Inpatients' assessment of outcome at psychiatric institutions: an analysis of predictors following a national cross-sectional survey in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective was to assess the importance of different types of predictors for patient-reported outcome, both background factors at the patient level and healthcare predictors related to structure and processes of healthcare.

Design

Cross-sectional patient experience survey.

Setting

All 280 secondary care institutions in Norway providing inpatient care for adult psychiatric patients.

Participants

1683 inpatients responded to the questionnaire on-site (73.4%).

Primary outcome measures

The outcome scale of the Psychiatric Inpatient Patient Experience Questionnaire-On-Site was the primary dependent variable. The scale consists of five items relating to overall patient satisfaction, benefit of treatment and patient enablement. Regressions were us

SUBMITTER: Bjertnaes O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303571 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature