Psychometric Properties of the Verbal and Social Interaction Questionnaire for Psychiatric Outpatient Care (VSI-OP), Staff and Patient Versions

Rask, Mikael; Lundqvist, Lars–Olov; Schröder, Agneta; Brunt, David

doi:10.1080/01612840.2022.2072549

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“…Our model aligns with the assumption that the experience of controlling and being able to master situations is an important recovery factor for developing a higher level of QoL. In this regard, our findings correspond with a holistic perspective on mental health service providers aiming to support recovery by focusing on both symptom reduction and increased well-being related to hope, self-esteem, social connectedness, and a sense of control of one’s life ( 35–47 ). However, the current outcome on the role of the discharge dimension should be taken with caution until it has been replicated in independent studies.…”

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“…A good patient-staff relationship has been noted as an important factor that can make a difference in recovery during an episode of mental illness, including involuntary admission ( 48 ). Using the VSI-OP, Rask and colleagues ( 35 ) showed that patients reported that Inviting the patient to establish a relationship , as well as, Showing interest in patients’ feelings, experiences, and behaviour were rated as the most frequent actions performed by staff. In another study, using VSI for supported housing, the residents rated inviting the patient to establish a relationship as the most frequently performed and the most important facet of the patient-staff interaction ( 49 ).…”

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“…The Verbal and Social Interaction questionnaire for Psychiatric Outpatient Care (VSI-OP ( 35 )) was used to assess the patients’ perceptions of the patient-staff relationship. The VSI-OP contains 17 items covering 3 dimensions: relationship (inviting the patient to establish a relationship, 6 items), interest (showing interest in the patients’ feelings, experiences, and behaviour, 6 items) and helping (helping the patients to establish structure and routines in their everyday life, 5 items).…”

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Influence of mental health service provision on the perceived quality of life among psychiatric outpatients: associations and mediating factors

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Rytterström,

Rask

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between perceived mental health service provision and quality of life (QoL) as perceived by patients in psychiatric outpatient care.MethodsA total of 373 adult patients registered at 15 psychiatric outpatient clinics in three regions in central and southern Sweden were included in the study. Survey data were collected using a questionnaire on mental health service provision, symptom severity, recovery, clinical diagnosis, sociodemographics (serving as independent variables) and QoL (serving as the dependent variable). Three aspects of mental health service provision were used: patients’ perceived quality of care, perceived staff-patient interaction, and patient reported psychiatric treatments. Structural equation modelling was used to model the relationship among the variables.ResultsVariables in mental health service provision showed few direct associations with patients’ perceived QoL. Instead, the associations of mental health service provision on QoL were mainly mediated through symptom severity and recovery. These relationships were retained after adjusting for sociodemographic variables and clinical diagnoses. The final model achieved excellent goodness of fit (χ2 = 49.502, p = 0.230, RMSEA = 0.020, CFI = 0.997 and a SRMR = 0.024).ConclusionThis study shows that mental health service provision is associated with patients’ perceived QoL; however, this association is mostly indirect and mediated by reduced symptom severity and increased recovery. This finding can help inform the design of future interventions to enhance service provision to improve patients’ QoL.

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Influence of mental health service provision on the perceived quality of life among psychiatric outpatients: associations and mediating factors

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Rask

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Self‐Reported Perceptions of Patients and Staff on Participation and Verbal and Social Interactions in High‐Security Forensic Psychiatric Care in Sweden

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Wallinius,

Munthe

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Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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IntroductionStudies suggest that experiences of patient participation, as described by both patients and staff, are associated with a significant caring relationship of high quality.AimThis study aimed to investigate staffs' and patients' self‐reported perceptions on participation and the frequency and importance of verbal and social interactions in high‐security forensic psychiatry.MethodThe questionnaire Verbal and Social Interactions (VSI) was used together with the subscale Participation from Quality in Psychiatric Care (QPC). The study was conducted at a large forensic psychiatric clinic in Sweden.ResultsStaff and patients rated the frequency of VSI differently while reporting the same perceived degree of patient participation. All categories of VSI were significantly correlated with perceived level of participation with medium or small effect size for the patients.DiscussionPatients' perceived participation seems to depend on verbal and social interaction within the specific categories ‘Showing interest in the patients’ feelings, experiences, and behavior’ and ‘Helping the patients establish structure and routines in their everyday life’. There was, however, a negative association for the latter.Implications for PracticeThe results give a better understanding of what kind of interactions that affect patients' perceived level of participation.Relevance StatementPatient participant is a prioritised area for development in forensic psychiatry. The study contributes to a better understanding of what types of interactions that affect the perceived level of participation, while at the same time, it shows important similarities and differences between patient and staff perspectives.

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Psychometric Properties of the Verbal and Social Interaction Questionnaire for Psychiatric Outpatient Care (VSI-OP), Staff and Patient Versions

Cited by 2 publications

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Influence of mental health service provision on the perceived quality of life among psychiatric outpatients: associations and mediating factors

Influence of mental health service provision on the perceived quality of life among psychiatric outpatients: associations and mediating factors

Self‐Reported Perceptions of Patients and Staff on Participation and Verbal and Social Interactions in High‐Security Forensic Psychiatric Care in Sweden

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