These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Factors associated with frequent psychiatric admissions in a general hospital in Spain.
    Author: Martínez-Ortega JM, Gutiérrez-Rojas L, Jurado D, Higueras A, Diaz FJ, Gurpegui M.
    Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry; 2012 Sep; 58(5):532-5. PubMed ID: 21724657.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: To identify demographic or clinical factors associated with frequent admissions in a sample of patients admitted to an acute psychiatric hospitalization unit, controlling for potentially confounding factors. METHODS: Socio-demographic variables, diagnosis, and the legal status, date and length of admission were collected for 1,722 consecutively admitted psychiatric patients during a period of up to eight years (1998-2005). Frequently admitted patients were defined as undergoing one or more admissions per year on average. RESULTS: After controlling for potential confounding factors, logistic regression showed that being a frequently admitted patient was significantly associated with diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder, personality disorder or schizophrenia; an involuntary commitment at first admission; and younger age. CONCLUSIONS: Factors associated with frequently admitted patients should be identified in order to establish more effective strategies for preventing relapse.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]