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Title: | In-patient treatment in functional and sectorised care: patient satisfaction and length of stay |
Authors: | External author(s) only |
Keywords: | Patient Satisfaction Psychosis Psychiatrist Anxiety Disorders Inpatient |
Issue Date: | Feb-2018 |
Citation: | V.J. Bird, D. Giacco, P. Nicaise, A. Pfennig, A. Lasalvia, M. Welbel and S. Priebe.In-patient treatment in functional and sectorised care: patient satisfaction and length of stay. British Journal of Psychiatry Volume 212, Issue 2 February 2018 , pp. 81-87 |
Abstract: | Background: Debate exists as to whether functional care, in which different psychiatrists are responsible for in- and out-patient care, leads to better in-patient treatment as compared with sectorised care, in which the same psychiatrist is responsible for care across settings. Aims: To compare patient satisfaction with in-patient treatment and length of stay in functional and sectorised care. Method: Patients with an ICD-10 diagnosis of psychotic, affective or anxiety/somatoform disorders consecutively admitted to an adult acute psychiatric ward in 23 hospitals across 11 National Health Service trusts in England were recruited. Patient satisfaction with in-patient care and length of stay (LoS) were compared (trial registration ISRCTN40256812). Results:In total, 2709 patients were included, of which 1612 received functional and 1097 sectorised care. Patient satisfaction was significantly higher in sectorised care (β = 0.54, 95% CI 0.35–0.73, P<0.001). This difference remained significant when adjusting for locality and patient characteristics. LoS was 6.9 days shorter for patients in sectorised care (β = −6.89, 95% CI –11.76 to −2.02, P<0.001), but this difference did not remain significant when adjusting for clustering by hospital (β = −4.89, 95% CI –13.34 to 3.56, P = 0.26). Conclusions: This is the first robust evidence that patient satisfaction with in-patient treatment is higher in sectorised care, whereas findings for LoS are less conclusive. If patient satisfaction is seen as a key criterion, sectorised care seems preferable. |
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URI: | https://oxfordhealth-nhs.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/123456789/282 |
ISSN: | 1472-1465 |
Appears in Collections: | Hospital Ward |
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