'Shared-rhythm cooperation' in cooperative team meetings in acute psychiatric inpatient care
The cooperative team meeting is one of the most important interventions in psychiatric care. The purpose of this study was to describe the participation of patients and significant others in cooperative team meetings in terms of unspoken stories. The narrative approach focused on storytelling. The d...
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Published in | Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 129 - 140 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Science Ltd
01.04.2004
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc |
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Summary: | The cooperative team meeting is one of the most important interventions in psychiatric care. The purpose of this study was to describe the participation of patients and significant others in cooperative team meetings in terms of unspoken stories. The narrative approach focused on storytelling. The data consisted of videotaped cooperative team meetings (n = 11) in two acute closed psychiatric wards. The QRS NVivo computer program and the Holistic Content Reading method were used. During the process of analysis, the spoken and unspoken stories were analysed at the same time. According to the results, while there was some evident shared‐rhythm cooperation (the topics of discussion were shared and the participants had eye contact), there were many instances where the interaction was controlled and defined by health care professionals. This lack of shared rhythm in cooperation, as defined in terms of storytelling, was manifested as monologue and the following practices: the health care professionals controlled the storytelling by sticking to their opinions, by giving the floor or by pointing with a finger and visually scanning the participants, by interrupting the speaker or by allowing the other experts to sit passively. Implications for mental health nursing practice are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1351-0126 1365-2850 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2003.00679.x |