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dc.contributor.authorWhitehorne-Smith, Patrice
dc.contributor.authorBurns, Sharyn
dc.contributor.authorMilbourn, Ben
dc.contributor.authorAbel, W.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Robyn
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-03T03:09:55Z
dc.date.available2020-12-03T03:09:55Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationWhitehorne-Smith, P. and Burns, S. and Milbourn, B. and Abel, W. and Martin, R. 2020. Cross-sectional mixed-methods study protocol exploring the enablers and barriers for people with severe and enduring mental illness in Jamaica when accessing healthcare for chronic physical illness. BMJ Open. 10 (8): Article No. e038245.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81927
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038245
dc.description.abstract

Introduction

Extant international research suggests that people with severe and enduring mental illness (PWSEMI) experience increased rates of chronic physical illness (CPI), reduced life expectancy and higher mortality than those in the general population. The high prevalence of CPI among PWSEMI is associated with a number of barriers that this population experiences when accessing physical healthcare. Although substantial research has been conducted in North America, Europe and Australia, there appears to be a paucity of research exploring CPI among PWSEMI in the Caribbean region, although this region has reported very high rates of non-communicable diseases within its populations. The current study will be situated in Jamaica and will explore the enablers and barriers to PWSEMI accessing healthcare for CPI.

Methods and analysis

A convergent mixed-method design will explore the enablers and barriers to accessing healthcare for CPI among PWSEMI. This cross-sectional study will collect data from PWSEMI, caregivers and family members, community health aides, primary care physicians, psychiatrists and health policymakers.

Ethics and dissemination

The study findings will provide baseline data describing the prevalence of CPI among PWSEMI in Jamaica and will identify enablers for, and barriers to, PWSEMI accessing CPI care. Findings will be disseminated widely in Jamaica and internationally to key stakeholders through publications and conferences. Institutional ethical approval was granted from Jamaica's Ministry of Health and Wellness Medico-legal Ethics Review Panel (# 2019/49), the Curtin University Human Research and Ethics Committee (HRE 2020-0022) and the University of the West Indies FMS Ethics Committee (ECP 101, 19/20).

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherBMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectMedicine, General & Internal
dc.subjectGeneral & Internal Medicine
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectadult psychiatry
dc.subjectqualitative research
dc.subjectquality in health care
dc.subjectCHRONIC MEDICAL ILLNESSES
dc.subjectETHNIC-MINORITIES
dc.subjectBIPOLAR DISORDER
dc.subjectSCHIZOPHRENIA
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectCOMORBIDITIES
dc.subjectDISPARITIES
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.titleCross-sectional mixed-methods study protocol exploring the enablers and barriers for people with severe and enduring mental illness in Jamaica when accessing healthcare for chronic physical illness
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume10
dcterms.source.number8
dcterms.source.issn2044-6055
dcterms.source.titleBMJ Open
dc.date.updated2020-12-03T03:09:52Z
curtin.note

© Authors. This article has been accepted for publication in BMJ Open following peer review and can also be viewed on the journal’s website at http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038245.

curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
curtin.departmentSchool of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidBurns, Sharyn [0000-0002-1551-2805]
curtin.contributor.orcidMilbourn, Ben [0000-0003-3213-7987]
curtin.contributor.orcidWhitehorne-Smith, Patrice [0000-0001-5102-0261]
curtin.contributor.orcidMartin, Robyn [0000-0003-2737-9498]
curtin.identifier.article-numberARTN e038245
dcterms.source.eissn2044-6055
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridBurns, Sharyn [7202663704]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridMilbourn, Ben [56337324500]


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