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Reception of patients admitted to a psychiatric unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

H. El Kefi ,
I. Gafsi ,
M.L. Biloa Molo ,
W. Krir ,
C. Bencheikh Brahim  and
A. Oumaya
H. El Kefi*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
I. Gafsi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, military medical school, tunis, Tunisia
M.L. Biloa Molo
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, military medical school, tunis, Tunisia
W. Krir
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
C. Bencheikh Brahim
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
A. Oumaya
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Military Hospital of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The reception of a patient in the psychiatric ward is an important step that determines the proper course of care. The welcome is the first stage of the relationship, it is essential to take the measure of the importance of this moment.

Objectives

Assess psychiatric inpatients’ knowledge of their rights and obligations.

Methods

This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study based on a self-administered questionnaire containing about twenty questions (20), which assessed the knowledge of patients hospitalized in the HMPIT psychiatry department about their rights and obligations.

Results

Twenty-five (25) patients agreed to answer the questionnaire and two (2) patients refused. Sixty percent (60%) of the patients were unaware of their rights. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of the patients did not know their duties. Forty-eight percent (48%) of the patients did not know the rules and conditions of hospitalization in psychiatry.

Conclusions

Patients hospitalized in the psychiatric ward have limited knowledge about their rights and duties and about the conditions and rules governing hospitalization. In addition to the poster on patients’ rights and duties, a welcome leaflet will provide all the information on the rules of hospitalization.

Keywords

patient admissionquality of health care
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S500
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