Living with the opposite sex: the views of long-stay psychiatric patients.
Assumptions tend to be made about the value of long-stay psychiatric patients living on mixed-sex wards. In this study the views of 71 patients living on single-sex continuing care wards were elicited using a six-item structured interview. The data were analysed by quantitative and qualitative methods. The results show that the majority of patients preferred single-sex living. The benefits and problems of surveys with this population are discussed as well as the implications for decisions about the structure and quality of care.
Hingley
S M
SM
Division of Psychiatry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal Victoria Infirmary, UK.
Goodwin
A M
AM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment