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Table 3 Themes from the analysis

From: Recovery services and expectation of consumers and mental health professionals in community-based residential facilities of Ghana

Global themes

Organizing themes

Basic themes

Codes

Theme 1: Recovery services offered to consumers

Admission process to the residential facilities

Conducting MSE and PHA are used to assess mental and physical health of consumers respectively

Mental Status Examination (MSE)

Physical Health Assessment (PHA)

Treatment plan and goals setting

Receiving a referral from a psychiatric facility can be used to start recovery services

Continuity of services

Routine recovery activities and intervention

Planning daily recovery activities is key in achieving recovery

Personal self-care skills

Medication

Time management skills

Socialization (eg. playing games and watching television)

Leisure and recreational activities

Psycho-therapy

Psycho-education

Mindfulness-based interventions

Physical health training

Cognitive behaviour therapy

Family therapy

Consumers’ involvement in decision concerning recovery services

Respecting consumers rights in medication decision is key in achieving recovery

Consumers understand their rights

Temporarily seizing consumers autonomy

Theme 2: Expectation regarding the personal recovery process

Psychiatric medication (management of condition)

Adherence to psychiatric medication improve the recovery process

Becoming sober

Reducing aggression

Improving meaningful conversation

Reducing degree of illness

Economic empowerment

Participating in normative life is key in recovery services

Expecting employment opportunities (eg. vocational training)

Independent living

Attaining independent living

Regaining self-care and daily living skills

Attracting respect

Moving around independently

Social inclusion (integration)

Gaining social inclusion

Integration into families and communities

Making a meaningful contribution to families and society

Participating in religious activities

Social interaction (eg. entertainments)

Theme 3: Challenges in achieving personal recovery

Systemic or management-related challenges

Set-backs affecting implementation of recovery services

Limited funds

Infrastructure

Poor feeding

Limited medication supply

Limited family support

Inadequate MHPs

Consumer challenges

Consumers faced individual challenges

Dealing with unreasonable behaviour

Uncooperativeness

Non-adherence to medications