Sociodemographic characteristics and length of psychiatric hospital stay: application of a proportional hazards model.

Authors :: Laessle RG
Yassouridis A
Pfister H
Source :: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica [Acta Psychiatr Scand] 1988 Mar; Vol. 77 (3), pp. 349-51.
Publication Year :: 1988
Abstract: A proportional hazards model was used to analyze effects of sociodemographic variables on length of hospital stay in psychiatric patients. Marital status and socioeconomic status had a significant influence in psychotic patients, but not in neuroses. A significant time dependency of hazard rate was also found.

Subjects :: Adult
Female
Germany, West
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Social Class
Length of Stay
Neurotic Disorders psychology
Psychotic Disorders psychology
Socioeconomic Factors

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