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Factors associated with frequent psychiatric admissions in a general hospital in Spain
José M Martínez-Ortega1, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Dolores Jurado
1Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, University of Granada, Spain. jmmartinezortega@ugr.es
Objectives:
To identify demographic or clinical factors associated with frequent admissions in a sample of patients admitted to an acute psychiatric hospitalization unit, controlling for potentially confounding factors.
Methods:
Socio-demographic variables, diagnosis, and the legal status, date and length of admission were collected for 1,722 consecutively admitted psychiatric patients during a period of up to eight years (1998-2005). Frequently admitted patients were defined as undergoing one or more admissions per year on average.
Results:
After controlling for potential confounding factors, logistic regression showed that being a frequently admitted patient was significantly associated with diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder, personality disorder or schizophrenia; an involuntary commitment at first admission; and younger age.
Conclusions:
Factors associated with frequently admitted patients should be identified in order to establish more effective strategies for preventing relapse.
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