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
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Perceived benefit of treatment
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Methodological variables
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| 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.