期刊論文
| 學年 | 101 |
|---|---|
| 學期 | 1 |
| 出版（發表）日期 | 2012-09-01 |
| 作品名稱 | Factors Associated with High-frequency Users of Psychiatric Services in a Public Psychiatric Hospital in Taiwan |
| 作品名稱（其他語言） | 某精神科專科醫院病人高頻率住院相關因素探討 |
| 著者 | 鄭凱仁; Cheng, Kai-Jen; 江國棟; Chiang, Kuo-Tung; 張玉坤; Chang, Yue-Cune; 張國榮; Chang, Kuo-Jung; 何佩駪; Ho, Pei-Shen |
| 單位 | 淡江大學數學學系 |
| 出版者 | 臺北市：臺灣精神醫學會 |
| 著錄名稱、卷期、頁數 | 臺灣精神醫學=Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry 26(3)，頁187-196 |
| 摘要 | Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore factors associated with high-frequency users (HFUs) of psychiatric inpatient services in Taiwan compared with low-frequency users (LFUs), focusing on their social, demographic, clinical and service-related profiles. Methods: A random sample of 10% (n=109) of all subjects admitted to Beitou Armed Forces Hospital, in Taipei, Taiwan, from January 2008 to December 2010 were divided into HFUs (n=38) and LFUs (n=71) in accordance with modified Weiden's criteria. We collected data from medical records of HFUs and LFUs to assess the impact of the profiles on the patterns of hospitalization. Results: According to these criteria, 34.9% of the study population were HFUs. Logistic regression analyses indicated that community-based outpatient services were significantly associated with decreasingly more frequent readmissions (p＜0.05). A Poisson regression model showed shorter mean length of each admission (p＜0.001), a diagnosis of psychotic disorder due to general medical condition (p＜0.001), suicidal behavior (p＜0.05) and educational level lower than senior high school (p＜0.01) to be the significant predictors of HFUs. Conclusions: The most important factors related to frequency of hospitalization were community-based outpatient services, shorter mean length of each admission, a diagnosis of psychotic disorder due to general medical condition, suicidal behavior, and educational level lower than senior high school. The mental health system should therefore provide better resources to these patients to reduce hospitalization rates. |
| 關鍵字 | revolving door; psychiatric readmission; inpatient care |
| 語言 | en |
| ISSN | 1028-3684 |
| 期刊性質 | 國內 |
| 收錄於 | TSCI |
| 產學合作 | |
| 通訊作者 | 何佩駪; Ho, Pei-Shen |
| 審稿制度 | 是 |
| 國別 | TWN |
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| 出版型式 | 紙本 |
| 相關連結 |
機構典藏連結 ( http://tkuir.lib.tku.edu.tw:8080/dspace/handle/987654321/93127 ) |