Patient attitudes toward partial hospitalization and subsequent treatment outcome.
The purpose of the current study was to examine patients' attitudes and their effects on treatment outcome in a partial-hospitalization program (PHP). Sixty-nine consenting PHP patients were administered the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) and the Colorado Psychiatric Hospital Factor Attitude Scale (CPH) before and after treatment. Four groups were delineated: completed PHP, left against medical advice, did not show, and discharged to unit. Data were analyzed using a 2 x (2) ANOVA. The hypothesis that unfavorable attitudes would improve significantly by posttest was supported. However, there is no suggestion that attitude can predict treatment outcome. Implications for future research are discussed.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic