Characteristics of Frequent Users of an Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit: A Five-Year Study in Portugal
Characteristics of Frequent Users of an Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit: A Five-Year Study in Portugal
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DOI：
10.1176/appi.ps.000782012
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发表时间：
2013-02-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Cardoso, Graca
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作者：
Graca, Joao;Klut, Catarina;Cardoso, Graca
目的：本研究探讨了葡萄牙精神科住院部的频繁使用者的人口统计学和临床特征。方法：对2004-2008年1,348例连续住院精神病患者的资料进行回顾性分析。在研究期间至少有三次入院的频繁使用者（N=137）与非频繁使用者（N= 1，211）在年龄，性别，种族，诊断和强制入院方面进行了比较。用卡方和Student t检验分析数据。结果：经常使用者占29%的入院。他们明显比非频繁使用者年轻（39 +/- 14对44 +/- 17，p
Objective: This study examined demographic and clinical characteristics of frequent users of a psychiatric inpatient unit in Portugal. Methods: Data (2004-2008) for 1,348 consecutive psychiatric inpatients were reviewed. Frequent users (N=137), who had at least three admissions in the study period, were compared with non-frequent users (N=1,211) on age, gender, race-ethnicity, diagnosis, and compulsory admissions. Data were analyzed with chi square and Student's t tests. Results: Frequent users accounted for 29% of admissions. They were significantly younger than non-frequent users (39 +/- 14 versus 44 +/- 17, p