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Background <p>Similar 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.</p> Methods <p>A 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.</p> Results <p>The 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.</p> Conclusions <p>Physical 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.</p> Clinical trial number <p>Not applicable.</p>

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

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    2025年11月15日

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  • Koji Takeda,
  • Teruyuki Nomura,
  • Mio Suzuki,
  • Sachiko Akita,
  • Kiyoshi Takao,
  • Akiko Tagami,
  • Shin Yasuda,
  • Taro Matsuda,
  • Hiroyuki Wada,
  • Ikuko Arakawa,
  • Takao Suzuki,
  • Emiko Yanagi,
  • Yuka Ichihashi,
  • Kazuhisa Tateyama,
  • Kaori Matsumi,
  • Ichiro Hanada,
  • Ryota Hashimoto,
  • Naotsugu Hirabayashi

摘要

Background

Similar 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.

Methods

A 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.

Results

The 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.

Conclusions

Physical 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.