TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Risk factors for inpatient psychiatric readmission: are there gender differences?
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Rieke, Katherine
A1  - McGeary, Corey
A1  - Schmid, Kendra K.
A1  - Watanabe-Galloway, Shinobu
SP  - 675
EP  - 682
VL  - 52
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9921-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -