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Outcomes post‐discharge from an early intervention in psychosis service
Author(s) -
Dodgson Guy,
Ross Louise,
Tiffin Paul,
Mitford Emma,
Brabban Alison
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2012.00349.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , service (business) , naturalistic observation , medicine , psychosis , psychology , hospital discharge , psychiatry , business , intensive care medicine , social psychology , marketing
Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of an early intervention in psychosis (EIP) service on engagement and hospital bed usage, post‐discharge. A secondary aim was to identify if there was a subgroup of patients with ‘poor outcomes’. Method: A naturalistic study comparing engagement and hospital bed day usage of individuals who received treatment from an EIP service ( n = 75) with those who presented before the service was established ( n = 113). Results: The EIP service demonstrated better engagement with service users in year 5 ( P = 0.001) . No significant differences were observed on hospital bed day usage. When ‘poor outcome’ cases were removed, a trend towards lower bed usage in EIP services emerged ( P = 0.139). Conclusion: EIP services improve engagement with service users. There was not a significant reduction in hospital bed usage. However, advantages could be masked by a relatively small number of individuals with ‘poor outcomes’.