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.
ResumenSe emprendió un estudio de la satisfacción del paciente en una unidad mixta psìquiátrìca y somatica. Sesenta pacientes rellenaron un cuestionario anónimo de autoinforme que cubría el entorno y la satisfacción con la asistencia. La mediana de edad era 42 (intervalo 2064) y la mayoría (el 63%) eran mujeres. Las categorías diagnósticas principales de la CIE-10 eran los trastornos depresivos (el 51,7%), los trastornos relacionados con sustancias (el 33%) y los trastornos de la personalidad (el 25%). Estaba presente comorbilidad somática en el 60% de los pacientes. La satisfacción global con la asistencia y el entorno era alta. La satisfacción más alta se asociaba significativamente con los antecedentes de hospitalizaciones previas en un hospital psiquiátrico y la derivación al programa por un psiquiatra. Estos hallazgos ponen de relieve las ventajas percibidas de las unidades mixtas, como la menor estigmatización de los pacientes psiquiátricos hospitalizados y la oportunidad de recibir tratamiento adecuado para los problemas tanto físicos como mentales durante una sola estancia hospitalaria.
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