Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery (Oct 2009)
Survey schizophrenic patients’ satisfaction with antipsychotic medication in Shafa psychiatric center
Abstract
Introduction: Satisfaction with treatment is a criterion for quality of care and it s a referral point for personnel s evaluation. There is limited literature and patient satisfaction is unknown. Objective: The goal of this study was to survey schizophrenic patients satisfaction with antipsychotic medication in Shafa psychiatric center in 2007. Methods: In this study 100 schizophrenic patients hospitalized in different wards of Shafa hospital were chosen. Data collection instrument included a two part questionnaire. The first part with four questions covered personal characteristics and the second part included satisfaction scale with 32 questions. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used for data analysis. Results: The findings indicated that there was a significant relationship between satisfaction with treatment and gender (p< 0.0003), occupation (p< 0.0001), and living condition (p<0.0001). Also 60% of patients said that they were satisfied with treatment. Conclusion: Interpersonal relationship between patient and health team and also increased patient participation in treatment program can effect patient satisfaction.
