Variation in clinical care associated with weekend admission and discharge in psychiatric in-patient units: retrospective case-note review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Questions have been raised regarding differences in the standards of care that patients receive when they are admitted to or discharged from in-patient units at weekends.

Aims

To compare the quality of care received by patients with anxiety and depressive disorders who were admitted to or discharged from psychiatric hospital at weekends with those admitted or discharged during the 'working week'.

Method

Retrospective case-note review of 3795 admissions to in-patient psychiatric wards in England. Quality of care received by people with depressive or anxiety disorders was compared using multivariable regression analyses.

Results

In total, 795 (20.9%) patients were admitted at weekends and 157 (4.8%) were discharged at weekends. There were minimal diffe

SUBMITTER: Williams R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488328 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature