Zusammenfassung
Anliegen: Ermittlung soziodemografischer, klinischer und behandlungsbezogener Parameter sowie
die Häufigkeit von Platzierungsaufträgen in betreute Wohnformen bei 18 – 65-jährigen
Patienten mit langem Aufenthalt auf einer psychiatrischen Akutstation.
Methode: Fünfjährige retrospektive Kohortenstudie (n = 3928).
Ergebnisse: Charakteristika von Patienten mit langem Aufenthalt weisen Gemeinsamkeiten mit denen
der „Heavy user“ auf. Platzierungsauftrag bei einem Drittel dieser Patienten.
Schlussfolgerungen: Neben klinischen Faktoren ist die Übertrittsmöglichkeit in eine geeignete Wohnform
wahrscheinlich ein relevanter Faktor für die Aufenthaltsdauer.
Abstract
Objective: This paper describes socio-demographic, clinical, and treatment-related parameters
of psychiatric patients who were hospitalized for at least two months on an acute
psychiatric ward compared to patients with a shorter inpatient treatment episode.
Furthermore, it is evaluated how frequent these long-staying patients are awaiting
a room in a sheltered housing facility.
Methods: We investigated the longest inpatient treatment period of all patients aged between
18 and 65 years on an acute ward of the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich (n = 3,928)
using the basic documentation of the years 2006 to 2010.
Results: 20 % of all patients on acute wards had a stay of more than 60 days. Socio-demographic
and clinical characteristics are similar to those of “heavy users” of mental health
services. Social work is involved more frequently, and placement in sheltered housing
facilities is intended in one third of those patients.
Conclusions: A substantial part of the patients who stay at least once longer than two months on
an acute ward are discharged to sheltered housing. Besides severity of illness it
is likely that lack of availability of an adequate housing option contributes to length
of stay. Intensified cooperation of the psychiatric clinic with sheltered housing
facilities as well as alternative options for those in need of assisted housing and
mental health care might help to reduce their extensive usage of inpatient treatment
capacities. Interventions and services have to be adapted to local conditions.
Schlüsselwörter
Behandlungsdauer - Inanspruchnahme - betreutes Wohnen - psychiatrische Versorgung
Keywords
length of stay - sheltered housing - assisted accommodation - mental health services