Modelling the balance of care: Impact of an evidence-informed policy on a mental health ecosystem.

ABSTRACT: Major efforts worldwide have been made to provide balanced Mental Health (MH) care. Any integrated MH ecosystem includes hospital and community-based care, highlighting the role of outpatient care in reducing relapses and readmissions. This study aimed (i) to identify potential expert-based causal relationships between inpatient and outpatient care variables, (ii) to assess them by using statistical procedures, and finally (iii) to assess the potential impact of a specific policy enhancing the MH care balance on real ecosystem performance. Causal relationships (Bayesian network) between inpatient and outpatient care variables were defined by expert knowledge and confirmed by using multivariate linear regression (generalized least squares). Based on the Bayesian network and regression resul

SUBMITTER: Almeda N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8752022 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature