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Table 1 Frequency distribution and percentages of HPs’ contributions coded at Level 1, 2 and 3

From: Patient empowerment in risk management: a mixed-method study to explore mental health professionals’ perspective

Thematic area

Category

Strategy

Critical issue

Total

Treatment and Cure

Therapeutic compliance

142 (35.4%)

114 (31.5%)

256 (33.6%)

Therapeutic error

50 (12.5%)

28 (7.7%)

78 (10.2%)

Relapse prevention/symptom management

114 (28.4%)

81 (22.4%)

195 (25.6%)

Diagnosis and Assessment

Onset

0 (0%)

6 (1.7%)

6 (0.8%)

Stigma

3 (0.7%)

4 (1.1%)

7 (0.9%)

Diagnostic error

5 (1.2%)

2 (0.6%)

7 (0.9%)

Social assistance needs

13 (3.2%)

24 (6.6%)

37 (4.8%)

Emergency management

Self-harm/suicide

19 (4.7%)

17 (4.7%)

36 (4.7%)

Aggressive behaviors

23 (5.7%)

42 (11.6%)

65 (8.5%)

Compulsory treatment

10 (2.5%)

11 (3%)

21 (2.8%)

Physical/Chemical restraints

5 (1.2%)

7 (1.9%)

12 (1.6%)

Acute/Psychotic symptoms

13 (3.2%)

12 (3.3%)

25 (3.3%)

Comorbidity

Drug abuse

0 (0%)

5 (1.4%)

5 (0.7%)

Organic conditions

1 (0.2%)

3 (0.8%)

4 (0.5%)

Other

 

3 (0.7%)

6 (1.7%)

9 (1.2%)

Total

 

401

362

763