<p>Physical Comorbidities are Independently Associated with Higher Rates of Psychiatric Readmission in a Chinese Han Population</p>

Abstract

Background In people with psychosis, physical comorbidities are highly widespread and leading contributors to the untimely death encountered. Readmission rates in psychiatric patients are very high. Somatic comorbidities could be one of the considerable risk factors for psychiatric rehospitalization. Nevertheless, much less is known about the relation between physical comorbidities and psychiatric readmission. We aimed to investigate the association between physical comorbidities and psychiatric readmission in Han Chinese patients with psychiatric disorders. Methods We used administrative data for January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2018 from the headquarters of the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University to identify adults with schizophrenia, unipolar depression or bipolar disorder discharged from hospital. Data were extracted on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. The Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) was used to assess the existence of significant physical comorbidity. Cox proportional hazards regression estimated rehospitalization risk after discharge. Results A total of 15,620 individuals were included in this study, with the mean age of 35.1 years (SD = 12.8), and readmission occurred for 23.6% of participants. Survival analysis showed that physical comorbidities were statistically and significantly associated with psychiatric readmission, even after the adjustment for the number of psychiatric comorbidities, other sociodemographic and clinical variables. Conclusion Our results suggest that somatic comorbidities are related with higher rates of psychiatric readmission. Hence, to treat psychosis more effectively and to reduce rehospitalization, it is crucial to treat physical comorbidities promptly and adequately. It is absolutely necessary to bring somatic comorbidities to the forefront of psychiatric treatment and research.

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