Citation

Goethe JW, Dornelas EA, Gruman C. Compr. Psychiatry 1999; 40(3): 192-197.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/s0010-440x(99)90002-0

PMID

10360613

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to determine (1) the extent of service utilization in the posthospitalization period and (2) the probability of specified service utilization outcomes for patients with given characteristics, using ordered logit models. The sample consisted of former inpatients who were evaluated for 6 months and responded to a mailed questionnaire or telephone interview at both the 3- and 6-month follow-up points. Significant independent predictors of service utilization at 6 months were the diagnosis, length of hospital stay, history of suicide attempts, perceived stress, and medication compliance at 3 months. High service utilization was evident in a sizable proportion of the sample and could be predicted using this model.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Aftercare; Day Care, Medical; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Forecasting; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Mental Health Services; Multivariate Analysis; Patient Discharge; Patient Readmission; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; United States