Following the Francis report: Investigating patient experience of mental health in-patient care

Is Patient Choice the Future of Health Care Systems?

Patient and user choice are at the forefront of the debate on the future direction of health and public services provision in many industrialized countries in Europe and elsewhere. It is used both, as a means to achieve desired policy goals in public health care systems such as greater efficiency and improved quality of care, and as a good with its own intrinsic value. However, the evidence sug...

The patient experience with the mental health system: a focus on integrated care solutions.

OBJECTIVE To discuss the benefits of working with a multidisciplinary team from the patient and family perspective. SUMMARY According to patients and their families, stigma is the primary barrier hindering treatment for depression and is followed by a web of access to care, mental health parity, and medication issues. The Mental Health Integration program strives to eliminate these barriers b...

Patient experience measurement ignores mental health: suggestions for healthcare organizations.

Principles of Dialysis Patient Care

ساعت ۳ بعد از ظهر است و شما در حال بررسی بیمارتان هستید، آقای جکسون مبتلا به عفونت پا است، ضمناً علاوه بر اینکه به علت ESRD دیالیز می شود مبتلا به دیابت وابسته به انسولین نیز می باشد. یکی از همکارانتان جهت مراقبت خانم ساندرز انتخاب شده است، این خانم نه تنها مبتلا به پنومونی است بلکه تحت درمان با CAPD نیز می باشد. شما و همکارتان آنچه را که در دوران تحصیل در ارتباط با بیماران ESRD آموخته اید برای ...

Mental health literacy and attitudes in a Swedish community sample – Investigating the role of personal experience of mental health care

BACKGROUND Mental ill health is a common condition in the general population, yet only about half of those with a mental disorder have treatment contact. Personal experience may affect attitudes, which in turn influence the help-seeking process. This study investigated differences in mental health literacy and attitudes among mentally healthy persons and in persons with symptoms of mental illne...