Abstract
233 high-service-utilizing (HSU) psychiatric patients were recruited during an inpatient psychiatric treatment. They completed
a questionnaire related to their treatment beliefs and were tracked via computerized medical records over 2 years. During
the follow-up period, 79.8% were readmitted for additional inpatient psychiatric treatment. Survival analysis techniques were
used to examine patients’ rates of readmittance during the follow-up period. Number of previous year inpatient psychiatric
days served as a significant predictor of readmittance status and time to readmission. The survival plot was split by previous-year
inpatient days to examine the effect of this variable on readmission. Implications of findings are discussed.
a questionnaire related to their treatment beliefs and were tracked via computerized medical records over 2 years. During
the follow-up period, 79.8% were readmitted for additional inpatient psychiatric treatment. Survival analysis techniques were
used to examine patients’ rates of readmittance during the follow-up period. Number of previous year inpatient psychiatric
days served as a significant predictor of readmittance status and time to readmission. The survival plot was split by previous-year
inpatient days to examine the effect of this variable on readmission. Implications of findings are discussed.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-12
- DOI 10.1007/s11126-011-9182-2
- Authors
- Nicholas W. Bowersox, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development, Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center (SMITREC), PO Box 130170, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0170, USA
- Stephen M. Saunders, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Bertrand D. Berger, Milwuakee VA Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Journal Psychiatric Quarterly
- Online ISSN 1573-6709
- Print ISSN 0033-2720