title: The relevance of socio-demographic and resource factors in the use of acute psychiatric in-patient care in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada.
abstract: This study assessed the inter-relations of socio-demographic, resource and policy factors with standardized measures of short-term psychiatric bed-use in 42 counties of Atlantic Canada. The policy factor made up two-thirds of the total variability (61%) accounted for among males, and nearly one-half of the 47% accounted for among females. An accurate assessment of in-patient resource needs is seen as resulting from intertwining morbidity surveys with utilization studies.
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy; D002170:Canada; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors