title: Factors associated with discharge of long-term inpatients with schizophrenia in Japan: a retrospective study.
abstract: Deinstitutionalization for people with mental disorders has only begun to be implemented in Japan. The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine factors associated with discharge for long-term patients with schizophrenia. Seventy patients were judged capable of discharge with psychiatric rehabilitation (special staff service). As a result of rehabilitation efforts, 37 patients were discharged and 33 patients remained in the hospital. Significant differences were found in age, level of family agreement about patient's disability, and length of the special staff service. These factors might be important to predict patients' potential for discharge.
authors.affiliation: The University of Tokushima, Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima, Japan. tanioka@medsci.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanioka
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomotake
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasuhara
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mifune
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*