淡江大學機構典藏:Item 987654321/93127
English  |  正體中文  |  简体中文  |  Items with full text/Total items : 62819/95882 (66%)
Visitors : 3997714      Online Users : 581
RC Version 7.0 © Powered By DSPACE, MIT. Enhanced by NTU Library & TKU Library IR team.
Scope Tips:
  • please add "double quotation mark" for query phrases to get precise results
  • please goto advance search for comprehansive author search
    •  Adv. Search
    Home ‧ Login ‧ Upload ‧ Help ‧ About ‧ Administer Goto mobile version


    Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://tkuir.lib.tku.edu.tw/dspace/handle/987654321/93127


    Title: Factors Associated with High-frequency Users of Psychiatric Services in a Public Psychiatric Hospital in Taiwan
    Other Titles: 某精神科專科醫院病人高頻率住院相關因素探討
    Authors: 鄭凱仁;Cheng, Kai-Jen;江國棟;Chiang, Kuo-Tung;張玉坤;Chang, Yue-Cune;張國榮;Chang, Kuo-Jung;何佩駪;Ho, Pei-Shen
    Contributors: 淡江大學數學學系
    Keywords: revolving door;psychiatric readmission;inpatient care
    Date: 2012-09
    Issue Date: 2013-11-22 14:13:47 (UTC+8)
    Publisher: 臺北市：臺灣精神醫學會
    Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore factors associated with high-frequency users (HFUs) of psychiatric inpatient services in Taiwan compared with low-frequency users (LFUs), focusing on their social, demographic, clinical and service-related profiles. Methods: A random sample of 10% (n=109) of all subjects admitted to Beitou Armed Forces Hospital, in Taipei, Taiwan, from January 2008 to December 2010 were divided into HFUs (n=38) and LFUs (n=71) in accordance with modified Weiden's criteria. We collected data from medical records of HFUs and LFUs to assess the impact of the profiles on the patterns of hospitalization. Results: According to these criteria, 34.9% of the study population were HFUs. Logistic regression analyses indicated that community-based outpatient services were significantly associated with decreasingly more frequent readmissions (p＜0.05). A Poisson regression model showed shorter mean length of each admission (p＜0.001), a diagnosis of psychotic disorder due to general medical condition (p＜0.001), suicidal behavior (p＜0.05) and educational level lower than senior high school (p＜0.01) to be the significant predictors of HFUs. Conclusions: The most important factors related to frequency of hospitalization were community-based outpatient services, shorter mean length of each admission, a diagnosis of psychotic disorder due to general medical condition, suicidal behavior, and educational level lower than senior high school. The mental health system should therefore provide better resources to these patients to reduce hospitalization rates.
    Relation: 臺灣精神醫學=Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry 26(3)，頁187-196
    DOI: 10.29478/TJP.201209.0006
    Appears in Collections:[Graduate Institute & Department of Mathematics] Journal Article

    Files in This Item:

    File Description SizeFormat
    Factors Associated with High-frequency Users of Psychiatric Services in a Public Psychiatric Hospital in Taiwan.pdf1191KbAdobe PDF1View/Open
    index.html0KbHTML262View/Open
    index.html0KbHTML116View/Open

    All items in 機構典藏 are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved.

    DSpace Software Copyright © 2002-2004  MIT &  Hewlett-Packard  /   Enhanced by   NTU Library & TKU Library IR teams. Copyright ©   - Feedback