Naslov
A comparison of hospital admissions via the psychiatric emergency unit in University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče in years prior, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdown

Autori
Skelin, Marta ; Periša, Ante ; Polšek, Dora ; Arbanas, Goran

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Life in the time of COVID-19 - social implications on the security and well-being of vulnerable groups / Rittossa, Dalida ; Golenko, Dejana - Rijeka : Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, 2022, 39-39

ISBN
978-953-8034-45-9

Skup
Life in the time of COVID-19 - social implications on the security and well-being of vulnerable groups

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 07.07.2022. - 08.07.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
covid-19 ; hospital admissions ; psychiatric emergency ; psychiatry

Sažetak
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the largest psychiatric hospital in Croatia, University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče remained open and accessible to patients in cases of emergency, both for visits and admissions if the patient needed emergency psychiatric care. However, some epidemiological restrictive measures were imposed, and fewer beds were available due to the social distancing measures. The objective of this study was to assess hospital admissions and related clinical entities in years prior (2019), during (2020), and after (2021) the lockdown and earthquake in the University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče. Data for 5164 people seeking emergency psychiatric help were analysed from the admission notes and medical history sheets. Descriptive statistical analyses, chi-square tests, and ANOVA analysis were performed to assess temporal trends of 2019, 2020, and 2021. Binomial logistic regression was calculated to detect preditive diagnostice categories for suicidality. A significant devrease in the number of patients visiting the emergency department was found between 2019 and 2021. Regarding hospital admissions, compared to 2019 (81.6%), the lower admission rate in 2020 (70, 1%) almost reached pre- pandemic figures in 2021 (80.1%). Significant differences in clinidal entities were observed for F3x, F4x and F6x in men, and F0x and F6x for women. Although the pandemic did not end in 2021, the admission rate almost came backe to the 2019 values. This finding suggests a collective adaptation to the 'new normal' and implies that the psychiatric service in Croatia has regained its previous capactiy in 2021, as the clinical and organizational indicators almost reached pre- pandemic levels.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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