Oyewumi L K, Odejide O, Kazarian S S
Clinical Evaluation Unit, London Psychiatric Hospital, University of Western Ontario.
Can J Psychiatry. 1992 Mar;37(2):91-5. doi: 10.1177/070674379203700203.
The patterns of use of psychiatric emergency services in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan were studied. A total of 576 patients who had received psychiatric emergency care from any of the four major health care facilities in Saskatoon during a three month period were included in the study. Visits for psychiatric emergency services during the study period represented 2.32% of the total number of visits to emergency facilities. Most patients with psychiatric emergencies went to hospitals with psychiatric units. The characteristics of patients served by the four facilities and those who visited the psychiatric emergency services on more than one occasion during the study period are reported. The implications of these findings for health care planning are discussed.
对萨斯喀彻温省萨斯卡通市精神科急诊服务的使用模式进行了研究。在三个月的时间里，共有576名患者在萨斯卡通市的四个主要医疗保健机构中接受了精神科急诊护理，这些患者被纳入研究。研究期间精神科急诊服务的就诊量占急诊机构就诊总量的2.32%。大多数患有精神科急诊的患者前往设有精神科病房的医院。报告了这四个机构所服务患者的特征以及在研究期间不止一次前往精神科急诊服务的患者的特征。讨论了这些研究结果对医疗保健规划的影响。
