THEMES | SUB-THEMES |
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The open door | • feeling of freedom and therapeutic atmosphere • trust and collaboration • enhanced socialization • reduced likelihood for aggression and conflict • service users’ empowerment and nurses’ increased self-awareness |
The invisible door | • limit setting • safety and privacy • meaningful staff-patient interactions |
The restrictive door | • a strong impression of “prison like” environment • difficulty in building trust and therapeutic alliances • conflict and aggressionincidents • stigma • service users’ disempowerment and nurses’compassion fatigue |
The revolving door | • service users’ relapse and nurses’compassion fatigue • lack of care continuity • substance misuse • limited resources and containment in the context of multidisciplinary team • guilt and fear of litigation |