Tucker P, Brems C
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
J Ment Health Adm. 1993 Spring;20(1):58-65. doi: 10.1007/BF02521403.
To discover whether variables such as gender, ethnicity, pay code, and diagnostic category affect length of psychiatric inpatient treatment, patient records for a recent 18-month period (January 1988 to June 1989) in a Midwestern teaching hospital setting were examined and statistically analyzed. Variables that emerged as related to length of stay are ethnicity, Axis I diagnosis of adjustment disorder, and presence of any Axis II diagnosis. Comparisons with length of stay statistics from an earlier period (1981) lead to conclusions about inpatient psychiatric services since the implementation of diagnosis related groups. Further, implications of this study's findings are discussed in relation to mental health service delivery.
为了探究诸如性别、种族、薪酬代码和诊断类别等变量是否会影响精神科住院治疗的时长，研究人员对一家中西部教学医院近期18个月期间（1988年1月至1989年6月）的患者记录进行了检查和统计分析。与住院时长相关的变量有种族、轴I适应性障碍诊断以及任何轴II诊断的存在情况。将这些数据与早期（1981年）的住院时长统计数据进行比较，得出了自诊断相关分组实施以来有关住院精神科服务的结论。此外，还结合心理健康服务的提供情况讨论了本研究结果的意义。
