Quality assessment of a consultation-liaison psychiatry service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (CLP) provides services for patients with medical-psychiatric comorbidity at the general hospital. Referral satisfaction is considered as one of the most important outcome measures of CLP interventions. Our aim was to assess the levels of satisfaction with the CLP service amongst medical staff at a university hospital in Denmark.

Methods

Medical staff answered an online survey regarding their experience with different aspects of inpatient and outpatient CLP services.

Results

There were 152 responses from 16 medical units, with a survey return rate above 85%. Measured on a 5-point Likert scale, there was a median rating of 4 in response to questions regarding communication and organizational aspects, a median rating of 5 in re

SUBMITTER: Kovacs Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8167950 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature