Possible effect of gender and season on the length of hospitalisation in unipolar major depressives

Kecskés, István; Rihmer, Zoltán; Kiss, Kitty; Vargha, András; Szili, Ilona; Rihmer, Annamária

doi:10.1016/s0165-0327(01)00478-5

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“…Seasonal variations have been observed in emergency psychiatric visits of the patients and a greater number of visits have been documented in the summer. [11] Kecskes et al [12] reported that ALOS of inpatients had a significant relationship with the season. In the present study, the peak incidence of visits by patients with mood disorders was observed from May to July.…”

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Seasonal pattern of psychiatry service utilization in a tertiary care hospital

Singh

Chavan

Arun

et al. 2007

Indian J Psychiatry

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Background:Seasonal and monthly variations in utilization of psychiatric services have been inadequately studied in India.Aims:This study sought to determine the pattern of psychiatric services utilization by patients with four broad categories of diagnosis (mood disorders (F30-39): neurotic stress-related and somatoform disorders (F40-48), schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20-29) and mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-19) in different seasons and months of the last six years.Materials and Methods:We conducted a teaching hospital data-based study of new patients diagnosed with psychiatric illness in the department of psychiatry, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh. Four diagnostic groups consisting of 12058 psychiatric patients who had been diagnosed and treated in the department of psychiatry of this institute from 1999-2004 were included in this evaluation. Bed occupancy rate (BOR), average length of stay (ALOS) of inpatients and seasonal index were determined. Information about weather variables (mean daily temperature, mean rainfall) was collected from the meterological department of Chandigarh.Results:Psychiatric services were utilized by 31.1% of patients with mood disorders in the summer and by 34.23% of patients with neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders in the autumn. Statistical analysis revealed significant difference in new cases of these two groups of disorders in different seasons.Conclusion:Our study showed a significant relationship between utilization of psychiatric patients especially with mood disorders and neurotic, stress related and somatoform disorders with season (summer and autumn respectively).

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Seasonal pattern of psychiatry service utilization in a tertiary care hospital

Singh

Chavan

Arun

et al. 2007

Indian J Psychiatry

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“…Seasonal patterns have also been documented for onset of depressive episodes in both general practice patients and hospitalized patients suffering from unipolar depression, showing a large peak during the winter ( [Sato et al, 2006] and [Blacker et al, 1997]). Other studies have shown seasonal variation in bipolar disorder admissions, with fewer depression admissions during summer time (Lee et al, 2007), and shorter duration of hospitalization for depressed female patients during the summer (Kecskes et al, 2003). In 1981, Williams and Dunn investigated the cyclic variation in psychotropic drug prescribing (Williams and Dunn, 1981).…”

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Seasonal patterns of initiating antidepressant therapy in general practice in the Netherlands during 2002–2007

Gardarsdóttir¹,

Egberts²,

Dijk³

et al. 2010

Journal of Affective Disorders

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“…Th e eff ect of admission month on LOS has also been studied in specifi c patient populations. In one study that analyzed the possible eff ect of season and gender on the LOS of 529 in-patients with unipolar major depressive episodes [20] , the authors suggested a possible seasonal and gender eff ect on recovery from major depression. However, these fi ndings were limited by the retrospective nature of the study, the lack of systemic assessment, and other data such as marital status and living conditions.…”

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Designing Hospital Key Performance Indicators for Academic Centers: Measuring the Average Length of Stay

Ayoub¹,

Alama²,

AlGhalayini³

et al. 2016

Saudi J Intern Med

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Background: Length of stay is an important performance indicator for hospital management and a key measure of health care efficiency. This paper aims to determine the average length of stay in our center and the factors that influence it. We also investigate whether our hospital's length of stay is a key performance measure that can be used to design quality improvement initiatives. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of hospitalizations at the Multi-disciplinary Internal Medicine Department of King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah between 2010 and 2013. We collected data including demographics, admitting diagnosis, admitting unit, treatments administered, and history of transfer from the Intensive Care Unit. Results: The mean length of stay was 5.9 (6.8) days. Patients admitted through the Emergency Department were more likely to have a longer hospital stay compared with those admitted through Day Care or the Outpatient Department (P < 0.001). Expatriates (P < 0.001), bedridden patients (P = 0.02), and those who received prophylaxis for deep venous thrombosis (P < 0.001) were more likely to have a longer length of stay than the rest of the sample. Furthermore, patients admitted in the morning hours had a significantly shorter length of stay than those admitted in the evening hours (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The length of stay among patients at our department is affected by hospital- or patient-specific factors. Health care can be improved by identifying and monitoring the length of stay in high-risk patients.

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Possible effect of gender and season on the length of hospitalisation in unipolar major depressives

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Seasonal pattern of psychiatry service utilization in a tertiary care hospital

Seasonal pattern of psychiatry service utilization in a tertiary care hospital

Seasonal patterns of initiating antidepressant therapy in general practice in the Netherlands during 2002–2007

Designing Hospital Key Performance Indicators for Academic Centers: Measuring the Average Length of Stay

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