Patient characteristics across two psychiatric inpatient audit samples
Preintervention (n=61) | Postintervention (n=46*) | |
Age (years) | 36.6 (±11.3) | 40.3 (±12.75) |
Sex | ||
Male | 39 (63.9%) | 27 (58.7%) |
Female | 22 (36.1%) | 19 (41.3%) |
Length of stay (days) | 12.0 (±22.7) | 17.2 (±24.02) |
Discharge diagnosis | ||
Psychosis | 45 (73.8%) | 32 (69.6%) |
Mood disorder | 3 (4.9%) | 4 (8.7%) |
Suicidal ideation/acute crisis | 10 (16.4%) | 8 (17.4%) |
Other | 3 (4.9%) | 2 (4.3%) |
Discharged on antipsychotic medication | ||
Yes | 42 (68.9%) | 36 (78.2%) |
No | 19 (31.1%) | 10 (21.7%) |
*Eight files were unavailable for review in this sample.