Key Success Factors of The Mental Health Service Plan in Regional Health 1 and 2

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Apichat Dumrongchai
Pornpat Simawong

Abstract

Objective: To study the factors affecting the success of the mental health service plan


in regional health 1 and 2, including problems in the mental health service plan.


          Methods: The study was conducted between 1 April – 30 June 2019, by collecting quantitative data from questionnaires answered by 163 executives and mental health personnel, which were analyzed with percentage frequencies. Qualitative data from structured interviews by purposive sampling for saturated data were analyzed according to content analysis and interpretation. The study also included the analysis of secondary data, which were performance reports from the annual reports of the Department of Mental Health.


          The results of quantitative data by 122  respondents.   74.8% found that the level of opinions on the policy, executive personnel, availability of work systems (personnel, places, psychosocial care, promotion, prevention, drug system, referral arrangement and continued care) were at a high level.  As for the diagnosis, communication, human resources support, budget and equipment  were at a moderate level. The participation of personnel in public health was at a high level. The outside unit was at a moderate level.  Qualitative data from 35 structured interviews found that factors affecting the success of the mental health service plan in regional health 1 and 2 were policy indicators, all executives, personnel, availability of work systems and the cooperation of networks in all sectors. Problems  in mental health service were workload, executives’ more emphasis on physical health issues than mental health issues, problems of collecting mental health indicators, availability of work systems, places, budget and the cooperation of networks in all sectors. Other problems were database system and stigma.


          Conclusion: When prioritizing the factors affecting the success and problems of the mental health service plan, it was found that the first 3 issues that were consistent policy indicators,  executive and personnel.

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