Melamed Yuval, Doron Adiel, Finkel Boris, Kurs Rena, Behrbalk Peninah, Noam Sigalit, Gelkopf Marc, Bleich Avi
Lev Hasharon Mental Health Center, Netanya, Israel.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2007 Aug;195(8):705-8. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318123fc10.
In 1996, mobile polls were introduced in Israel, enabling physically and emotionally ill inpatients to vote. We surveyed the rate of participation of inpatients at Lev-Hasharon Mental Health Center in parliamentary elections, their feelings regarding voting, and the nature of their vote, compared with the general population. One hundred eighteen of 306 (38.6%) patients voted compared with 63.8% of the general population. Forty-nine more patients (16%) wanted to vote but were unable to for technical reasons. More patients voted in the open than the closed wards (chi=14.5; df=1; p=.001). Most patients reported positive subjective feelings, a sense of responsibility (39%), belonging to the general community (28%), and pride (22%) after voting. Psychiatric inpatients voted similarly to the general population, though their percentage of voters was significantly lower. This discrepancy can be accounted for by lack of concern and ineligibility due to lack of identification documents that may reflect fundamental illness-related problems.
1996年，以色列引入了流动投票，使身体和精神方面患病的住院患者能够投票。我们调查了列夫-哈沙龙心理健康中心住院患者在议会选举中的参与率、他们对投票的感受以及投票的性质，并与普通人群进行了比较。306名患者中有118名（38.6%）投票，而普通人群的投票率为63.8%。另有49名患者（16%）想投票，但由于技术原因未能投票。在开放病房投票的患者比在封闭病房投票的患者更多（卡方值=14.5；自由度=1；p=0.001）。大多数患者表示投票后有积极的主观感受，有责任感（39%）、属于普通社区（28%）和感到自豪（22%）。精神科住院患者的投票情况与普通人群相似，尽管他们的投票者比例明显较低。这种差异可以归因于缺乏关注以及由于缺乏身份证明文件而无资格投票，这可能反映了与疾病相关的根本问题。
