Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia among inpatients with mental disorders in a tertiary general hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important cause of hospitalization and death in patients with mental disorders. It is critical to understand the risk factors of CAP and determine prevention strategies to reduce CAP. The aim of this study is to explore the characteristics of inpatients with mental disorders who have CAP and analyze the risk factors.

Methods

This retrospective study included 16,934 inpatients with mental disorders who were admitted for the first time to a tertiary general hospital between January 2017 and July 2021 (excluding January 2020-May 2020). Risk factors for CAP were identified by logistic regression analysis after propensity score matching (PSM, 1:4) for age, gender, and BMI.

Results

The CAP rate of inpatients with mental

SUBMITTER: Han J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354262 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature