Factors associated with satisfaction and perceived helpfulness of mental healthcare: a World Mental Health Surveys report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health service providers are increasingly interested in patient perspectives. We examined rates and predictors of patient-reported satisfaction and perceived helpfulness in a cross-national general population survey of adults with 12-month DSM-IV disorders who saw a provider for help with their mental health.

Methods

Data were obtained from epidemiological surveys in the World Mental Health Survey Initiative. Respondents were asked about satisfaction with treatments received from up to 11 different types of providers (very satisfied, satisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, very dissatisfied) and helpfulness of the provider (a lot, some, a little, not at all). We modelled predictors of satisfaction and helpfulness using a datase

SUBMITTER: Harris MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10908125 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature