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Table 18 Characteristics and quality of studies included in autonomy and service user involvement domain

From: A systematic review of the international published literature relating to quality of institutional care for people with longer term mental health problems

Study (Country)

Type(s) of Mental Illness

Number of Participants

Type of Study

(Type of Setting)

Quality Assessment

Ahuja & Williams 2005 (UK)

Not specified

Not specified

Descriptive review (setting not specified)

4/14

Lewis 1995 (USA)

Severe mental illness

Not applicable

Descriptive reivew (nursing home)

5/14

Linhorst & Eckert 2002 (USA)

Mostly schizophrenia

Not specified

Descriptive review (psychiatric hospital)

4/14

Linhorst et al. 2005 (USA)

Severe mental illness

Not applicable

Qualitative study (psychiatric hospital)

2/5

Simpson & House 2002 (UK)

Not specified

3796

Systematic review (13 studies) (setting not specified)

13/14

Timko et al. 1993 (USA)

Schizophrenia or organic brain syndrome

403

RCT (psychiatric hospital and nursing home)

12/14