Homelessness, crack use, and length of stay as predictors of planned discharge from night care in a Psychosocial Care Center

Autor: Gabriella de Andrade Boska, Rogério da Silva Ferreira, Heloisa Garcia Claro, Priscilla Oliveira Luz, Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de Oliveira
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Revista Ciências em Saúde, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2236-3785
DOI: 10.21876/rcshci.v11i2.1113
Popis: Objective: identify predictors of planned discharge to night care embracement in a Psychosocial Care Center Alcohol and Drugs (CAPS AD III). Methods: Quantitative, retrospective, and documentary study of 560 medical records of people with problems resulting from the use of alcohol and other drugs who were admitted to the hospital at night in a CAPS AD III in São Paulo, over five years. As a dependent variable, the type of discharge was used (planned or not). As independent variables, the profile of the subjects related to substance use and time in hospital. Results: 1,097 admissions were identified with 50.4% of unplanned discharge associated with homelessness (p = 0.007), problematic use crack (p = 0.015), length of reception proposed by the team (p = 0.029) and length of stay of the user (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Being homeless, problematic use of crack, and lack of user participation on the decisions regarding length of stay in CAPS AD III were associated with unplanned discharge.
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