Background: The reduction of multiple psychiatric hospitalizations is an important clinical challenge in mental health care. In fact, psychiatric re-hospitalization negatively affects the quality of life and the life expectancy of patients with psychiatric disorders. For these reasons, identifying predictors of re-hospitalization is important for better managing psychiatric patients. The first purpose of the present study was to examine the readmission rate in a large sample of inpatients with a psychiatric disorder. Second, we investigated the role of several demographical and clinical features impacting re-hospitalization.Method: This retrospective study enrolled 1001 adult inpatients (510 men and 491 women) consecutively admitted to the University Psychiatric Clinic, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome between January 2018 and January 2022. To identify risk factors for psychiatric re-hospitalization, we divided the sample into 3 subgroups: the Zero-Re group which had no readmission after the index hospitalization, the One-Re group with patients re-admitted only once, and the Two-Re with at least two re-admissions.Results: The groups differed according to previous hospitalizations, a history of suicide attempts, age at onset, and length of stay. Furthermore, the results of the regression model demonstrated that the Two-Re group was more likely to have a history of suicide attempts and previous hospitalizations.Discussion: These results indicate the importance of assessing risk factors in psychiatric hospitalized patients and implementing ad hoc prevention strategies for reducing subsequent re-hospitalizations.

Exploring risk factors for re-hospitalization in a psychiatric inpatient setting: a retrospective naturalistic study / Berardelli, Isabella; Sarubbi, Salvatore; Rogante, Elena; Erbuto, Denise; Cifrodelli, Mariarosaria; Giuliani, Carlotta; Calabrò, Giuseppa; Lester, David; Innamorati, Marco; Pompili, Maurizio. - In: BMC PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 1471-244X. - 22:1(2022), p. 821. [10.1186/s12888-022-04472-3]

Exploring risk factors for re-hospitalization in a psychiatric inpatient setting: a retrospective naturalistic study

Berardelli, Isabella
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Sarubbi, Salvatore;Rogante, Elena;Erbuto, Denise;Cifrodelli, Mariarosaria;Giuliani, Carlotta;Innamorati, Marco;Pompili, Maurizio
2022

Abstract

Background: The reduction of multiple psychiatric hospitalizations is an important clinical challenge in mental health care. In fact, psychiatric re-hospitalization negatively affects the quality of life and the life expectancy of patients with psychiatric disorders. For these reasons, identifying predictors of re-hospitalization is important for better managing psychiatric patients. The first purpose of the present study was to examine the readmission rate in a large sample of inpatients with a psychiatric disorder. Second, we investigated the role of several demographical and clinical features impacting re-hospitalization.Method: This retrospective study enrolled 1001 adult inpatients (510 men and 491 women) consecutively admitted to the University Psychiatric Clinic, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome between January 2018 and January 2022. To identify risk factors for psychiatric re-hospitalization, we divided the sample into 3 subgroups: the Zero-Re group which had no readmission after the index hospitalization, the One-Re group with patients re-admitted only once, and the Two-Re with at least two re-admissions.Results: The groups differed according to previous hospitalizations, a history of suicide attempts, age at onset, and length of stay. Furthermore, the results of the regression model demonstrated that the Two-Re group was more likely to have a history of suicide attempts and previous hospitalizations.Discussion: These results indicate the importance of assessing risk factors in psychiatric hospitalized patients and implementing ad hoc prevention strategies for reducing subsequent re-hospitalizations.
2022
Hospitalization; Prevention strategies; Re-hospitalization; Suicide risk
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Exploring risk factors for re-hospitalization in a psychiatric inpatient setting: a retrospective naturalistic study / Berardelli, Isabella; Sarubbi, Salvatore; Rogante, Elena; Erbuto, Denise; Cifrodelli, Mariarosaria; Giuliani, Carlotta; Calabrò, Giuseppa; Lester, David; Innamorati, Marco; Pompili, Maurizio. - In: BMC PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 1471-244X. - 22:1(2022), p. 821. [10.1186/s12888-022-04472-3]
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