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01-03-2012 | Original Paper

Predictors of Rehospitalization in High-Utilizing Patients in the VA Psychiatric Medical System

Authors: Nicholas W. Bowersox, Stephen M. Saunders, Bertrand D. Berger

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 1/2012

Abstract

233 high-service-utilizing (HSU) psychiatric patients were recruited during an inpatient psychiatric treatment. They completed a questionnaire related to their treatment beliefs and were tracked via computerized medical records over 2 years. During the follow-up period, 79.8% were readmitted for additional inpatient psychiatric treatment. Survival analysis techniques were used to examine patients’ rates of readmittance during the follow-up period. Number of previous year inpatient psychiatric days served as a significant predictor of readmittance status and time to readmission. The survival plot was split by previous-year inpatient days to examine the effect of this variable on readmission. Implications of findings are discussed.

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Title: Predictors of Rehospitalization in High-Utilizing Patients in the VA Psychiatric Medical System
Authors: Nicholas W. Bowersox
Stephen M. Saunders
Bertrand D. Berger
Publication date: 01-03-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-011-9182-2

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