ABSTRACT
To determine the frequency of satisfied patients with ECTs in a public sector tertiary care hospital. Cross-sectional, descriptive study. The study was carried out in the in-patient department of Institute of Psychiatry, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, a tertiary care public sector hospital, from October 2010 to June 2011. A consecutive sample of 163 inpatients of both genders, excluding acutely disturbed patients was recruited. Proforma regarding the socio-demographic details was filled by the participants. ECT satisfaction Questionnaire was orally administered in Urdu to each participant for the assessment of their satisfaction with ECT. Data was analyzed using SPSS 10.0. Using the ECT satisfaction Questionnaire, 62.6% patients were satisfied while 37.4% were dissatisfied with ECT. Majority of patient was satisfied with Electroconvulsive therapy. However there is a need to explore specific reasons for satisfaction/dissatisfaction with this treatment modality in order to improve the delivery of this treatment in accordance with the patients' expectations for better treatment adherence and improved outcomes