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[Home Treatment "Bremen ambulant vor Ort (BravO)"]
Denis Briel1, Maike Schulz1, Oliver Schaper1
1Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinikum Bremen-Ost gGmbH.
Objective:
The existing legal framework to foster home treatment for severe mental illness imposes challenges for implementation. 'Bremen ambulant vor Ort (BravO)' provides home treatment on basis of the "Bundespflegesatzverordnung".
Methods:
The concept and framework of BravO will be outlined, routine data on the BravO treatment from October 1st, 2019 to September 30th, 2021 were analysed.
Results:
Financial and staff resources of 20 in-patient treatment places were equivalently transferred into BravO. 298 patients generating 392 cases received treatment. Median treatment span was 36 days, with 21 days (median) of service delivery. 74.7 % were diagnosed either in ICD-10 groups F2 or F3.
Conclusion:
BravO was successfully implemented into routine care. BravO allows flexible home treatment for people with severe mental illness apart from existing treatment framework.
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