Geographic variations in end-of-life hospitalisations for patients with mental illness: a population-based observational study in England, UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High rates of hospital admissions have been reported for patients with mental illness, but less is known about factors associated with multiple hospitalisations at the end-of-life in this group.

Aim

To describe the geographical variations in end-of-life hospitalisations and examine factors associated with multiple hospitalisations (≥ 2) in the last 90 days of life for people with mental illness.

Methods

A national population-based observational study in England UK using a linkage of Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES-APC) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) death registry data. Our cohort comprised patients aged 18 and over, who died in England between 2018-04-01 and 2019-03-31 with HES-APC diagnoses of (1) Schizotypal, delusion

SUBMITTER: Chukwusa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12500490 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature