Predictors of the length of stay in psychiatric inpatient units: a retrospective study for the Paris Psychiatry Hospital Group.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Shortening the length of hospital stay (LOS) has become a major challenge for psychiatric hospitals in reducing unnecessary costs and improving the patient healthcare experience. We investigated the key factors associated with a long psychiatric hospitalization.

Method

This was a retrospective study of 8,870 full-time psychiatric hospital stays (6,216 patients) in the Paris Psychiatry Hospital Group, with a discharge in 2022. We used machine learning tools and univariate and multivariate methods to explore the impact of demographic, pathway-related, and clinical variables on the LOS.

Results

LOS >30 days was associated with age >55 years {odds ratio [OR] =2 [95% confidence interval 1.7-2.3]}, admission from outside the sectorization zone [OR=1.2 (1.1-1.3)],

SUBMITTER: Barruel D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11445158 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature