Way B B, Dvoskin J A, Steadman H J, Huguley H C, Banks S
Bureau of Survey and Evaluation Research, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany 12229.
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1990 Feb;41(2):172-4. doi: 10.1176/ps.41.2.172.
Data on patient census, bed capacity, and staffing levels in state-operated forensic psychiatric inpatient programs in 1986 were collected from forensic mental health directors of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Of the 75 programs identified, 54 were based in units within larger psychiatric hospitals and 21 in freestanding hospitals. For all programs, direct-care staff-patient ratios ranged from .35 to 4, with a mean of 1.3. The ratio of filled beds to bed capacity ranged from .5 to 1.54, with a mean of .95. Nearly a fourth of the programs were over capacity. A negative relationship between filled-bed ratios and direct-care staff-patient ratios was found.
1986年，从50个州及哥伦比亚特区的法医精神卫生主任那里收集了关于州立法医精神病住院项目中的患者普查、床位容量和人员配备水平的数据。在确定的75个项目中，54个设在大型精神病医院内的科室，21个设在独立医院。对于所有项目，直接护理人员与患者的比例在0.35至4之间，平均为1.3。占用床位与床位容量的比例在0.5至1.54之间，平均为0.95。近四分之一的项目超员。发现占用床位比例与直接护理人员与患者的比例之间存在负相关关系。
