Predictors of Client Satisfaction with Outpatient Mental Health Clinic Services in Italy and New York

Abstract

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess factors associated with client satisfaction in two mental health outpatient settings in Italy and the US. Sociodemographic and clinical variables, hope, and personality characteristics were evaluated in 18-65-year-old patients who had been receiving services for at least 2 months in one of two outpatient clinics, in Italy and the US. Patients were administered: the Healthy Days Core Module, the Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress, the Verona Service Satisfaction Survey, the Client Satisfaction Inventory, the Health Service OutPatient Experience questionnaire, the Herth Hope Index, and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory-3. Bivariate tests for differences between the two samples were conducted, a Satisfaction Composite z-score was computed, and a stepwise, backward elimination, multiple linear regression model-including the variables that were significantly associated with Satisfaction Composite Score in bivariate tests-was built. From July 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016, 184 patients (121 in Foligno, 63 in New York City) were enrolled in the study. Predictors of client satisfaction included: receiving services in New York City, being older, having lower educational attainment, having inner positive readiness and expectancy as well as interconnectedness with self and others, and high scores on the agreeableness personality domain. Interestingly, diagnosis and treatment characteristics did not influence satisfaction. Client satisfaction with outpatient mental health services is mainly influenced by sociodemographic characteristics and personality factors more than clinical variables or patterns of care. These findings could have implications regarding trends toward value-based payment models.

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