Relationship Between Depression and/or Anxiety and Hospital Readmission Among Women After Childbirth

Autor: Kathleen O'Rourke, Aparna Kumar, Nancy P. Hanrahan, Aditi Rao
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs
ISSN: 0884-2175
Popis: OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between depression and/or anxiety and any psychiatric diagnosis and readmission following childbirth. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional analysis of administrative data from patient discharge records at an urban, academic medical center in the Northeast United States. PARTICIPANTS: Women admitted for childbirth (N = 17,905). METHODS: Differences among participants with and without depression and/or anxiety present on admission were compared using t-tests and chi-squared tests. Risk-adjusted logistic regression models were employed to examine the effects of depression and/or anxiety and any psychiatric diagnosis on 7, 30, 60, 90, and 180-day readmissions following childbirth. RESULTS: Significant differences were noted between participants with (n = 1,169) and without (n = 16,736) depression and/or anxiety. Participants with these diagnoses had a higher mean age and a longer mean length of stay during hospitalization for childbirth. A greater proportion of these participants were White, single, had cesarean births, and were discharged with home health services. The presence of depression and/or anxiety was not significantly associated with readmission. The effect of having any psychiatric diagnosis was significantly associated with a higher risk of readmission at 7 (OR = 1.51; p = 0.100), 30 (OR = 1.45; p = 0.030), 60 (OR = 1.45; p = 0.026), 90 (OR = 1.56; p = 0.004), and 180 days (OR =1.74; p
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