ArticleWorld journal of virology2022
Rethinking hospital psychiatry in Italy in light of COVID-19 experience.
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- Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Hospitalizations in an Acute Psychiatric Ward.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- Involuntary psychiatric treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. An international qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Involuntary Hospitalizations in an Italian Acute Psychiatric Ward: A 6-Year Retrospective Analysis.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychiatric Emergencies in Two Different Settings: Emergency Room and Community Mental Health Service.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundItaly retains a distinctive organization of mental health services according to a community-based model of care with a multidisciplinary team serving a well-defined catchment area under the coordination of the local department of mental health. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is forcing Italian mental health services to develop new organizational strategies at all levels of care in order to face the associated challenges.
aimTo explore factors associated with changes in psychiatric admissions to an inpatient psychiatric unit located in Lombardia Region, Italy.
methodsAll hospital admissions (
resultsHospital admissions dropped by 38% during the COVID-19 pandemic. No significant differences were found in demographics, clinical variables associated with hospital admissions and length of stay between 2019 and 2020. Compared with 2019, a significantly greater proportion of hospital admissions in 2020 were related to difficulties in organizing care programs outside the hospital (chi-square = 4.91, df 1, one-way
conclusionAdmissions to the inpatient psychiatric unit dropped significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with difficulties in organizing care programs outside the hospital and in patients' family contexts occurring more frequently compared with 2019.
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