Pathways of psychiatric in-patients

Hubner-Liebermann, Bettina and Spiessl, Hermann and Cording, Clemens (2004) Pathways of psychiatric in-patients. PSYCHIATRISCHE PRAXIS, 31. S15-S17. ISSN 0303-4259,

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Abstract

Objective: Pathways of psychiatric in-patients before and after their hospital stay should be evaluated. Method: Based on data of the psychiatric basic documentation of 4066 patients, predictors of type of referral as well as outpatient aftercare were analysed by means of logistic regression. Result: 42.5% of patients were admitted without any medical sending, 18.4% by a general practitioner, and 9.8% by a psychiatrist in private practice. Patients referred by a general practitioner suffered more frequently from affective disorders (Odds Ratio = 4.0) or schizophrenia (OR = 3.3), and were residents of a senior citizen home (OR = 3.5). Inpatients sent by a psychiatrist were more often residents of a sheltered home (OR = 2.8), had a present episode lasting more than three months (OR = 1.9) and psychopharmacological pre-treatment with atypical antipsychotics (OR = 1.6) or SSRI (OR = 1.8). Outpatient aftercare was recommended to 83.1% of in-patients: Aftercare by a general practitioner was more frequent in patients with addiction disorders (OR = 2.0) and elderly patients (OR = 1.03). Referral by a psychiatrist in private practice (OR = 4.5) as well as schizophrenia (OR = 3.3) or affective disorders (OR = 2.4) led more often to an outpatient aftercare by a psychiatrist. Conclusions: Beside therapeutic requirements the referring person predicted the type of outpatient aftercare.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	CARE;
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions:	Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Depositing User:	Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2021 11:28
Last Modified:	23 Jun 2021 11:28
URI:	https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/37026

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