Retrospective review: Factors impacting length of stay in Bipolar Disorder at a tertiary hospital
South African Journal of Psychiatry
Field | Value | |
Title | Retrospective review: Factors impacting length of stay in Bipolar Disorder at a tertiary hospital | |
Creator | Mkhwebane, Nomsa C. Friedlander, Wendy | |
Description | Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic, disabling mental illness that may require recurrent hospitalisation. The length of hospital stay (LOS) for BD patients is variable, and literature suggests that this is because of clinical and socio-demographic factors.Aim: To determine the average LOS for patients admitted for BD at a hospital and its relation to clinical and socio-demographic factors.Setting: A public tertiary hospital in South Africa.Methods: Clinical and socio-demographic data were obtained from a retrospective record review of patient admissions at a hospital over 1 year. Length of hospital stay, defined as the duration between admission and discharge date, and other variables were retrieved.Results: A total of 215 patients were admitted during the study period. The mean LOS was 30 days. The mean age of the patients was 35.9 years (standard deviation [s.d.] = 12.4, range 18–72 years). There were similar numbers of males and females admitted. Significantly more patients were not married (p 0.001), unemployed (p 0.001), and had a history of substance use (p 0.001). Employed patients were 2.5 times more likely to have a short stay than those unemployed (p = 0.03). There was a statistically significant association between the number of comorbidities and LOS.Conclusion: The study findings align with the literature’s results. The median length of stay was 25 days and was impacted by socio-demographic but not clinical factors.Contribution: The study provided insight into the impact of variable factors in LOS for BD patients. | |
Publisher | AOSIS | |
Date | 2024-10-07 | |
Identifier | 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v30i0.2310 | |
Source | South African Journal of Psychiatry; Vol 30 (2024); 7 pages 2078-6786 1608-9685 | |
Language | eng | |
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