-2014
OpenAlex
W2911762999
Cited by
25
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3
FWCI
4.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Swedish Research Council (521-2013-2522)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
Keywords
occupation-based intervention, mental health service users, participant perceptions, recovery, group support, outpatient psychiatry, intervention development
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Attitude of Health Personnel, Mental Disorders, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Leadership, Life Style, Mental Health Services, Middle Aged, Occupational Therapy, Perception, Psychotherapy, Group, Grounded Theory

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