This PhD will be nested within a four-year NIHR funded Global Health Group on sustainable care for anxiety and depression in Indonesia. This research aims to improve health and productivity in Indonesia by increasing the availability and accessibility of evidence-based treatments for adults living with anxiety and depression and will be undertaken across five work packages.
The nested PhD research aims to develop an understanding and conceptual model of access to care and treatment, both formal and informal, for people, families and communities who experience common mental health problems in urban and rural locations throughout Java, Indonesia. The researcher will co-design resources for enhanced help-seeking to meet the needs of people with common mental health problems in primary care and community settings in Indonesia. The project will use multiple methods including qualitative inquiry, evidence synthesis and co-production. The objectives are to:
i. Undertake a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies investigating pathways and access to care and experiences of help-seeking for anxiety and depression and document factors that enable or hinder treatment-seeking
ii. Undertake a mapping exercise to identify any public health interventions that aim to alter help-seeking and pathways to care and examine their effectiveness and impact
iii. Explore current perceptions of illness and treatment-seeking among individuals, families, communities, traditional healers and primary care providers co-producing collaborative maps about access to care
iv. Through community mapping exercises, catalogue community contacts and specific resources to identify how treatment sources are used to meet mental health needs
v. Synthesise the evidence from objective i to iv to develop theory about help-seeking, pathways to treatment or access to help utilising an existing conceptual model for mental health help-seeking [1]
vi. Co-produce using participatory methodology resources to enhance appropriate help-seeking and access to treatment for common mental disorders
Entry Requirements
Candidates are expected to hold an Upper second class undergraduate honours degree in a healthcare discipline. A master’s degree in a relevant subject and/or experience in qualitative and survey methodology is desirable.
Applicants interested in this project should make direct contact with the Primary Supervisor to arrange to discuss the project further as soon as possible.
How To Apply
To be considered for this Studentship you MUST submit a formal online application form - full details on how to apply can be found on https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/research/apply/
Please select PhD Nursing under academic programme when completing your online application.
Please do not submit an application until you have discussed your suitability to the project with the Primary Supervisor
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