Duración de días de hospitalización psiquiátrica en pacientes con diagnósticos GES con y sin comorbilidades

Abstract

Introduction: There are several descriptive studies of the use of mental health services in the population served in the public system, however there are few references concerning the private system. Objective: To characterize a population with GES mental health pathology admitted in private mental health system in relation to the length of stay. Material and Methods: Medical charts were reviewed for 1,544 patients discharged from hospital admissions in private mental health centers. The following variables were recorded: age at diagnosis, sex, length of stay, number of hospitalizations and multiaxial diagnosis. Results: The average hospital stay for the sample was 21.05 days. The average hospital stay of men was 3.71 ± 2.46 days more than average women (p = 0.05). The average LOS was higher in younger patients. With regards to axis I, 68.52% of patients had severe major depression, 21.87% bipolar disorder in severe depressive phase and 6.87% schizophrenia. Axis I comorbidity was present in 17.94% of the sample. For Axis II, 57.97% of patients had personality disorders, with the borderline personality being the most frequent in both sexes (51.06% of patients with disorder of personality). The analysis of information shows that comorbidities did not significantly influence average days of hospitalization. Conclusions: This study is contributes to estimate the costs and the average stay in inpatient GES mental health patients in the private system.