title: The perceptions of the ward atmosphere in four Jordanian psychiatric hospitals from the perspective of patients' relatives.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describes the perceptions of the ward atmosphere of psychiatric hospitals from the perspective of the relatives of people who were inpatients in those hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  A nonexperimental descriptive survey was used. Data were collected using the Arabic version of Moos Ward Atmosphere Scale Ideal and Real forms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data indicate that even though relatives of Jordanian mental health patients were generally positive about the ward atmosphere, they would like to see changes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By describing their current and ideal treatment environments, participants have provided information that can guide interventions to change the ward atmosphere and thus help foster better patient treatment outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mu'tah University, AL-Karak, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Sagarat
authors.forename: Lorna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moxham
authors.forename: Janette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crooke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Jordan; Ward Atmosphere Scale; mental health; ward atmosphere; ward climate