title: Experiences of Patients in Acute and Closed Psychiatric Wards: A Systematic Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To obtain insight into the patients' experiences during treatment in an acute, closed psychiatric ward.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic literature search was conducted in the databases Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten articles were selected. Four main themes emerged from the literature: (a) the inappropriate use of the ward rules, (b) nurses' lack of time for interacting with patients, (c) the feeling of humiliation, and (d) the involvement of significant others.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses can use the findings of this systematic review to improve quality of care in acute psychiatric units.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Clinical Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. w.nugteren@parnassia.nl.|Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague & Research Group Mental Health Nursing, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. w.nugteren@parnassia.nl.
authors.forename: Willem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nugteren
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Clinical Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.|Rivierduinen, Oegstgeest, the Netherlands.|Research Group Mental Health Nursing, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: van der Zalm
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Nursing Science and Sport, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.|Faculty of Health Care, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.|Nursing Science Program, Faculty of Clinical Health Sciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Thóra B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Hafsteinsdóttir
authors.affiliation: Research Group Mental Health Nursing, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.|Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, Parnassia Academy, The Hague, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Cokky
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van der Venne
authors.affiliation: Palier/Parnassia Psychiatric Institute & Research Group Mental Health Nursing, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Nienke
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kool
authors.affiliation: Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, Parnassia Academy, The Hague, the Netherlands.|Department of Health, Sports and Welfare/Cluster Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Research Group Mental Health Nursing, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.|Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam & VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Berno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van Meijel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Acute psychiatry; lived experience; quality of care