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Articles

Patients’ views of the quality of Danish forensic psychiatric inpatient care

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Pages 551-568 | Received 26 Mar 2015, Accepted 24 Jan 2016, Published online: 23 Feb 2016
 

Abstract

The present study describes the quality of psychiatric care among forensic inpatients in Denmark who answered the Danish version of the Quality in Psychiatric Care–Forensic In-Patient (QPC–FIP) instrument. A sample of 143 patients (response rate 53%) from 25 of the 27 specialized forensic units in Denmark participated in the study. The patients’ ratings of the quality of care were generally high. The highest rating was found for the quality of the secluded environment and the lowest for patient participation in the care. The results showed that several factors influenced the patients’ ratings. Women rated the quality of care lower in comparison to men. Patients living together with someone before admission, patients with a lower level of education, and patients who were better informed regarding their diagnosis, who was the responsible physician, and where to complain rated the quality of care higher. We can recommend the use of the Danish version of the QPC–FIP instrument for measuring and improving the quality of care in forensic inpatient care.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Anna Wadefjord of the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University Health Care Research Center, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, and Gitte Dahl at the Public Health and Quality Improvement Center, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark, for administrative support.

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