@article{ref1,
title="Risk factors for inpatient psychiatric readmission: are there gender differences?",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2015",
author="Rieke, Katherine and McGeary, Corey and Schmid, Kendra K. and Watanabe-Galloway, Shinobu",
volume="52",
number="6",
pages="675-682",
abstract="The objectives of the study were to compare characteristics of women and men discharged from an inpatient psychiatric facility and to identify gender-specific risk factors associated with 30-day and 1-year readmission using administrative data. The sample included adults discharged from an inpatient psychiatric facility in a Midwestern city (N = 1853). The analysis showed that the 30-day readmission rate was significantly lower among women, but there was no difference in the 1-year readmission rate. Risk factors for readmission differed by gender. For example, for 30-day readmission, being on Medicare versus commercial insurance increased the odds for women (OR 3.08; 95 % CI 1.35-7.04) and taking first-generation antipsychotics versus no antipsychotics increased the odds for men (OR 2.09; 95 % CI 1.26-3.48). These findings suggest there are important differences between women and men readmitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility. Future strategies need to take into account gender-specific risk factors in order to improve long-term patient outcomes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-015-9921-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9921-1"
}