TY - JOUR
T1 - Efficacy of day care treatment against readmission in patients with schizophrenia
T2 - A comparison between out-patients with and without day care treatment
AU - Yoshimasu, Kouichi
AU - Kiyohara, Chikako
AU - Ohkuma, Kazutaka
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The present study examined the efficacy of day care (DC) treatment against readmission to a mental hospital. Subjects were 65 out-patients with chronic schizophrenia after discharge. Day care treatment was defined as positive if patients were under DC treatment constantly for 4 months or more with a frequency of at least one visit per week. Information regarding demographic and disease-related factors was obtained from medical records at the time of discharge. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) with adjustment for confounding variables. The modestly preventive efficacy of DC treatment against readmission was observed within 2 years after discharge (adjusted OR 0.52; 95% CI 0.12-2.35). The present findings suggest that DC treatment may be preventive against readmission for schizophrenic out-patients.
AB - The present study examined the efficacy of day care (DC) treatment against readmission to a mental hospital. Subjects were 65 out-patients with chronic schizophrenia after discharge. Day care treatment was defined as positive if patients were under DC treatment constantly for 4 months or more with a frequency of at least one visit per week. Information regarding demographic and disease-related factors was obtained from medical records at the time of discharge. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) with adjustment for confounding variables. The modestly preventive efficacy of DC treatment against readmission was observed within 2 years after discharge (adjusted OR 0.52; 95% CI 0.12-2.35). The present findings suggest that DC treatment may be preventive against readmission for schizophrenic out-patients.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2002.01028.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2002.01028.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 12109957
AN - SCOPUS:0036347935
VL - 56
SP - 397
EP - 401
JO - Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
JF - Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
SN - 1323-1316
IS - 4
ER -