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Published on: September 30, 2020

Differences in seclusion rates between admission wards: does patient compilation explain?

W A Janssen1, E O Noorthoorn, H L I Nijman

  • 1Board Agency, GGNet Mental Healthcare, Box 2003, NL-7230 GC Warnsveld, The Netherlands. wim.janssen@ggnet.nl

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Psychiatric hospitals show significant seclusion rate differences. Patient and ward factors explain some, but ward policy and staffing are key to reducing seclusion, especially on smaller units.

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Published on: September 30, 2020

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Mental Health Services Research

Background:

  • Substantial variations in seclusion rates exist across Dutch psychiatric hospital wards.
  • Nurses and managers believe patient characteristics, particularly severe illness, drive these differences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate patient and ward characteristics influencing seclusion rates.
  • To test the hypothesis that more severely ill patients correlate with higher seclusion rates.

Main Methods:

  • Extreme group analysis of 718 secluded patients and 5,097 admissions across 29 wards in seven hospitals.
  • Multivariate and multilevel analyses to explore relationships between patient/ward factors and seclusion hours.

Main Results:

  • Patient characteristics significantly correlate with seclusion rates and likelihood of seclusion.
  • Ward size also partially explains differences in seclusion hours between wards.
  • A significant portion of seclusion rate variation remains unexplained by measured factors.

Conclusions:

  • Seclusion rates are influenced by both patient and ward characteristics.
  • Ward policy and adequate staffing are critical for reducing seclusion, particularly in smaller psychiatric units.
  • Further research is needed to explain the largest portion of inter-ward seclusion differences.