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The Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidity on General Hospital Length of Stay
Abstract
Medical inpatients often suffer from comorbid psychiatric illness, which has been shown in previous studies to be associated with longer hospital stays. The present analysis used a large representative dataset to examine the impact of patient demographic and clinical characteristics on the relationship between psychiatric comorbidity and hospital length of stay. Analyses showed the existence of a psychiatric comorbidity predicted longer hospital stays for medical inpatients. However, in comparison to previous research, this effect was attenuated in this sample. Patients with mental disorders who were elderly, on Medicare, and those with schizophrenia or mood disorders were especially at risk for slightly longer lengths of stay.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bressi, S. K., Marcus, S. C., & Solomon, P. L.
- Affiliations
- Bryn Mawr College (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Venue
- Psychiatric Quarterly
- Published
- 2006-09
- Volume
- 77
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 203-209
- ISSN
- 0033-2720 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6709
- OpenAlex
- W2008135265
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 1.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Psychiatric Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5k01mh066839-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH066839, F31MH067349)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Keywords
- psychiatric comorbidity, length of hospital stay, medical inpatients, schizophrenia, mood disorders, elderly patients, Medicare, patient demographics, clinical features
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Hospitalization, Hospitals, General, Humans, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Discharge, Schizophrenia, Time Factors, Comorbidity, Mood Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders
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