Efficacy of day care treatment against readmission in patients with schizophrenia: A comparison between out-patients with and without day care treatment.
The present study examined the efficacy of day care (DC) treatment against readmission to a mental hospital. Subjects were 65 out-patients with chronic schizophrenia after discharge. Day care treatment was defined as positive if patients were under DC treatment constantly for 4 months or more with a frequency of at least one visit per week. Information regarding demographic and disease-related factors was obtained from medical records at the time of discharge. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) with adjustment for confounding variables. The modestly preventive efficacy of DC treatment against readmission was observed within 2 years after discharge (adjusted OR 0.52; 95% CI 0.12-2.35). The present findings suggest that DC treatment may be preventive against readmission for schizophrenic out-patients.
Okumura Hospital and Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Yoshimasu@mbf.nifty.com
Kouichi
K
Yoshimasu
Chikako
C
Kiyohara
Kazutaka
K
Ohkuma
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010045:Outpatients; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*