Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
12 p.
Publication Date
3-2012
Publisher
Springer
Source Publication
Psychiatric Quarterly
Source ISSN
1573-6709
Original Item ID
doi: 10.1007/s11126-011-9182-2
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.
Recommended Citation
Bowersox, Nicholas W.; Saunders, Stephen M.; and Berger, Bernard, "Predictors of Rehospitalization in High-Utilizing Patients in the VA Psychiatric Medical System" (2012). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 43.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/43
Comments
Accepted version. Psychiatric Quarterly, Vol. 83, No. 1 (March 2012): 53-64. DOI. © 2012 Springer. Used with permission.
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