A comparative study on sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients undergoing admission and readmission in a mental health institute

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dc.contributor.authorDas, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMehta, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorBaruah, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorSah, D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T07:00:43Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T07:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractAims: Psychiatric patients have a high rate of readmission. So, we need to understand what kind of patients are more likely to be readmitted, to predict the clinical and social factors that place them at risk, and to identify potential limitations in existing healthcare delivery systems. Objective of the study was to find out and compare sociodemographic and clinical profiles of patients getting first admission and readmission. Methods: It was a retrospective, record-based observational study from computerised database of the institute and the case record files of patients for one year. Variables like age, sex, religion, marital status, locality, education, occupation, and diagnosis were studied. Analysis was done by chi-square test using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.0. Results: The total number of admissions during this period was 876, among which 463 had been admitted previously in the institute and 60 had been admitted more than once in the time period. Among new admissions and readmissions, majority were unemployed, unmarried, Hindu males, 16-30 years of age, and had schizophrenia and related spectrum diagnosis (F20-F29). No significant difference in readmission rates were found for sex, marital status, religion, educational status, or locality. Readmission rates among housewives were seen less than expected. There were significant differences among different diagnoses in terms of readmission (p<0.001), with F30-F39 showing more than expected readmissions and F10-F19 showing more than expected first admission with less than expected readmissions. Conclusions: Current study reviews the scenario of mental healthcare utilisation. Decreased readmission rates of women and of patients with substance abuse disorders warrants further community-based research.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Medica Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychology, Kumaon University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDas S, Mehta S, Baruah A, Sah D.. A comparative study on sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients undergoing admission and readmission in a mental health institute. Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences. 2021 Dec; 12(2): 126-131en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-2061
dc.identifier.issn2394-2053
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218400
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy Publisheren_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2021.00027.6en_US
dc.subjectSubstance abuse disordersen_US
dc.subjectRelapseen_US
dc.subjectSchizophrenia.en_US
dc.titleA comparative study on sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients undergoing admission and readmission in a mental health instituteen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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