title: Socio-economic deprivation and duration of hospital stay in severe mental disorder.
abstract: Adults from South Auckland, New Zealand who required acute admission to hospital were followed from admission to discharge. After adjusting for demographic factors, diagnosis, chronicity, severity, consultant psychiatrist and involuntary admission, the length of stay for those from more deprived areas was significantly longer by 7 days than for those from less deprived areas. Information on socio-economic deprivation should be used in discharge planning and in optimising access to community care. Research is needed on group-level factors that may affect recovery from mental disorders.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatry, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Melanie.abas@dsl.pipex.com
authors.forename: Melanie Amna
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abas
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vanderpyl
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Trix
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Le Prou
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crampton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D009520:New Zealand; D011203:Poverty; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors