TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Patient-initiated brief admission for individuals with emotional instability and self-harm: an evaluation of psychiatric symptoms and health-related quality of life
JO  - Issues in mental health nursing
A1  - Eckerström, Joachim
A1  - Carlborg, Andreas
A1  - Flyckt, Lena
A1  - Jayaram-Lindström, Nitya
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Patient-initiated brief admission (PIBA) was developed for patients with emotional instability and self-harm, to cope with crises. The hypothesis was that psychiatric symptoms would decrease, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) increase, after 1-3 days at hospital. One hundred and thirteen patients were recruited from a psychiatric clinic in Stockholm during 2016-2020. At admission and discharge, the patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the EuroQoL-5 Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D). The patients also evaluated PIBA as a crisis intervention. A significant decrease in symptoms of anxiety and depression was found. HRQoL increased significantly assessed with EQ-5D and 95.2% of the participants found PIBA to be a constructive intervention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0161-2840
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2021.2018530
ID  - ref1
ER  -