[IET -What's the Evaluation of Patients within this New Form of Treatment?]
Svenja Raschmann1, Eva Götz2,3, Denis Hirschek1,3
1ZfP Südwürttemberg.
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Summary
Patient satisfaction with Inpatient Equivalent Treatment (IET) is high, with 88% willing to use it again. These findings support further evaluation of this crisis resolution method.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry and Mental Health Services Research
Background:
- Inpatient Equivalent Treatment (IET) is an innovative crisis resolution method.
- Previous data on patient satisfaction with IET is limited.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present descriptive statistics on patient satisfaction with IET.
- To explore satisfaction differences based on hospital location and psychiatric diagnosis.
Main Methods:
- Self-reported satisfaction data collected from 100 patients across two psychiatric hospitals.
- Descriptive statistics were used to analyze satisfaction levels.
Main Results:
- Overall high patient satisfaction with IET was observed.
- 88% of patients expressed willingness to use IET again (SD=26.1).
- Significant differences in satisfaction were noted between clinic locations and psychiatric diagnoses.
Conclusions:
- IET demonstrates high acceptance among psychiatric patients.
- These findings provide a methodological foundation for larger evaluations of IET's effectiveness.