Correlates of Patient Satisfaction in Psychiatric Inpatient Care: A Survey Study from a Tertiary Hospital in Turkey.

In the current study, a questionnaire to evaluate satisfaction levels and related factors upon discharge was completed by 100 patients receiving care for mentai illness in a tertiary care hospital in Turkey. The relationships among sociode mographic variables, nonpharmacological interventions, and participants'views the about treatment course and quality of care they received were investigated. Overall satisfaction levels of participants were good. Older participants reported more positiveopinions. Involuntary hospitalization, useof restraints/seclusion, or electroconvulsive therapy did not change overall satisfaction. Participants who were hospitalized for the first time were more afraid of other patients, which may imply that this population needs special care from the treatment team. Spending an adequate amount of time and providing necessary information about their treatment plan impact patients' treatment experience positively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]