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A qualitative evaluation of the questionnaire about the process of recovery (QPR) in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations

Ritsuko Kakuma (Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK and the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia)
Onah Uchenna Cajethan (Disaster Management and Social Development, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Abuja, Nigeria)
Frances Shawyer (Southern Synergy, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)
Vrinda Edan (Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia and Southern Synergy, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)
Elisabeth Wilson-Evered (Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia)
Graham Meadows (Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia and Southern Synergy, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia)
Lisa Brophy (Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia and School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia)

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

ISSN: 1747-9894

Article publication date: 2 February 2024

Issue publication date: 27 February 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

Mental health recovery across cultures lacks understanding and suitable measures. The Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery (QPR) is a self-report instrument measuring personal recovery outcomes for consumers of mental health services. However, the extent of its relevance among culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities is unclear. This pilot study aimed to examine the relevance and utility of the QPR among CALD consumers of primary mental health services in Australia.

Design/methodology/approach

Eleven individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two general practitioners (GPs) and nine consumers from two clinics, at locations with high Iranian and Burmese refugee or asylum seeker populations. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using a thematic framework approach.

Findings

Although almost all consumers had little or no understanding of the concept of personal recovery, they found the QPR culturally acceptable and understandable. Using the QPR during mental health consultations can help with needs identification and goal setting. Challenges in using the QPR included completion time, cross-cultural differences in concepts and norms for some items, and need for careful translation. Consumers suggested additional items regarding family reputation, sexuality, and spirituality.

Originality/value

The QPR is potentially a valuable tool to support mental health consultations with CALD consumers, from the perspectives of both GPs and consumers.

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Acknowledgements

This study was conducted as part of a Master of Public Health project for author OUC. The work was conducted in the context of a broader study that was funded but the subject matter of this student project was not within the scope of the funded work.

The authors acknowledge the two research interviewers, Ms Ashraf Hosseini and Mr Mahkawnghta Awng Shar, for contributing to the translation, interviews and non-English interview transcriptions.

Citation

Kakuma, R., Cajethan, O.U., Shawyer, F., Edan, V., Wilson-Evered, E., Meadows, G. and Brophy, L. (2024), "A qualitative evaluation of the questionnaire about the process of recovery (QPR) in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations", International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 88-103. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-05-2023-0042

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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