Assessing Patient Acceptance of Being Offered a Virtual Calm Room in Psychiatric Inpatient Care: Mixed Methods Study
The qualitative findings highlighted patients' openness to innovative methods for enhancing their engagement in the psychiatric inpatient setting. Patients expressed a desire for increased availability of the virtual calm room. However, maintaining a balance between innovative technologies and human support is crucial for the successful implementation of such methods. Quantitative results demonstrated high acceptance of the option of using the virtual calm room, with no significant difficulties reported.
Authors
- Lilas Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7027-4371)
- Michael Ioannou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3150-3490)
- Philip Lindner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3061-501X)
- Sara Wallström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7579-4974)
- Steinn Steingrímsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-5607)
- Örjan Falk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0705-1957)
- Almira Osmanovic Thunström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8791-9524)
- Maria Ilioudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0709-7768)
Institutions
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/75961
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00