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Recurrent psychiatric hospitalization.

G Voineskos, S Denault

    Canadian Medical Association Journal
    |February 4, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary

    Psychiatric readmission rates are misleading indicators of hospital effectiveness. Focus should shift to environmental supports and community functioning for patients at high risk for recurrent hospitalizations.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Health Services Research

    Background:

    • Readmission rates have become a primary metric for evaluating psychiatric hospital effectiveness.
    • Previous focus on discharge rates has shifted to readmission statistics over the past 15 years.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically evaluate the utility of readmission statistics in assessing psychiatric hospital effectiveness.
    • To identify characteristics of patients at high risk for recurrent hospitalizations.
    • To inform the development of targeted interventions for this patient group.

    Main Methods:

    • Defined recurrent hospitalization as five or more admissions within a 2-year period.
    • Analyzed patient characteristics, focusing on environmental supports versus diagnosis.
    • Reviewed case histories and consumer opinions.

    Main Results:

    • Patients at high risk for recurrent hospitalizations were primarily defined by environmental support factors, not diagnosis.
    • The operational definition for recurrent hospitalization proved effective in identifying a specific patient cohort.
    • Readmission statistics were found to be poor indicators of hospital effectiveness and efficiency.

    Conclusions:

    • Psychiatric readmission rates are misleading measures of hospital performance.
    • Effective assessment requires evaluating patients' community functioning post-discharge.
    • Psychiatric facilities should develop programs addressing the community integration needs of recurrently hospitalized patients.

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