정신보건 관련 시설의 재원 기간 및 관련 요인에 대한 연구

• 영문명: Length of Stay of Psychiatric Patient and Its Correlate in Mental Health-related Facilities
• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: 조성진 이병조 조맹제 김용익 서동우 정인과
• 간행물 정보: 『신경정신의학』제45권 제4호, 372~381쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2006.07.30

영문 초록

Object：This study was aimed to find the contributing factors that influence the length of stay in mental health related facilities and to present future direction for the mental health policy. Methods：The 1,875 patients who are aged between eighteen and sixty-five are chosen by the stratified random sampling from ten psychiatric hospitals, six psychiatric nursing facilities and five homeless asylums. We investigate about length of stay of all subjects by sociodemographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, functional status, disease related characteristics and analyse contributing factors. Results：From total subjects, average length of stay was 1,906 days, and facilities, where subjects are institutionalized, explains 40% of length of stay. Other related factors are female, old age, single, lack of supportive system before admission and after discharge, medical assistance type I, unavailable of public transportation and utility, long duration of illness, and psychotic disorder. Conclusion：For lowering the rate of long-term hospitalization, evaluation of appropriateness is needed for admission to nursing facility and homeless asylum and make up for the medical payment system and the supportive system from family and community.

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Mental health facility Length of stay Contributing factor