Rehospitalisation rates after long-term follow-up of patients with severe mental illness admitted for more than one year: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of studies on the outcomes of long-term hospitalisation of individuals with severe mental illness, considering readmission rates as the primary outcome.

Methods

Studies considered were those in which participants were aged between 18 and 64 years with severe mental illness; exposure to psychiatric hospitals or wards was long-term (more than one year); primary outcomes were readmission rates; secondary outcomes were duration of readmission, employment, schooling, and social participation; and the study design was either observational or interventional with a randomised controlled trial (RCT) design. Relevant studies were searched using MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, CINAHL, and the Japan Medical Abstract Society. The fi

SUBMITTER: Sato S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10612306 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature