Patient Participation in Pro Re Nata Medication in Forensic Psychiatric Care: Interview Study with Patients and Nurses

Figures & data

Figure 1. Recruitment of study participants.

Table 1. Self-reported background information of the patients (n = 34).

	n	Range (mean) in years
Gender
Female	5
Male	29
Primary diagnosis for hospitalization
Schizophrenia	23
Schizoaffective disorder	6
Delusional disorder	3
Other	2
Other chronic illnesses
Physical	16
Psychiatric	10
None	10
Substance misuse history
Yes	26
No	8
Age		22–64 (40)
Length of admission		0.4–29.9 (6.8)
Duration with primary diagnosis		1–47 (13)

Table 2. Self-reported background information of the registered nurses (n = 19).

	n	Range (mean) in years
Gender
Female	16
Male	3
Professional title
Registered nurse	16
Assistant head nurse	3
Age		24–60 (41)
Work experience in the hospital		1.4–24 (10.3)
Work experience in social and health care		1.6–40 (13.8)

Figure 2. Categories and subcategories of patient participation in PRN based on the data from patients and registered nurses in a forensic psychiatric hospital.