A retrospective study of medical comorbidities in psychogeriatric patients.
Psychogeriatrics
; 16(1): 12-9, 2016 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study contributes further research into the assessment and treatment of older psychiatric patients with medical comorbidities.METHODS:
A retrospective file audit was conducted at the acute inpatient psychogeriatric unit of St Vincent's Aged Mental Health Service, Melbourne, in order to determine the prevalence of certain medical comorbidities and the nature of medical interventions provided for psychogeriatric inpatients.RESULTS:
This study, investigating 165 admissions into an acute inpatient psychogeriatric unit, highlights that psychiatric and medical comorbidities are routine in this population the vast majority (91.5%) of all inpatients had at least one medical comorbidity.CONCLUSIONS:
As the population ages, psychogeriatric wards are likely to see more of the oldest-olds, who are likely to have comorbid medical illnesses. Currently, appropriate detection, investigation, and management of these illnesses are often suboptimal and can affect quality of life, increase mortality, and complicate treatment. This paper adds to the literature about the need for integrating medical and psychiatric care to create a more comprehensive strategy for treating the older person with psychiatric illness.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Doença Crônica
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Psiquiatria Geriátrica
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Pacientes Internados
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article