ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2020
Retrospective Analysis of Factors Associated with Long-Stay Hospitalizations in an Acute Psychiatric Ward.
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the longest hospitalizations in an acute psychiatric ward [Service of Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment (SPDT)] and the related demographic, clinical and organizational variables to understand the factors that contribute to long-stay (LOS) phenomenon. The term "long stay" indicates clinical, social and organizational problems responsible for delayed discharges. In psychiatry, clinical severity, social dysfunction and/or health-care system organization appear relevant factors in prolonging stays. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe divided all the SPDT hospitalizations from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2015 into two groups based on the 97.5
resultsThe longest hospitalizations were significantly related to the diagnosis of "schizophrenia and other psychosis" (Pearson Chi
conclusionIn our sample, clinical illness severity and need for complex therapeutic and rehabilitative treatments were associated with prolonged psychiatric hospitalizations. Understanding this phenomenon can have not only economic but also clinical, ethical and social relevance.
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