Patient experience with healthcare services among older adults with serious mental illness compared to the general older population.

ABSTRACT: Objective To compare patient experience with healthcare services and providers among older patients (≥50 years old) with and without serious mental illness. Methods Using secondary data from the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey from 2003 through 2013, we compared adults aged 50 years and older with schizophrenia spectrum disorder ( n = 106), mood disorders (i.e., major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder) ( n = 419), and no serious mental illness ( n = 34,921). Results Older adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorder reported significantly worse provider communication than older adults without serious mental illness. Older adults with mood disorders reported the greatest barriers to shared decision-making and the greatest difficulty accessing services. Conclusions Our results highli

SUBMITTER: Fortuna KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6025749 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature