Psychiatric Home Hospitalization Unit of the Hospital del Mar. A crisis resolution and home treatment team in Barcelona
| Autor: | David Córcoles Martínez, Jordi León Caballero, Luis Miguel Martín López, Leila Alba Palé, Ana María González Fresnedo, Víctor Pérez Solà, Magdalena Bellsolà Gonzalez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Poison control Home Care Services Hospital-Based Suicide Attempted Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Unit (housing) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine After-Hours Care Injury prevention medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry business.industry Mental Disorders Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Middle Aged 030227 psychiatry Crisis Intervention Socioeconomic Factors Spain Ambulatory Educational Status Female Symptom Assessment business Crisis intervention Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Revista de psiquiatria y salud mental. 12(4) |
| ISSN: | 2173-5050 |
| Popis: | Introduction Although home hospitalisation has begun to develop widely in recent years there is a notable lack of studies. The following study includes data from the Psychiatric Home Hospitalisation Unit of the Hospital del Mar (HADMar). This programme has been running for 2 years and takes place in a socio-demographically depressed area in Barcelona. It receives patients from community and hospital services. Monitoring is limited in time and at discharge patient are referred to the ambulatory unit. Material and methods All patients visited from 2015 to the present time were selected. A total of 135 patients were included in the sample. A qualitative descriptive study was carried out in order to define the socio-demographic characteristics. The severity of symptoms, suicidal risk and changes in the functionality were considered as clinical outcomes. Results The mean age of patients was 44.6 years and there were no gender differences. A total of 26 patients had a history of suicidal attempts and 11.1% lived alone; 51.1% were diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. The mean GEP score for the severity of the psychiatric symptoms was 2.39 and the mean risk of suicide was 0.49. There is an increase in the EEAG score from admission to discharge, which means an improvement in the functionality of patients. Conclusions The results obtained in our study are consistent with previous results. Home crisis intervention teams have proved to be an alternative to traditional hospitalisation. However, more studies are needed to support these results. |
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