A qualitative study on elderly patients’ preferences for inpatient psychiatric services
Abstract Introduction Mental illnesses have a high prevalence among elderly patients. It is estimated that half of the elderly do not utilize the psychiatric care that they need. Paying attention to patient preferences can improve treatment adherence and patient outcomes. This study aims to qualitat...
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| description | Abstract Introduction Mental illnesses have a high prevalence among elderly patients. It is estimated that half of the elderly do not utilize the psychiatric care that they need. Paying attention to patient preferences can improve treatment adherence and patient outcomes. This study aims to qualitatively identify the preferences of elderly patients hospitalized in the psychiatric wards of hospitals regarding their inpatient psychiatric treatments. Method This qualitative study was conducted at Khorshid Hospital in Isfahan, Iran. The study sample included patients in the age range of 60 years or above who had already been hospitalized due to diagnosed psychiatric diseases. Twenty-one semistructured interviews were conducted from March to September 2023. A thematic analysis method was used to analyze the data. Results The study extracted three overarching themes, including patients’ preferences regarding hospital features, patients’ preferences regarding hospital staff, and patients’ preferences regarding service delivery. Conclusion The findings of this study showed that elderly patients consider different preferences when choosing inpatient psychiatric services. The findings provide new insights for decision-makers and health providers in designing and implementing psychiatric treatments by considering elderly patients’ preferences, which in turn might help improve treatment outcomes and increase patient satisfaction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6bd13964668e41e59a9bdbcdd49358d32025-08-20T02:01:34ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2025-02-0125111010.1186/s12888-025-06585-xA qualitative study on elderly patients’ preferences for inpatient psychiatric servicesShahrzad Mortazavi0Mohammad Ali Jalilvand1Maryam Moeeni2Koen Ponnet3Victoria Omranifard4Department of Psychiatry, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesStudent Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesFaculty of Social Sciences, imec-mict-Ghent UniversityNoor Hospital, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesAbstract Introduction Mental illnesses have a high prevalence among elderly patients. It is estimated that half of the elderly do not utilize the psychiatric care that they need. Paying attention to patient preferences can improve treatment adherence and patient outcomes. This study aims to qualitatively identify the preferences of elderly patients hospitalized in the psychiatric wards of hospitals regarding their inpatient psychiatric treatments. Method This qualitative study was conducted at Khorshid Hospital in Isfahan, Iran. The study sample included patients in the age range of 60 years or above who had already been hospitalized due to diagnosed psychiatric diseases. Twenty-one semistructured interviews were conducted from March to September 2023. A thematic analysis method was used to analyze the data. Results The study extracted three overarching themes, including patients’ preferences regarding hospital features, patients’ preferences regarding hospital staff, and patients’ preferences regarding service delivery. Conclusion The findings of this study showed that elderly patients consider different preferences when choosing inpatient psychiatric services. The findings provide new insights for decision-makers and health providers in designing and implementing psychiatric treatments by considering elderly patients’ preferences, which in turn might help improve treatment outcomes and increase patient satisfaction.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06585-xPreferencesElderly, Psychiatric patientsTreatment seekingQualitative study |
| spellingShingle | Shahrzad Mortazavi Mohammad Ali Jalilvand Maryam Moeeni Koen Ponnet Victoria Omranifard A qualitative study on elderly patients’ preferences for inpatient psychiatric services BMC Psychiatry Preferences Elderly, Psychiatric patients Treatment seeking Qualitative study |
| title | A qualitative study on elderly patients’ preferences for inpatient psychiatric services |
| title_full | A qualitative study on elderly patients’ preferences for inpatient psychiatric services |
| title_fullStr | A qualitative study on elderly patients’ preferences for inpatient psychiatric services |
| title_full_unstemmed | A qualitative study on elderly patients’ preferences for inpatient psychiatric services |
| title_short | A qualitative study on elderly patients’ preferences for inpatient psychiatric services |
| title_sort | qualitative study on elderly patients preferences for inpatient psychiatric services |
| topic | Preferences Elderly, Psychiatric patients Treatment seeking Qualitative study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06585-x |
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