Profile and costs involved in long-term compulsory hospitalization of psychiatric patients
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
; 40(3): 306-308, July-Sept. 2018. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1039089
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Objective:
Involuntary hospitalization for acute psychiatry cases can be acceptable when there is potential harm. However, there are few reasons for a patient committed on these grounds to stay in an institution for a long period. The objective of the present study was to identify the profile and costs of compulsory hospitalizations over 20 days in a public psychiatric hospital in the coastal region of the state of São Paulo.Methods:
Retrospective data were collected from the medical records of 1,064 patients admitted between July 2013 and June 2016 from an intensive mental healthcare unit in Santos, state of São Paulo, Brazil.Results:
Records were found of 527 patients who had been hospitalized for at least 21 days during the study period. Long-term hospitalization related to judicial mandates represented 5.9% of the total sample. These patients stayed in the hospital for an average period of 142 days, while patients hospitalized for any other reason stayed an average period of 35 days (p < 0.001). The cost of a long-term court-ordered hospitalization averaged US$ 21,311 per patient.Conclusion:
Judicial mandate has been an important reason for the long-term hospitalization of chronic psychiatric patients in Santos, Brazil.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
Problema de saúde:
Objetivo 4: Financiamento para a saúde
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Hospitalização
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Hospitais Psiquiátricos
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Hospitais Públicos
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Avaliação econômica em saúde
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
Psiquiatria
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Metropolitana de Santos/BR