Goldney R D, Elzinga R H, Kent P
Adelaide Clinic, Gilberton, Australia.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 1996 Aug;30(4):511-5. doi: 10.3109/00048679609065025.
To determine whether there is a difference in length of stay for patients with affective disorders between private and public psychiatric hospitals.
The casemix Australian national diagnosis-related group (AN-DRG) diagnoses of all inpatient separations from private and public psychiatric hospitals in South Australia for 1 year were abstracted from records. The average length of stay for patients with affective disorders was calculated.
There was no significant difference in the average length of stay for patients with affective disorders treated in private and public psychiatric hospitals.
These results should allay fears that the treatment of patients with affective disorders in any particular treatment setting will be compromised by the introduction of casemix.
确定私立和公立精神病医院中情感障碍患者的住院时间是否存在差异。
从记录中提取南澳大利亚私立和公立精神病医院1年内所有住院患者出院时澳大利亚病例组合国家诊断相关组（AN-DRG）的诊断信息。计算情感障碍患者的平均住院时间。
私立和公立精神病医院中情感障碍患者的平均住院时间无显著差异。
这些结果应能消除人们对于在任何特定治疗环境中治疗情感障碍患者会因引入病例组合而受到影响的担忧。
