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| Rehospitalization of older psychiatric inpatients: an investigation of predictors | | Author(s) | Gina Touch Mercer, Victor Molinari, Mark E Kunik |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 39, no 5, October 1999 |
| Pages | pp 591-598 |
| Keywords | Psychogeriatric patients ; Psychiatric units ; Admission ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Numerous studies have been carried out on the causes of rehospitalisation of psychiatric patients. The aim of this study was to identify a combination of variables that could predict rehospitalisation among a sample of 150 geropsychiatric inpatients. Logistic regression analyses testing a modified model identified risk factors for geropsychiatric rehospitalisation and correctly classified approximately 80% of inpatients who were rehospitalised for subsequent treatment. Patients' psychiatric diagnosis (mood or schizophrenic disorder), poor general psychiatric functioning, depressive and agitated behaviour at discharge, little or no supervision in living arrangements following discharge, limited social support, change in the social support system predicting hospitalisation, and maladaptive family functioning could significantly predict geropsychiatric rehospitalisation. The strongest independent predictor was found to be maladaptive family functioning. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000118244 A |
| Classmark | LF:E: LDL: QKH: 7T |
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