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Patients’ satisfaction with hospitalization in a mixed psychiatric and somatic care unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Ariel Eytan ,
Laurence Bovet ,
Marianne Gex-Fabry ,
Christel Alberque  and
François Ferrero
Ariel Eytan*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Laurence Bovet
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Marianne Gex-Fabry
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Christel Alberque
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
François Ferrero
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
*
*Corresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Belle-Idée, 2, Chemin Petit-Bel-Air, 1225 Geneva, Switzerland. Email address: ariel.eytan@hcuge.ch
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Abstract

A patient satisfaction survey was undertaken in a mixed psychiatric and somatic care unit. An anonymous self-report questionnaire covering setting and satisfaction with care was completed by 60 patients. Median age was 42 (range 20–64), and the majority female (63%). Main ICD-10 diagnostic categories were depressive disorders (51.7%), substance-related disorders (33%) and personality disorders (25%). Somatic comorbidity was present in 60% of patients. Overall satisfaction with care and setting was high. Higher satisfaction was significantly associated with a history of previous hospitalizations in a psychiatric hospital and with being referred to the program by a psychiatrist. These findings emphasize the perceived advantages of mixed units, such as decreased stigmatization of psychiatric inpatients and opportunity to receive adequate treatment for both physical and mental problems during a single hospital stay.

Keywords

Patient satisfactionMedical–psychiatric unit
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Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 19 , Issue 8 , December 2004 , pp. 499 - 501
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2004

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