[Patient evaluation of day clinic treatment -- experience of treatment and change]

At the end of their treatment, 48 patients, having attended the day clinic of a general psychiatric hospital, evaluated important aspects of their therapy. These evaluations were analysed. In resulting with the norm sample of the inpatient experience questionnaire (SEB), more positive values were obtained for all the scales. The scales "experiences of relationship to individual therapist" and "experiences of relationship to the therapeutic team" yielded the highest values for patient satisfaction. We found that the categories of "general documentation about change through treatment" within the Psy-BaDo are relevant for patients attending a day clinic treatment. There is evidence for a large improvement with respect to all categories. Highest changes were reported for the subjects "understanding of the individual illness", "body symptoms" and "psychological well-being". Smaller changes were reported for the subjects "private relationships", "relationships in job" and "social problems". Compared to the patients, the therapists' estimate of the changes were lower. On an individual basis, the assessments of the patient and therapist agreed well. Sociodemographic characteristics and other criteria of the illness and therapy were not well associated with the scales of the SEB and the categories of Psy-BaDo. Only the duration of symptoms and the frequency of previous inpatient therapies were clearly associated with the categories of Psy-BaDo. The data, derived from standardized questionnaires, enable comparisons to be made between different institutions and provide evidence for a very positive evaluation of the investigated treatment.