Factors Affecting Length of Inpatient Forensic Stay: Retrospective Study From Czechia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The length of forensic stay (LoS) is a subject to country-specific legal and service systems. Therefore, the identification of common factors targetable by treatment is at the forefront of forensic psychiatric research. In this study, we present the first reports of forensic characteristics of patients from the Czechia.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from 260 inpatients discharged from the Bohnice Hospital (Prague) and obtained a set of sociodemographic and clinical variables as well as the Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS) and HoNOS-secure scores.

Results

The following variables were identified as significantly associated with a longer LoS: older age, length of previous psychiatric hospitalization, olanzapine equivalent, clo

SUBMITTER: Pav M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9114463 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature