@article{ref1,
title="Is organizational change associated with increased rates of readmission to general hospital in suicide attempters? A 10-year prospective catchment area study",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2010",
author="Mehlum, Lars and Jørgensen, T and Diep, Lien My and Nrugham, Latha",
volume="14",
number="2",
pages="171-181",
abstract="The objective of this study was to examine predictors for readmissions in patients admitted to a general hospital emergency ward for suicide attempts before and after organizational changes potentially affecting the chain of care. Socio-demographic and clinical variables were collected by clinicians from 1997 thru 2007. Data from the periods before and after 2004--when the hospital changed its catchment area--were compared. A substantial increase in readmission rates in the period after the organizational change was observed. This increase was not associated with any of the socio-demographic or clinical patient characteristics. Although no causal connection can be inferred, the observed association between organizational change and readmission rates could indicate that established post-discharge care systems for suicide attempters may be vulnerable to such change.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811111003704811",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811111003704811"
}