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Recovery Programs for People With Mental Illness in Taiwan: A Feasibility Study
Yen-Ching Chang1, Ming-De Chen2, Susan A Pickett3
1Yen-Ching Chang, PhD, OT, is Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Importance:
Most recovery programs have been developed in Western countries. This study explores the cultural adaptation of a recovery program to a non-Western country.
Objective:
To test the feasibility of a recovery group developed for people with mental illness in Taiwan.
Design:
Mixed-methods feasibility study.
Setting:
Community psychiatric rehabilitation center in southern Taiwan.
Participants:
Twenty-four people with mental illness living in the community.
Intervention:
The authors designed a recovery group based on the Pathways to Recovery program and the mental health recovery literature. The curriculum included two phases: recovery profile and recovery plan. The group gathered for a 1-hr session once a week for 18 wk.
Outcomes And Measures:
Outcomes were assessed preintervention, mid-intervention, and postintervention. Data collected included Stages of Recovery Scale (SRS) scores, course assessments, and course discussions.
Results:
Most participants were satisfied with the recovery program and its implementation. Scores on the Social Functioning/Role Performance subscale of the SRS showed a medium to large effect size (r = .36) for the Recovery Stage 1-3 subsample (n = 16).
Conclusion And Relevance:
This study affirmed the feasibility of a recovery group for people with mental illness in Taiwan. Prospective randomized controlled trials should be used to verify recovery groups' effectiveness.
What This Article Adds:
Recovery programs tailored to people with mental illness in non-Western countries may need more examples and longer sessions to enable participants to fully understand and implement the concepts of recovery.
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