The spatiotemporal movement of patients in and out of a psychiatric hospital: an observational GPS study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Movement is a basic component of health. Little is known about the spatiotemporal movement of patients with mental disorders. The aim of this study was to determine how spatiotemporal movement of patients related to their symptoms and wellbeing.

Method

A total of 106 patients (inpatients (n = 69) and outpatients (n = 37)) treated for a wide range of mental disorders (transdiagnostic sample) carried a GPS-enabled smartphone for one week at the beginning of treatment. Algorithms were applied to establish spatiotemporal clusters and subsequently related to known characteristics of these groups (i.e., at the hospital, at home). Symptomatology, Wellbeing, and Psychological flexibility were also assessed.

Results

Spatiotemporal patterns of inpatients and outpatie

SUBMITTER: Gloster AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7992323 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature