2005
Length of hospital stay and health services use of medical inpatients with comorbid noncognitive mental disorders: A review of the literature
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General Hospital Psychiatry , Volume 27 - Issue 1 p. 44- 56
We reviewed 23 studies on the association between noncognitive mental disorders and the use of general health care services by medical patients admitted to a general hospital. Only studies with a prospective design and with a correction for possible confounding factors were included. In most studies, only service use during index admission was observed, but eight studies included a longer observation period during follow-up after hospital discharge. The 15 studies that were restricted to service use during index admission showed mixed results: length of hospital stay was related to common mental disorders in some studies, but other studies did not find such an association. The eight studies that used a longer observation period showed findings that are more consistent. They demonstrated mainly that symptoms or complaints of depression are related to a higher resource use within general medical services.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2004.09.008, hdl.handle.net/1765/60887 | |
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Organisation | Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management (ESHPM) |
Koopmans, G., Donker, M., & Rutten, F. (2005). Length of hospital stay and health services use of medical inpatients with comorbid noncognitive mental disorders: A review of the literature. General Hospital Psychiatry (Vol. 27, pp. 44–56). doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2004.09.008 |