Readmission: A useful indicator of the quality of inpatient psychiatric care

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 206-213

  Byrne, Shannon L ^a,b   Hooke, Geoffrey R ^a,b   Page, Andrew C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Perth Radiological Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Patient readmission; Psychiatric hospitalization; Quality indicator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; VALIDITY;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956267606     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.02.135     Document Type: Article

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