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Bär Deucher A, Hengartner MP, Kawohl W, Konrad J, Puschner B, Clarke E, Slade M, Del Vecchio V, Sampogna G, Égerházi A, Süveges Á, Krogsgaard Bording M, Munk-Jørgensen P, Rössler W. Participation in medical decision-making across Europe: An international longitudinal multicenter study. Eur Psychiatry 2016; 35:39-46. [PMID: 27061376 DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Revised: 02/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The purpose of this paper was to examine national differences in the desire to participate in decision-making of people with severe mental illness in six European countries. METHODS The data was taken from a European longitudinal observational study (CEDAR; ISRCTN75841675). A sample of 514 patients with severe mental illness from the study centers in Ulm, Germany, London, England, Naples, Italy, Debrecen, Hungary, Aalborg, Denmark and Zurich, Switzerland were assessed as to desire to participate in medical decision-making. Associations between desire for participation in decision-making and center location were analyzed with generalized estimating equations. RESULTS We found large cross-national differences in patients' desire to participate in decision-making, with the center explaining 47.2% of total variance in the desire for participation (P<0.001). Averaged over time and independent of patient characteristics, London (mean=2.27), Ulm (mean=2.13) and Zurich (mean=2.14) showed significantly higher scores in desire for participation, followed by Aalborg (mean=1.97), where scores were in turn significantly higher than in Debrecen (mean=1.56). The lowest scores were reported in Naples (mean=1.14). Over time, the desire for participation in decision-making increased significantly in Zurich (b=0.23) and decreased in Naples (b=-0.14). In all other centers, values remained stable. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that patients' desire for participation in decision-making varies by location. We suggest that more research attention be focused on identifying specific cultural and social factors in each country to further explain observed differences across Europe.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Bär Deucher
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich, PO Box 1930, 8021 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Applied Psychology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Pfingstweidstrasse 96, PO Box 707, 8037 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich, PO Box 1930, 8021 Zurich, Switzerland
| | - J Konrad
- Section Process-Outcome Research, Department of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Ludwig-Heilmeyer-Str. 2, 89312 Günzburg, Germany
| | - B Puschner
- Section Process-Outcome Research, Department of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Ludwig-Heilmeyer-Str. 2, 89312 Günzburg, Germany
| | - E Clarke
- Kings College London, Section for Recovery, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, 16 De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
| | - M Slade
- Kings College London, Section for Recovery, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, 16 De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
| | - V Del Vecchio
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Largo Madonna delle Grazie 1, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - G Sampogna
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Largo Madonna delle Grazie 1, 80138 Naples, Italy
| | - A Égerházi
- Department of Psychiatry, Medical and Health Science Centre, University of Debrecen, 98, Nagyerdei krt, 4012, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical and Health Science Centre, University of Debrecen, 98, Nagyerdei krt, 4012, Debrecen, Hungary
| | - M Krogsgaard Bording
- Aalborg University Hospital, Psychiatry, Mølleparkvej 10, Aalborg, 9000, Denmark
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- Department M, Aarhus University Hospital, Skovagervej 2, 8240 Risskov, Denmark
| | - W Rössler
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Zurich, PO Box 1930, 8021 Zurich, Switzerland
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