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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
[Discharged, but where to? The Current Situation of Long Stay Patients in German Psychiatric Clinics]
Sarah Jenderny1, Sylvia Claus2, Peter Falkai3
1Institut für Sozialpsychiatrie Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V., Universität Greifswald, Rostock.
Objective:
The study analyses the number, characteristics and reasons for a length of stay of patients in German psychiatric clinics in excess of 6 months.
Methods:
The study was implemented in the form of a nationwide online survey, which was addressed to chief physicians of psychiatric clinics.
Results:
In the sample, 174 patients in 80 psychiatric clinics were identified who could not be discharged because no suitable follow-up services were available in the region. The majority of patients are male, often have an F2 diagnosis and exhibit aggressive behaviour during their hospital stay.
Conclusion:
To avoid inappropriate health care and prevent prolonged stays for a subgroup of mentally ill people, individual complex services should be implemented in community psychiatry.
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