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ArticleClinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH2016

The Role of Family Variables in the Length of Stay of Psychiatric In-patients.

Satoko Yoneyama, Yudo Makita, Keiko Miyazu, Kazuhiko Katsukawa, Eiichi Yoneyama, Shinji Masuda, Yukiko Nakajima, Yasuhiro Kawasaki, Kenji Miyazu

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Article in Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Satoko YoneyamaKorenkai Minami-Toyama Nakagawa Hospital, Toyama, Japan; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan; Department of Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Yudo MakitaKorenkai Minami-Toyama Nakagawa Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Keiko MiyazuKorenkai Minami-Toyama Nakagawa Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Kazuhiko KatsukawaKorenkai Minami-Toyama Nakagawa Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Eiichi YoneyamaKorenkai Minami-Toyama Nakagawa Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Shinji MasudaKorenkai Minami-Toyama Nakagawa Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Yukiko NakajimaKorenkai Minami-Toyama Nakagawa Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Yasuhiro KawasakiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kenji MiyazuKorenkai Minami-Toyama Nakagawa Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Kanazawa Medical University · JP

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Abstract

backgroundIn Japan, the number of beds and average length of stay in a psychiatric ward are greater than in other developed countries.

objectiveThe present study aimed to investigate the association between family variables and the length of stay of patients with mental and behavioural disorders in a private psychiatric hospital in Japan.

methodsThe medical records of patients discharged during a one-year period (n=56: men 50.0% excepting 27 patients discharged due to death were re-examined regarding age, laundry type (self-washing of clothes, family washing or supplier washing), number of family visits per one month while hospitalised, and family structure prior to hospitalisation. A length of stay greater than six months was considered the cut-off point for a long hospital stay. Bivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors independently associated with the length of stay, adjusted for sex, age, and mental and/or behavioural disorders according to the criteria of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

resultsThe bivariate-adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) for in-patients hospitalised for more than six months was 0.08 (0.01, 0.48) for those who used family washing (

conclusionThese results suggest that within a private psychiatric hospital in Japan, family washing is associated with shortened stays and frequency of family visits, while family structure is not associated with these factors.

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DischargeEpidemiologyFamilyJapanLength of stayPrivate psychiatric hospitalSocial hospitalisation

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