Predictors of Rehospitalization in High-Utilizing Patients in the VA Psychiatric Medical System

Authors

Nicholas W. Bowersox, Marquette University
Stephen M. Saunders, Marquette UniversityFollow
Bernard Berger, Medical College of Wisconsin

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.

Comments

Accepted version. Psychiatric Quarterly, Vol. 83, No. 1 (March 2012): 53-64. DOI. © 2012 Springer. Used with permission.

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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