Journal article
Factors associated with length of stay and the risk of readmission in an acute psychiatric inpatient facility: A retrospective study
J Zhang, C Harvey, C Andrew
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | Published : 2011
Abstract
Objective: This study was to investigate factors influencing the length of stay and predictors for the risk of readmission at an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. Method: Two comparative studies were embedded in a retrospective cross-sectional clinical file audit. A randomly selected 226 episodes of admissions including 178 patients during a twelve-month period were reviewed. A total of 286 variables were collected and analysed. A case control study was employed in the study of length of stay. A retrospective cohort study was used to investigate the predictors for the risk of readmission. Results: Logistic regression analyses showed that 10 variables were associated with length of stay. Secl..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from management, clinicians and clerical staff at NWAMHS and the Psychosocial Research Centre.Funding for this study was provided by the Department of Human Services (DHS) of Victoria as a Mental Health Research Fellowship Grant. Jianyi Zhang and Carol Andrew were recipients of this grant. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.