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Willem Nugteren1,2, Yvonne van der Zalm3,4,5, Thóra B Hafsteinsdóttir6,7,8
1Faculty of Clinical Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. w.nugteren@parnassia.nl.
Purpose:
To obtain insight into the patients' experiences during treatment in an acute, closed psychiatric ward.
Design And Methods:
A systematic literature search was conducted in the databases Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane.
Findings:
Ten articles were selected. Four main themes emerged from the literature: (a) the inappropriate use of the ward rules, (b) nurses' lack of time for interacting with patients, (c) the feeling of humiliation, and (d) the involvement of significant others.
Practice Implications:
Nurses can use the findings of this systematic review to improve quality of care in acute psychiatric units.
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