Comparative cross-sectional study examines perceptions of quality of mental healthcare in Norway and Sweden, suggesting significant disparities exist.
Key Points
The study aims to compare Norwegian and Swedish patients' perceptions of quality in inpatient mental healthcare and explore associations with admission status and demographics.
Cross-sectional descriptive-comparative design
Convenience sampling from 21 hospital wards in Norway and Sweden
Data collected using the Quality in Psychiatric Care–Inpatient (QPC‐IP) instrument
Sample of 155 Norwegian and 159 Swedish inpatients analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential analyses.
Norwegian patients reported significantly higher quality of care than Swedish patients across all QPC‐IP dimensions.
The dimensions included Encounter, Participation, Discharge, Support, Secluded Environment, and Secure Environment.
Involuntarily admitted Swedish patients reported the lowest quality of care, indicating significant interactions between country and admission status.