Table 1 Details of perceived benefit of electroconvulsive therapy, date, sample
size, and four scored methodological variables of studies eliciting patients'
views on treatment. Values are numbers (percentages; 95% confidence intervals)
of patients unless stated otherwise
|
|
|
|
Perceived benefit of treatment
|
Methodological variables
|
Study
|
Country
|
Sample size
|
Helpful
|
Would have again
|
Interval since
treatment*
|
No of
questions
|
Complexity of
interview
|
Setting or
interviewer
|
Freeman and Kendell
198010
|
United Kingdom
|
166
|
129 (78; 71 to 84)
|
98 (59; 51 to 67)
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
Hughes et al 19817
|
United Kingdom
|
72
|
59 (83; 73 to 91)
|
52 (72; 60 to 82)
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
Kerr et al 198211
|
Australia
|
88
|
64 (73; 62 to 82)
|
Not available
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
Aperia 198612
|
Norway
|
30
|
21 (70; 51 to 85)
|
19 (63; 44 to 80)
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
Benbow 198813
|
United Kingdom
|
54
|
39 (73; 58 to 84)
|
37 (69; 54 to 80)
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
Szuba et al 199114
|
United States
|
25
|
19 (76; 55 to 91)
|
18 (72; 51 to 88)
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Rogers and Pilgrim
199315¶
|
United Kingdom
|
231
|
99 (43; 36 to 50)
|
Not available
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
Riordan et al
199316
|
United Kingdom
|
37
|
21 (56; 39 to 73)
|
25 (67; 50 to 82)
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
Pettinati et al
199417
|
United States
|
78
|
Not available
|
76 (98; 91 to 100)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
United Kingdom Advocacy Network
199518¶
|
United Kingdom
|
308
|
92 (30; 25 to 36)
|
55 (18; 14 to 23)
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
Mental Health Foundation
199719¶
|
United Kingdom
|
107
|
32 (30; 21 to 40)
|
Not available
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
Bernstein et al
199820
|
United States
|
52
|
43 (83; 70 to 92)
|
41 (79; 65 to 89)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
ECT Anon
199821¶
|
United Kingdom
|
200
|
58 (29; 23 to 36)
|
Not available
|
3
|
Not given
|
Not given
|
5
|
Wheeldon et al
199922
|
United Kingdom
|
150
|
121 (81; 74 to 87)
|
115 (77; 70 to 84)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Goodman et al
199923
|
United States
|
24
|
Not available
|
20 (82; 63 to 95)
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
Pedler (MIND)
200024¶
|
United Kingdom
|
418
|
150 (36; 31 to 41)
|
Not available
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
Manic Depression Fellowship
200225¶
|
United Kingdom
|
97
|
29 (30; 21 to 40)
|
Not available
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
Communicate¶
|
Pending
|
45
|
20 (44; 30 to 60)
|
18 (41; 26 to 56)
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
* 0=During course or maintenance electroconvulsive therapy; 1=within four
weeks or predischarge; 2=1-6 months; 3=more than six months.
1=Five questions or less; 2=6-14 questions; 3=15 or more questions.
1=Dichotomous; 2=simple Likert scale; 3=complex Likert scale or multiple
choice; 4=semistructured interview.
1=Inpatient; 2=same hospital or same treating doctor; 3=non-treating doctor
or at home; 4=voluntary or collaborative, day care or choice; 5=source
independent of health services, choice of setting.
¶ Patient study.
