2024
Evaluation of lived experience Peer Support intervention for mental health service consumers in Primary Care (PS-PC): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Lawn S, Shelby-James T, Manger S, Byrne L, Fuss B, Isaac V, Kaambwa B, Ullah S, Rattray M, Gye B, Kaine C, Phegan C, Harris G, Worley P. Evaluation of lived experience Peer Support intervention for mental health service consumers in Primary Care (PS-PC): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials 2024, 25: 319. PMID: 38745299, PMCID: PMC11094922, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08165-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trialCluster randomised controlled trialRandomised controlled trialsPeer support interventionPeer workersMental health conditionsPrimary careSecondary healthcare providersSupport interventionsHealth outcomesHealthcare providersHealth conditionsMental health service consumersManaging mental health conditionsMental health care sectorSecondary healthcare sectorsHealth service consumersControlled trialsMental health careMental health servicesPractice staff membersMental health outcomesJourney of recoveryFamily membersHealth care sector
2023
Mental Health Service Staff on Sharing Lived Experience in the Workplace
King A, Roennfeldt H, Brasier C, Byrne L, Fortune T, Brophy L. Mental Health Service Staff on Sharing Lived Experience in the Workplace. Australian Social Work 2023, 77: 228-242. DOI: 10.1080/0312407x.2022.2156802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCore social work valuesSocial work valuesSocial workersLived experienceService users' experiencesMental health service staffService reformHealth service staffWork valuesService staffInclusion of staffRange of rolesMental health workplaceMental health servicesHealth servicesService usersQualitative studyMental health systemStaff perspectivesConflicting waysHealth workplaceReformWorkersResponsibilityPerspective
2021
Lived Experience, Research Leadership, and the Transformation of Mental Health Services: Building a Researcher Pipeline
Jones N, Atterbury K, Byrne L, Carras M, Brown M, Phalen P. Lived Experience, Research Leadership, and the Transformation of Mental Health Services: Building a Researcher Pipeline. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 591-593. PMID: 33691492, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResearch leadershipParticipatory research methodsStructural racismParticipatory effortsLived experienceServices researchStakeholder involvementConcrete stepsLeadershipResearch methodsUnited StatesPsychiatric disabilitiesMental health services researchMental health servicesHealth servicesInvestmentRacismPovertyExperienceHomelessnessDiscourseIncarcerationHealth services researchResearchRecent years
2018
Recovery without autonomy: Progress forward or more of the same for mental health service users?
Byrne L, Schoeppe S, Bradshaw J. Recovery without autonomy: Progress forward or more of the same for mental health service users? International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2018, 27: 1459-1469. PMID: 29446509, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessMental healthSeverity of symptomsMost participantsMental illness diagnosisMental health servicesMental health service usersLong-term managementHealth service usersTreatment approachesIllness diagnosisTreatment conceptHealth servicesAustralian adultsTelephone interviewsIllnessMedical professionalsRandom sampleDiagnosisDescriptive statisticsTreatmentImportance of supportParticipantsService usersHealth
2016
Risky business: Lived experience mental health practice, nurses as potential allies
Byrne L, Happell B, Reid‐Searl K. Risky business: Lived experience mental health practice, nurses as potential allies. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2016, 26: 285-292. PMID: 27650999, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health challengesHealth challengesMental health servicesSelf-care techniquesMental health policySignificant mental health challengesLived experience practitionersRelationships nursesMental health practiceService useHealth servicesHealth practicesImportant mediatorMental healthHealth policyNursing workforceNursesLived experience rolesUnique vulnerabilitiesRiskCore categoryRoleAcknowledging Rural Disadvantage in Mental Health: Views of Peer Workers
Byrne L, Happell B, Reid‐Searl K. Acknowledging Rural Disadvantage in Mental Health: Views of Peer Workers. Perspectives In Psychiatric Care 2016, 53: 259-265. PMID: 27277395, DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer workersMental health service deliveryQuality mental health servicesMental health service provisionMental health staffMental health servicesHealth service deliveryHealth service provisionSignificant mental health challengesShortage of staffMental health challengesHealth staffHealth servicesHealth challengesMental healthRural settings
2015
Lived experience practitioners and the medical model: world’s colliding?
