Daggenvoorde, Thea H

Goossens, Peter

Groot Lipman, Melanie

Van Bendegem, Micha A

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‘Show	Yourself’:	First	experiences	of	patients	with	bipolar	disorder	with	recording	a	film	to	show	their	‘euthymic	being’:	a	qualitative	study	 Groot	Lipman	Melanie,	student	Nursing	Science,	Dimence,	Netherlands	 Daggenvoorde	T.	H.,	MSc	RN	PhD	candidate,	Dimence	Mental	Health,	Center	for	Bipolar	Disorders,	Dimence	Group	Mental	Health	Care,	Deventer,	The	Netherlands.	Radboud	university	medical	center,	Radboud	Insti-	tute	for	Health	Sciences,	IQ	Healthcare,	Nijmegen,	The	Netherlands;		van	Bendegem	M.A.,	MANP	RN,	Mediant	Centre	Bipolar	Disorder,	Enschede,	the	Netherlands;		Goossens	P.J.J.,	FEANS	PhD	MANP	RN,	Centre	for	Bipolar	Disorders,	Dimence	Mental	Health,	Deventer,	the	Netherlands;	Radboud	University	Medical	Center,	Radboud	Institute	for	Health	Sciences,	IQ	healthcare,	Nijmegen,	the	Netherlands;	GGZVS,	Institute	for	the	Education	of	Clinical	Nurse	Specialists	in	Mental	Health,	Utrecht,	the	Netherlands;	Ghent	University,	Department	of	Nursing	Science,	Ghent,	Belgium	 Background:	In	practice	it	is	noticed	that	the	progress	and	recovery	of	the	patient	with	bipolar	disorder	(BD)	during	hospitalization	is	differently	objectified	by	professionals	working	at	an	admission	ward	and	relatives	of	the	patient.	Professionals	often	indicate	that	the	situation	of	the	patient	is	improving	while	relatives	notice	little	improvement.	This	can	be	caused	by	a	difference	in	perspective.	For	this	reason,	a	research	project	was	started	regarding	the	development	of	a	film	intervention.	Outpatients	record	a	ten-minute	film	to	show	their	‘euthymic	being’.	Professionals’	awareness	of	the	healthy	person	can	possibly	be	raised.	 Objectives:	To	examine	the	experiences	of	outpatients	with	BD	with	recording	a	ten-minute	film.	The	results	can	contribute	to	the	assessment	of	the	feasibility	of	the	film	intervention.	 Methods:	An	explorative,	descriptive	qualitative	research	was	performed	in	the	context	of	a	feasibility	study.	Individual,	open	interviews	were	conducted.	The	Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen	method	is	used	to	analyse	the	inter-	views.	 Results:	Four	major	themes	emerged	from	the	data:	Patient	in	charge:	The	data	show	that	the	patient	was	in	charge	during	the	recording	process.	Different	perspectives	emerged	regarding	the	involvement	of	others	in	the	film.	Only	a	few	involved	others.	Most	of	them	record	the	film	at	home	and	mentioned	this	was	pleas-	ant.	Personal	expectations:	The	data	show	different	expectations	regarding	the	recording	of	the	film.	Perfor-	mance	anxiety	seemed	to	be	present	in	five	patients.	Creating	a	comfort	zone:	The	preparatory	conversation,	contact	with	the	ambulatory	nurse	who	supported	the	patient	in	recording	the	film	and/or	the	ambiance	seemed	to	be	helpful	in	making	themselves	feel	more	comfortable.	Different	perspectives	appeared	about	the	(un)familiarity	with	the	nurse.	In	addition	to	this,	all	patients	stated	that	the	contact	with	the	nurse	was	pleasant.	Reflections	on	the	experiences:	All	but	one	patient	stated	it	was	a	positive	experience.	Most	pa-	tients	were	satisfied	with	the	result	that	shows	a	real	image	of	their	euthymic	being.	Some	also	said	that	they	find	it	important	that	their	appearance	is	visible.	Finally,	some	patients	had	ideas	about	other	ways	of	using	the	film,	for	example	as	their	own	reference	framework	or	using	the	film	before	or	after	admission.	 Conclusions:	Most	patients	had	positive	experiences	with	recording	the	film	and	stated	they	showed	a	real	image	of	their	‘euthymic	being’.	A	recommendation	for	future	use	is	considering	multiple	ways	of	using	the	film.	 	

'Show yourself' : first experiences of patients with bipolar disorder with recording a film to show their 'euthymic being' : a qualitative study

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'Show yourself' : first experiences of patients with bipolar disorder with recording a film to show their 'euthymic being' : a qualitative study

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