Study of prevalence and etiological factors in relation with recurrent admissions of patients in Psychiatric department at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan,Pahang, Malaysia
Background & Aims: With reduction in number of patients in the Psychiatric hospitals in Malaysia, the Psychiatric department of general hospitals became overloaded. High readmission rate has been often measured as poor prognostic out comes. A huge amount of budget consumed on patients admis...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English English English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/32850/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32850/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32850/3/wpaic-2013-final-programme.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/32850/4/wpaic-vienna-2013-abstracts.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/32850/10/WPA_2013_-_poster_%28Vienna%29.pdf |
| Summary: | Background & Aims: With reduction in number of patients
in the Psychiatric hospitals in Malaysia, the Psychiatric
department of general hospitals became overloaded.
High readmission rate has been often measured as poor
prognostic out comes. A huge amount of budget consumed
on patients admissions and the readmission rate is
considered as a performance indicator. Therefore, the aim
of this study is to find out the social, demographic, and
clinical profile of frequently re-hospitalized psychiatric
patients.
Methods: cross sectional study, sample size 250 patients,
6 months duration. • Consent obtained. •Inclusion criteria:
1. Age: 18 years and above. 2. Participants: diagnosed
and admitted by psychiatrist. 3. Conversant in Malay
or English. • To interview, using questionnaires about
mental illness, precipitating factors, high expressed emotion, and psychiatric services.
Results: In 5 months admitted patients 172 (Males: 92,
Females: 80). 132 (76.7%) were re admitted. GENDER:
A. Males: 74 (55.3%) B. Females: 58 (44.7%) DIAGNOSIS:
Schizophrenia: 101 Bipolar : 6 MDD : 5 Substance
abuse: 13 MR : 7 REASONS: Poor compliance : 89 Family
rejection : 9 Discharge without full remission: 10 Others
: 24
Conclusion: Ongoing unfinished study but trend has
shown that majority of patients are readmitted and the
leading cause is poor compliance in schizophrenics. |
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