Byrne L, Happell B, Reid-Searl K. Lived experience practitioners and the medical model: world’s colliding? Journal Of Mental Health 2015, 25: 217-223. PMID: 26652034, DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2015.1101428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesHealth servicesMental health service useAustralian mental health policyHealth service useMental health policyLived experience practitionersSignificant mental health challengesMedical modelMental health challengesService useHealth challengesHealth policyMedical model approachAppropriate resourcingLived experience rolesDevelopment of recoveryMajor limitationProgress of recoveryCore categoryStudy interviewsConsumer participation in nurse education: A national survey of Australian universities
Happell B, Platania‐Phung C, Byrne L, Wynaden D, Martin G, Harris S. Consumer participation in nurse education: A national survey of Australian universities. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2015, 24: 95-103. PMID: 25739885, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health nursing programmeHigher educationNursing programsNurse academicsNursing studentsPost-registration programmesFace teachingCurriculum developmentNurse educationType of activityEducationStudentsUniversityAcademicsProgramParticipationNature of involvementCross-sectional studyFuture researchMental health servicesTeachingAustraliaProgram CommitteeHealth servicesMental illness
2014
Lived experience in teaching mental health nursing: Issues of fear and power
Happell B, Bennetts W, Harris S, Platania‐Phung C, Tohotoa J, Byrne L, Wynaden D. Lived experience in teaching mental health nursing: Issues of fear and power. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2014, 24: 19-27. PMID: 25366907, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEducation of nursesMental illnessMental health service useAustralian mental health policyHealth service useMental health nursing educationMental health servicesMental health policyRecovery focusPaucity of literatureSignificant mental health challengesMental health challengesService useHealth professionalsHealth servicesHealth challengesHealth policyQualitative exploratory studyIllnessNursesInvolvementNursing educationNurse educationInvolvement of peopleMajor themesChanging Nursing Student Attitudes to Consumer Participation in Mental Health Services: A Survey Study of Traditional and Lived Experience-led Education
Byrne L, Platania-Phung C, Happell B, Harris S, Sci D, Nurs M, Bradshaw J. Changing Nursing Student Attitudes to Consumer Participation in Mental Health Services: A Survey Study of Traditional and Lived Experience-led Education. Issues In Mental Health Nursing 2014, 35: 704-712. PMID: 25162193, DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2014.888604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelAustraliaCohort StudiesCommunity ParticipationCurriculumEducation, NursingEducation, Nursing, GraduateFemaleHumansInservice TrainingMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesNurse-Patient RelationsSelf DisclosureStudents, NursingSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsMental health servicesMental Health Consumer Participation QuestionnaireHealth servicesEffect size rCohort comparative studyConsumer Participation QuestionnaireMental health nursing educationMental health policyNursing students' attitudesFuture healthcare servicesMental health courseMental illnessHealth policyDependent sample t-testSample t-testUndergraduate nursing studentsParticipation QuestionnaireHealthcare servicesActive consumer involvementT-testConsumer participationEffect sizeDegree of changeHealth coursesNursing studentsMental health service delivery: a profile of mental health non-government organisations in south-east Queensland, Australia
Byrne L, Wilson M, Burke K, Gaskin C, Happell B. Mental health service delivery: a profile of mental health non-government organisations in south-east Queensland, Australia. Australian Health Review 2014, 38: 202-207. PMID: 24695001, DOI: 10.1071/ah13208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental health sectorHealth servicesCommunity mental health sectorMental health service provisionMental health consumersMental health conditionsHealth service provisionSignificant mental health challengesHealth sectorMental health challengesCommunity settingsHealth challengesHealth consumersHealth conditionsPeer workersBreadth of servicesService provisionPresent studyCommunity sectorConsumer participationConsumer advocacyMost servicesDeliveryNon-government organizationsAttitudes of Nursing Students on Consumer Participation: The Effectiveness of the Mental Health Consumer Participation Questionnaire
Byrne L, Happell B, Platania‐Phung C. Attitudes of Nursing Students on Consumer Participation: The Effectiveness of the Mental Health Consumer Participation Questionnaire. Perspectives In Psychiatric Care 2014, 51: 45-51. PMID: 24620923, DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental Health Consumer Participation QuestionnaireConsumer Participation QuestionnaireMental health servicesParticipation QuestionnaireHealth servicesMental health nursing practiceIndividual care processesEducation of providersNursing students' attitudesNursing studentsCare processesNursing practiceUndergraduate nursing studentsConsumer participationQuestionnaireCurrent findingsPositive attitudes
2013
Consumer involvement in the tertiary‐level education of mental health professionals: A systematic review
Happell B, Byrne L, McAllister M, Lampshire D, Roper C, Gaskin C, Martin G, Wynaden D, McKenna B, Lakeman R, Platania‐Phung C, Hamer H. Consumer involvement in the tertiary‐level education of mental health professionals: A systematic review. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2013, 23: 3-16. PMID: 23586597, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesHealth professionalsMental health professionalsHealth servicesMental illnessPsychINFO electronic databasesExperience of admissionInclusion criteriaPRISMA guidelinesReference listsElectronic databasesSystematic reviewConsumer involvementIllnessInvolvementReviewProfessionalsHealthcare environmentWork searchAdmissionMEDLINECINAHLFindings