Natalie B Riblet1, Daniel J Gottlieb2, Bradley V Watts3, Maxwell Levis4, Brian Shiner5. 1. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. Electronic address: Natalie.Riblet@dartmouth.edu. 2. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA. Electronic address: Daniel.Gottlieb2@va.gov. 3. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH 03755, USA; VA Office of Systems Redesign and Improvement, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA. Electronic address: Bradley.Watts@va.gov. 4. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. Electronic address: MaxwellE.Levis@va.gov. 5. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH 03755, USA; National Center for PTSD, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA. Electronic address: Brian.Shiner@va.gov.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Irregular discharge is a concern among mental health populations and associated with poor outcomes. Little is known about the relationship between irregular discharge and treatment setting. Because care processes differ between acute inpatient and residential settings, it is important to evaluate irregular discharge in these settings. METHOD: A retrospective study was conducted in patients with mental health conditions admitted to acute inpatient or residential mental health settings in the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2003-2019. Logistic regression and multivariate Cox proportional hazards were used to evaluate factors associated with irregular discharge risk in the first 90- days of admission. RESULTS: Among 1.8 million discharges, 7.4% had an irregular discharge within 90- days of admission. Younger age was a central predictor of risk. Irregular discharge rates were four-fold higher in residential versus acute settings. When accounting for length of stay (LOS) across settings, there was a modest higher risk of irregular discharge from acute versus residential settings (HR = 1.06, 95% Confidence Interval 1.04-1.07). CONCLUSIONS: Patients are at high risk for irregular discharge from acute and residential settings when they are young. LOS is an important determinant of irregular discharge risk.. Interventions are needed to address drivers of irregular discharge. Published by Elsevier Inc.
OBJECTIVE: Irregular discharge is a concern among mental health populations and associated with poor outcomes. Little is known about the relationship between irregular discharge and treatment setting. Because care processes differ between acute inpatient and residential settings, it is important to evaluate irregular discharge in these settings. METHOD: A retrospective study was conducted in patients with mental health conditions admitted to acute inpatient or residential mental health settings in the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2003-2019. Logistic regression and multivariate Cox proportional hazards were used to evaluate factors associated with irregular discharge risk in the first 90- days of admission. RESULTS: Among 1.8 million discharges, 7.4% had an irregular discharge within 90- days of admission. Younger age was a central predictor of risk. Irregular discharge rates were four-fold higher in residential versus acute settings. When accounting for length of stay (LOS) across settings, there was a modest higher risk of irregular discharge from acute versus residential settings (HR = 1.06, 95% Confidence Interval 1.04-1.07). CONCLUSIONS: Patients are at high risk for irregular discharge from acute and residential settings when they are young. LOS is an important determinant of irregular discharge risk.. Interventions are needed to address drivers of irregular discharge. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Acute mental health treatment; Against medical advice discharge; Irregular discharge; Residential treatment
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