Key result
Neither length of hospital stay nor the use of depot neuroleptics significantly impacted the time to psychiatric readmission, whereas being married or cohabiting provided a significant protective effect (P=0.015).
Why the study?
Does length of stay and administration of depot antipsychotics affect time to readmission in acute psychiatric patients?
Population
180 acute psychiatric admissions at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Social support may reduce readmission risk; hypothesis-generating in this cohort and should not yet change practice.
Cohort (n=180)
No
Does length of stay and administration of depot antipsychotics affect time to readmission in acute psychiatric patients?
In acute psychiatric patients in South Africa, being married or cohabiting was protective against readmission, whereas length of stay and depot antipsychotics did not significantly impact time to readmission.
Behr et al. (2002) conducted a cohort in Acute psychiatric illness (n=180). Length of hospital stay and depot antipsychotics vs. Shorter length of stay and no depot antipsychotics was evaluated on Time to readmission. Neither length of hospital stay nor the use of depot neuroleptics significantly impacted the time to psychiatric readmission, whereas being married or cohabiting provided a significant protective effect (P=0.015).
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