Patient preferences for the delivery of military mental health services.
Mil Med
; 176(6): 608-12, 2011 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21702375
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Knowledge of patients' preferences of military mental health care is required to inform service planning. The objective was to inform service planning by quantifying, and identifying predictors of, patient preferences for mental health care providers and location of facilities.METHOD:
Sociodemographic and service characteristics and concerns about stigma were investigated for patients presenting to 4 U.K. Armed Forces Departments of Community Mental Health over a 2-months period (n = 163).RESULTS:
5% preferred to be seen by a uniformed mental health clinician, 30% by a nonuniformed clinician, and 65% reported no preference. Gender and service were associated with care provider preference and service was associated with location preference.CONCLUSION:
The Armed Forces need to explore and identify ways of accommodating their patients' preference, especially regarding the uniformed status of their care provider, to achieve good engagement and acceptability.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Delivery of Health Care
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Patient Preference
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Mental Health Services
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Military Personnel
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Mil Med
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom