title: Patient-centered care in affective, non-affective, and schizoaffective groups: patients' opinions and attitudes.
abstract: An outcome evaluation was conducted to obtain psychiatric inpatients' perspectives on acute care mental health treatment and services. The applicability of diagnostic categories based on affective, non-affective, and schizoaffective disorder were considered in the predictability of responses to treatment regimens and the related services provided in an inpatient psychiatric unit. A multidimensional approach was used to survey patients, which included the DAI-30, the BMQ, the SERVQUAL, and the CSQ-8. Overall, findings indicate that inpatient satisfaction could be improved with tailoring treatment to suit their respective symptoms. Furthermore, this exploratory study demonstrates some preliminary support for the inclusion of patients with a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder as a separate group toward improving acute mental health care while hospitalized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. raymond.tempier@usask.ca
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tempier
authors.forename: Shelanne L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hepp
authors.forename: C Randy
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rohr
authors.forename: Krystal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hachey
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mosier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs