Collier, E, Skitt, G and Cutts, H 2003, 'A study on the experience of insomnia in a psychiatric inpatient population' , Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 10 (6) , pp. 697-704.
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Complaints of insomnia among psychiatric inpatients are high. Many technical studies about insomnia are available in the literature, but few make reference to individual experience. This study examines the subjective experience of insomnia for psychiatric patients in one mental health unit. A random purposive sample of seven subjects was selected from the population of patients complaining of insomnia. Subjective experience was examined using a tape-recorded semistructured interview. The data were analysed using Burnard's content analysis framework. Ten categories were identified: control, wants and desires, holistic, assessment, individualisms, beliefs, conflict, communication, resignation and sleep signatures. Biographical data, and data from clinical notes about sleep were also collected. Results show that the impact of insomnia should not be underestimated and that attention to this aspect of a patient's experience could have a general effect on their mental health and well-being.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Inpatient, insomnia, mental health, psych, sleep |
| Themes: | Subjects / Themes > R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > RA0790 Mental health. Mental illness prevention Subjects / Themes > R Medicine > R Medicine (General) Health and Wellbeing |
| Schools: | Schools > School of Health and Society |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing |
| Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| ISSN: | 13510126 |
| Depositing User: | H Kenna |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2007 09:31 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 21:58 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/22 |
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