The use of an emergency ward by patients with depressive or anxiety disorders: a one year follow-up study
| Autor: | Roberto Di Ruvo, Carlo Maggini, Carlo Marchesi, Francesco Mineo, Alfredo Giannini, Elisabetta Brusamonti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Patient Readmission Severity of Illness Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Severity of illness Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Depressive Disorder Major Emergency Services Psychiatric business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence Emergency department Middle Aged medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders 030227 psychiatry Hospitalization Psychiatry and Mental health Marital status Anxiety Female medicine.symptom business Anxiety disorder Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | International journal of psychiatry in medicine. 31(3) |
| ISSN: | 0091-2174 |
| Popis: | Objective: The present study examined patients during the year after the index hospitalization in an Emergency Ward (ED) to determine whether patients with depressive or anxiety disorders have a higher rate of readmission than patients without these conditions. Method: For this purpose, 165 subjects (85 diagnosed with DSM-IV depressive or anxiety disorders and 80 controls) were evaluated with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and with the Duke Severity of Illness Scale both during the index hospitalization and one year later. Hospitalizations during the follow-up period were determined using the hospital database. Results: During the follow-up period, depressed and anxious patients were more frequently rehospitalized in ED wards than controls ( p = 0.006), after controlling for the effect of medical illnesses severity, marital status, living arrangement, and employment status. No difference was found regarding the admissions to wards different from ED. Conclusions: Patients with depressive or anxiety disorders use the ED ward more frequently than controls for the diagnosis and treatment of somatic symptoms. |
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