A comparison of USA and New Zealand psychiatric patients' requests and clinicians understanding of patients' requests.

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A comparison of USA and New Zealand psychiatric patients' requests and clinicians understanding of patients' requests.

Published 1987 · F. Deane

The International journal of social psychiatry

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Abstract

This study compares USA and New Zealand psychiatric patients' requests at the initial psychiatric interview and examines clinician's accuracy in estimating patients' treatment request preferences. Eighty-five of the 146 consecutive nonacute patients to the psychiatric unit of a public New Zealand hospital completed a 14-item Patient Request Form before their initial interview and their clinician completed an equivalent form at the end of the interview. Patients' treatment request preferences were similar in the USA and New Zealand samples as were clinician's tendency to underestimate the importance their patients placed on requests. The results are discussed in relation to effective treatment planning.

Observational Study

Study Snapshot

Patients' treatment request preferences are similar in the USA and New Zealand, but clinicians often underestimate the importance of these requests, impacting effective treatment planning.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

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A comparison of USA and New Zealand psychiatric patients' requests and clinicians understanding of patients' requests.

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