An Examination of Variation in Long-Term Community Tenure after Psychiatric Hospitalization in Eight States

The influence of seven personal and clinical characteristics on the community tenure of discharged state hospital patients in eight states is analyzed and discussed. Previous admission to a state hospital and a diagnosis of schizophrenia were associated with shorter community tenure. Older patients...

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Published in:Evaluation & the health professions 1997-06, Vol.20 (2), p.131-145
Main Authors: Pandiani, John A., Banks, Steven M., Schacht, Lucille M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Community care
Community Mental Health Services
Community Relations
Community Services
Deinstitutionalized
Female
Goodness of Fit
Health Programs
Health technology assessment
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Hospitals, State
Humans
Independent Study
Length of Stay
Logistic Models
Male
Marital Status
Mental disorders
Mental Health Programs
Meta Analysis
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Probability
Psychiatric Hospitals
Psychiatry
Regression (Statistics)
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - rehabilitation
Social Networks
Tenure
United States
USA
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Summary:The influence of seven personal and clinical characteristics on the community tenure of discharged state hospital patients in eight states is analyzed and discussed. Previous admission to a state hospital and a diagnosis of schizophrenia were associated with shorter community tenure. Older patients had longer community tenure than younger. These findings were consistent across the states and are consistent with previous work thatfocused on much narrower populations. The relationship of these risk factors to community tenure are discussedfrom an individualistic perspective, a treatment oriented perspective, and a community integrationist perspective, and implicationsforfurther research are explored.
ISSN:0163-2787
1552-3918
DOI:10.1177/016327879702000202