Open AccessHomelessness, crack use, and length of stay as predictors of planned discharge from night care in a Psychosocial Care Center
Author(s) -
Gabriella de Andrade Boska,
Rogério Ferreira,
Heloísa Garcia Claro,
Priscilla Oliveira Luz,
Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de Oliveira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista ciências em saúde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2236-3785
DOI - 10.21876/rcshci.v11i2.1113
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , hospital discharge , discharge planning , medical record , emergency medicine , patient discharge , medical emergency , psychiatry , medline , nursing , political science , law
Objective: identify predictors of planned discharge to night care embracement in a Psychosocial Care Center Alcohol and Drugs (CAPS AD III). Methods: Quantitative, retrospective, and documentary study of 560 medical records of people with problems resulting from the use of alcohol and other drugs who were admitted to the hospital at night in a CAPS AD III in São Paulo, over five years. As a dependent variable, the type of discharge was used (planned or not). As independent variables, the profile of the subjects related to substance use and time in hospital. Results: 1,097 admissions were identified with 50.4% of unplanned discharge associated with homelessness (p = 0.007), problematic use crack (p = 0.015), length of reception proposed by the team (p = 0.029) and length of stay of the user (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Being homeless, problematic use of crack, and lack of user participation on the decisions regarding length of stay in CAPS AD III were associated with unplanned discharge.