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Demographic and clinical characteristics as predictors of length of hospitalization and readmission
Author(s) -
Munley Patrick H.,
Devone Nicholas,
Einhorn Carl M.,
Gash Ira A.,
Hyer Leon,
Kuhn Kenneth C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197710)33:4<1093::aid-jclp2270330438>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , stepwise regression , regression analysis , psychiatry , psychology , set (abstract data type) , medicine , demography , clinical psychology , statistics , computer science , macroeconomics , programming language , sociology , mathematics , economics
The present study investigated demographic and clinical characteristics of psychiatric patients in relation to the two criterion variables of length of hospitalization and readmission within 3 months of discharge. Stepwise multiple regression analysis identified five variables as the optimal set of predictors for lenght of hospitalization: age, history of commitment, number of prior psychiatric hospitalizations, recent employment history, and past history of suicidal behavior (R = 0.451). Regression analysis also identified six variables as the optimal set of predictors for readmission within 3 months of discharge: type of discharge, number of prior psychiatric hospitalizations, race, suicide attempt within 1 month prior to admission, subjective report of depression upon admission, and occupational level (R = 0.452). Implications of the findings for identifying short‐term treatment candidates and factors related to readmission are discussed.