Distribution of agitation and related symptoms among hospitalized patients using a scalable natural language processing method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Agitation is a common feature of many neuropsychiatric disorders.

Objective

Understanding the prevalence, implications, and characteristics of agitation among hospitalized populations can facilitate more precise recognition of disability arising from neuropsychiatric diseases.

Methods

We developed two agitation phenotypes using an expansion of expert curated term lists. These phenotypes were used to characterize five years of psychiatric admissions. The relationship of agitation symptoms and length of stay was examined.

Results

Among 4548 psychiatric admissions, 1134 (24.9%) included documentation of agitation based on the primary agitation phenotype. These symptoms were greater among individuals with public insurance, and those with mania and psycho

SUBMITTER: Hart KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7855889 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature