Psychiatric Admissions and Length of Stay During Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 in Japan: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using a Nationwide Claims Database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A better understanding of resource use of new psychiatric admissions is important for healthcare providers and policymakers to improve psychiatric care. This study aims to describe the pattern of new psychiatric admissions and length of stay in Japan.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan (NDB). All patients newly admitted to psychiatric wards from April 2014 through March 2016 were included and followed up until discharge to the community.

Results

Our sample included 605,982 admissions from 1,621 hospitals over 2 years. The average monthly number of admissions was 25,024 in fiscal year 2014 and 25,475 in fiscal year 2015. There was a seasonal

SUBMITTER: Okumura Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6614081 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature