Mental health in South East London general hospitals: using electronic patient records to explore associations between psychiatric diagnoses and length of stay in a patient cohort receiving liaison psychiatry input.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychiatric illnesses are prevalent in general hospitals and associated with length of stay (LOS). Liaison psychiatry teams provide psychiatric care in acute hospitals and can improve mental health-related outcomes but, to achieve ambitious policy targets, services must understand local need.

Aims

Using electronic patient records, we investigate associations between psychiatric diagnoses and LOS in South East London hospitals.

Method

Patient records were extracted using the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Biomedical Research Centre Case Register Interactive Search system. There were 6378 admissions seen by liaison psychiatry aged <65 years between 2011 and 2016. Linear mixed-effects models investigated the impact of psychiatric diagnoses on L

SUBMITTER: Jones A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6854363 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature