Socio-economic deprivation and duration of hospital stay in severe mental disorder.
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.
Abas
Melanie Amna
MA
Division of Psychiatry, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Melanie.abas@dsl.pipex.com
Vanderpyl
Jane
J
Robinson
Elizabeth
E
Le Prou
Trix
T
Crampton
Peter
P
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