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Sociodemographic characteristics and length of psychiatric hospital stay: Application of a proportional hazards model
Author(s) -
Laessle R.G.,
Yassouridis A.,
Pfister H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb05133.x
Subject(s) - proportional hazards model , psychiatry , psychiatric hospital , psychology , medicine
— A proportional hazards model was used to analyze effects of sociodemographic variables on length of hospital stay in psychiatric patients. Marital status and socioeconomic status had a significant influence in psychotic patients, but not in neuroses. A significant time dependency of hazard rate was also found.