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ArticleThe British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2016

Clinical outcomes and mortality associated with weekend admission to psychiatric hospital.

Rashmi Patel, Edward Chesney, Alexis E Cullen, Alex D Tulloch, Matthew Broadbent, Robert Stewart, Philip McGuire

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Article in The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Rashmi PatelRashmi Patel, BM BCh, Edward Chesney, BM BCh, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alexis E. Cullen, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies and Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alex D. Tulloch, PhD, Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Matthew Broadbent, BSc, Biomedical Research Centre Nucleus, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London; Robert Stewart, MD, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Philip McGuire, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK rcpsych@rpatel.co.uk.
Edward ChesneyRashmi Patel, BM BCh, Edward Chesney, BM BCh, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alexis E. Cullen, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies and Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alex D. Tulloch, PhD, Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Matthew Broadbent, BSc, Biomedical Research Centre Nucleus, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London; Robert Stewart, MD, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Philip McGuire, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Alexis E CullenRashmi Patel, BM BCh, Edward Chesney, BM BCh, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alexis E. Cullen, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies and Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alex D. Tulloch, PhD, Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Matthew Broadbent, BSc, Biomedical Research Centre Nucleus, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London; Robert Stewart, MD, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Philip McGuire, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Alex D TullochRashmi Patel, BM BCh, Edward Chesney, BM BCh, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alexis E. Cullen, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies and Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alex D. Tulloch, PhD, Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Matthew Broadbent, BSc, Biomedical Research Centre Nucleus, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London; Robert Stewart, MD, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Philip McGuire, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Matthew BroadbentRashmi Patel, BM BCh, Edward Chesney, BM BCh, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alexis E. Cullen, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies and Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alex D. Tulloch, PhD, Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Matthew Broadbent, BSc, Biomedical Research Centre Nucleus, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London; Robert Stewart, MD, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Philip McGuire, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Robert StewartRashmi Patel, BM BCh, Edward Chesney, BM BCh, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alexis E. Cullen, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies and Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alex D. Tulloch, PhD, Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Matthew Broadbent, BSc, Biomedical Research Centre Nucleus, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London; Robert Stewart, MD, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Philip McGuire, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Philip McGuireRashmi Patel, BM BCh, Edward Chesney, BM BCh, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alexis E. Cullen, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies and Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Alex D. Tulloch, PhD, Department of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Matthew Broadbent, BSc, Biomedical Research Centre Nucleus, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London; Robert Stewart, MD, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London; Philip McGuire, PhD, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K002813/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies indicate that risk of mortality is higher for patients admitted to acute hospitals at the weekend. However, less is known about clinical outcomes among patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals.

aimsTo investigate whether weekend admission to a psychiatric hospital is associated with worse clinical outcomes.

methodData were obtained from 45 264 consecutive psychiatric hospital admissions. The association of weekend admission with in-patient mortality, duration of hospital admission and risk of readmission was investigated using multivariable regression analyses. Secondary analyses were performed to investigate the distribution of admissions, discharges, in-patient mortality, episodes of seclusion and violent incidents on different days of the week.

resultsThere were 7303 weekend admissions (16.1%). Patients who were aged between 26 and 35 years, female or from a minority ethnic group were more likely to be admitted at the weekend. Patients admitted at the weekend were more likely to present via acute hospital services, other psychiatric hospitals and the criminal justice system than to be admitted directly from their own home. Weekend admission was associated with a shorter duration of admission (B coefficient -21.1 days, 95% CI -24.6 to -17.6, P<0.001) and an increased risk of readmission in the 12 months following index admission (incidence rate ratio 1.13, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.18, P<0.001), but in-patient mortality (odds ratio (OR) = 0.79, 95% CI 0.51 to 1.23, P = 0.30) was not greater than for weekday admission. Fewer episodes of seclusion occurred at the weekend but there was no significant variation in deaths during hospital admission or violent incidents on different days of the week.

conclusionsBeing admitted at the weekend was not associated with an increased risk of in-patient mortality. However, patients admitted at the weekend had shorter admissions and were more likely to be readmitted, suggesting that they may represent a different clinical population to those admitted during the week. This is an important consideration if mental healthcare services are to be implemented across a 7-day week.

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Hospital MortalityAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHospitals, PsychiatricHumansLondonMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionRegistriesTime FactorsYoung Adult

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