Socio-economic deprivation and duration of hospital stay in severe mental disorder.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
Adults from South Auckland, New Zealand who required acute admission to hospital were followed from admission to discharge. After adjusting for demographic factors, diagnosis, chronicity, severity, consultant psychiatrist and involuntary admission, the length of stay for those from more deprived areas was significantly longer by 7 days than for those from less deprived areas. Information on socio-economic deprivation should be used in discharge planning and in optimising access to community care. Research is needed on group-level factors that may affect recovery from mental disorders.
Medical subject headings
- Hospitalization
- Length of Stay
- Mental Disorders
- Poverty Areas