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| Quantification of factors contributing to length of stay in an acute psychogeriatric ward | | Author(s) | Brian Draper, Georgina Luscombe |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 1, January 1998 |
| Pages | pp 1-7 |
| Keywords | Psychogeriatric patients ; Long term ; Psychogeriatric units ; Depression ; Stress ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This paper describes a prospective audit of admissions to an acute psychogeriatric ward at a hospital in Sydney, Australia. The aims were to identify variables that predict length of stay; to quantify psychiatric, medical and social factors that contribute to length of stay; and to identify factors that prolong length of stay. Findings showed that presence of depressive symptoms was the most common psychiatric reason for admission and carer stress the main social reason for admission. Principal diagnosis of major depression and carer stress were significant predictors of length of stay, whereas physical health and psychiatric comorbidity were not able to predict length of stay. The proportion of psychiatric, medical and social reasons involved in length of stay varied significantly by principal diagnosis. Almost 42% of bed days were attributable to delays, for medical, social, treatment or hospital system reasons. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980312407 A |
| Classmark | LF:E: 4Q: LDM: ENR: QNH: 7YA |
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