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ArticleBMC psychiatry2025

Establishment of an electronic library in forensic psychiatric wards: a survey of its actual use by forensic inpatients.

Koji Takeda, Teruyuki Nomura, Mio Suzuki, Sachiko Akita, Kiyoshi Takao, Akiko Tagami, Shin Yasuda, Taro Matsuda, Hiroyuki Wada, Ikuko Arakawa and 8 more

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Koji TakedaDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8551, Japan. ideakojijan@ncnp.go.jp.
Teruyuki NomuraNational Hospital Organization Saigata Medical Center, Jōetsu, Japan.
Mio SuzukiNational Hospital Organization Komoro Kogen Hospital, Komoro, Japan.
Sachiko AkitaNational Hospital Organization Ryukyu Hospital, Kunigami, Japan.
Kiyoshi TakaoShimane Psychiatric Medical Center, Izumo, Japan.
Akiko TagamiOkayama Psychiatric Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
Shin YasudaKanagawa Psychiatric Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Taro MatsudaOsaka Psychiatric Medical Center, Hirakata, Japan.
Hiroyuki WadaNational Hospital Organization Hanamaki Hospital, Hanamaki, Japan.
Ikuko ArakawaDepartment of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya, Japan.
Takao SuzukiDepartment of Clinical Psychology, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.
Emiko YanagiDepartment of Nursing, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.
Yuka IchihashiDepartment of Nursing, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.
Kazuhisa TateyamaRehabilitation Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Yokosuka, Japan.
Kaori MatsumiTRC Library Service Inc., Bunkyō, Japan.
Ichiro HanadaLibrary Business Promotion Department Cultural, Educational and Library Business Promotion Division, Honto Business Center Publishing Innovation Operations, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd, Shinjuku, Japan.
Ryota HashimotoDepartment of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.
Naotsugu HirabayashiDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8551, Japan.

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Mitsubishi Foundation 202030027
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Abstract

backgroundSimilar to prison inmates, patients in forensic psychiatric wards may have restricted access to information. From a human rights perspective, improving information access is a desirable objective.

methodsA dedicated electronic library (e-library) was set up for use by forensic inpatients in Japanese forensic psychiatric wards. Forensic psychiatric inpatients who consented to participate in the study accessed the e-library with Information and Communication Technology devices. Demographic and psychotropic prescription information, e-library usage information, and the results of psychological tests were collected. Additionally, the relationship between behaviour associated with e-library use and the patients’ psychiatric symptoms were analysed.

resultsThe mean age of the 91 participants was 41.9. The total number of lending electronic books was 3429. The average and median number of logins were 48.3 and 20.0, respectively. The most common psychiatric diagnosis was schizophrenia spectrum disorders (89.0%). The ‘over 20 times login’ group had a significantly lower clozapine prescription rate and a higher full Intelligence Quotient score than the ‘less than 20 times login’ group. The group with higher logins also exhibited significantly higher scores in Bodily pain and Mental health scores on the Short Form-8 Health Survey.

conclusionsPhysical and mental health may be positively associated with e-library use. The results suggest a demand for e-libraries among forensic psychiatric inpatients and have implications for policies about supplying e-libraries for forensic psychiatric wards. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.

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Access to InformationForensic PsychiatryInpatientsMental DisordersPrisonersPsychiatric Department, HospitalAdultAgedFemaleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesElectronic libraryForensic psychiatryInformation access

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