TY - JOUR T1 - People with enduring mental health problems described the importance of communication, continuity of care, and stigma JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 93 LP - 93 DO - 10.1136/ebn.5.3.93 VL - 5 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2002/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/5/3/93.abstract N2 - Kai J, Crosland A.Perspectives of people with enduring mental ill health from a community-based qualitative study.Br J Gen Pract2001 Sep;51:730–6OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text QUESTION: How do people with enduring mental health problems experience health care? Community based qualitative study.4 general practices serving a disadvantaged locality of 5 wards in {Newcastle upon Tyne}*, UK.32 people (56% men, mean duration of mental illness of 21 y) who were identified by their general practitioner as disabled by enduring mental ill health (≥2 y impaired social behaviour and inability to keep a job, maintain self care, complete domestic chores, or participate in recreational activities). Exclusion criteria were age <16 years, dementia or other organic brain disorder, or a learning disability.Individual interviews of 45 minutes to 2 hours were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Theoretical saturation occurred after 34 interviews; 2 interviews were excluded because the respondents did not acknowledge any experience of mental illness. Data were analysed using grounded theory methods. Emerging findings were … ER -