Continuity of care and mortality in people with schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with schizophrenia have shortened lives. This excess mortality seems to be related to physical health conditions that may be amenable to better primary and secondary prevention. Better continuity of care may enhance such interventions as well as help prevent death by self-injury.

Aims

We set out to examine the relationship between the continuity of care of patients with schizophrenia, their mortality and cause of death.

Method

Pseudoanonymised community data from 5551 people with schizophrenia presenting over 11 years were examined for changes in continuity of care using the numbers of community teams caring for them and the Modified Modified Continuity Index. These and demographic variables were related to death certifications of physical illness fr

SUBMITTER: Macdonald A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8281257 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature