Observational studyRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
Predictors of length of stay in an acute psychiatric inpatient facility in a general hospital: a prospective study.
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- Determinants of clinical outcome and length of stay in acute care forensic psychiatry units.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Factors influencing the duration of hospitalization of patients with schizophrenia.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2022Article
- The prediction of hospital length of stay using unstructured data.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2021Observational
- Drug-naïve first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Pharmacological treatment practices in inpatient units in Hunan Province, China.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Predictors of the length of stay of psychiatric inpatients: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2021Article
- Violent Behavior Prior to Admission Is Not a Factor in Further Prolonged Length of Stay: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Japanese Psychiatric Hospital.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Shifting Trends in Admission Patterns of an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit in the State of New York.Cureus · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThere have been significant reductions in numbers of psychiatric beds and length of stay (LOS) worldwide, making LOS in psychiatric beds an interesting outcome. The objective of this study was to find factors measurable on admission that would predict LOS in the acute psychiatric setting.
methodsThis was a prospective, observational study.
resultsOverall, 385 subjects were included. The median LOS was 25 days. In the final model, six variables explained 14.6% of the variation in LOS: not having own income, psychiatric admissions in the preceding 2 years, high Clinical Global Impression and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale scores, diagnosis of schizophrenia, and history of attempted suicide. All variables were associated with longer LOS, apart from history of attempted suicide.
conclusionsIdentifying patients who will need to stay longer in psychiatric beds remains a challenge. Improving knowledge about determinants of LOS could lead to improvements in the quality of care in hospital psychiatry.
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