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[Psychiatric Emergency Admissions and Inpatient Length of Stay Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany].
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Psychiatrische Praxis [Psychiatr Prax] 2022 Jul; Vol. 49 (5), pp. 271-275. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 31. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objective: The impact of the COVID-19 year on the number of daily psychiatric emergency admissions and length of stay was compared with previous years.<br />Methods: In a retrospective study, the four quarters of 2020 of several psychiatric hospitals in Germany were statistically compared with the respective quarters of 2018 and 2019.<br />Results: A total of 73,412 cases was analyzed. In the 2 <superscript>nd</superscript> quarter of 2020, the number of daily admissions was significantly lower as compared to the control period (59.1 vs. 70.7; incidence rate ratio [95ā% confidence interval] 0.81 [0.69; 0.96]; pā=ā0.012). Length of stay was numerically but not significantly different as compared to the control periods.<br />Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic had a strong impact on inpatient psychiatric care. In the future, multimodal care structures must ensure the care of severely mentally ill people in crisis situations.<br />Competing Interests: Die Autorinnen/Autoren geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht.<br /> (Thieme. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 1439-0876
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychiatrische Praxis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35100636
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1726-8654