Determinants of hospital length of stay for schizophrenia: retrospective negative binomial analysis in a university hospital

Key Points

• The aim is to identify factors that influence the length of hospital stay for individuals with schizophrenia.
• Retrospective analysis using hospital records
• Negative binomial regression for statistical analysis
• Evaluation of demographic, clinical, and treatment factors
• Identified significant demographic predictors of hospitalization duration
• Clinical variables also influenced length of stay
• Treatment factors were critical in optimizing hospital stays