Rehabilitation Needs of Chronic Female Inpatients Attending Day-care in a Tertiary Care Psychiatric Hospital

Abstract

Background:Female patients hospitalized for a long duration in psychiatric hospitals are a special population with unique needs.Aims and Objectives:To assess rehabilitation needs of chronic female inpatients attending psychiatric rehabilitation services in a tertiary care psychiatric hospital.Materials and Methods:Rehabilitation needs of nine chronic female inpatients were assessed with an interview schedule developed by expert consensus. The needs were elicited from the patients. Perspectives of nursing staff, vocational instructors, and treating psychiatrists were also sought.Results and Conclusion:Most patients expressed the need for more incentives for working in day-care, variety in food and grooming items. The nursing staff felt many patients could be placed outside, and the family members should come more frequently to meet them. Vocational instructors felt that patients need more incentives, variety in food and work. Treating psychiatrists said that major barriers in discharging and placing them were nonavailability or poor involvement of family members. Services like supported housing, supported education and supported employment are necessary to cater to their complex needs.

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“…In a study on long-stay, female patients attending the daycare services at NIMHANS, most common rehabilitation need expressed by the patients, the nursing staff, the vocational instructors, and the treating team was more monetary incentives to enable patients to have food of their choice occasionally and to buy items for personal care and hygiene. [4] Hospital authorities were sensitized about the study findings, and the incentive was increased from Rs 60/month to Rs 700/month in March 2015. [4] The nursing staff in the ward maintains a register of money received, and it is used to procure food or personal care items as per the preference of the patients.…”