TY - JOUR
AU - S. Urben
AU - P. Golay
AU - A. Forte
AU - S. Courousse
AU - C. Kapp
AU - K. J. Plessen
AU - M. Armando
A1 - 
AB - Adolescence is a time of increased vulnerability to mental health conditions, which may necessitate hospitalization. This study sought to identify and characterize patterns of adolescent (re-)hospitalizations. The one-year (re-)hospitalization patterns of 233 adolescents were analyzed. The sequences of hospitalization and discharge was examined using cluster analyses. Results revealed five distinct (re-)hospitalization patterns or clusters: Cluster A represented brief hospitalizations with 56 cases (24.03%) averaging 7.71 days; cluster B consisted of repetitive short hospitalizations involving 97 cases (41.63%) with an average of 19.90 days; cluster C encompassed repetitive medium hospitalizations included 66 cases (28.33%) averaging 41.33 days; cluster D included long hospitalizations with 11 cases (4.72%) and an average of 99.36 days; cluster E depicted chronic hospitalizations, accounting for 3 cases (1.29%) with an average stay of 138.67 days. Despite no age-based differences across clusters, distinctions were noted in terms of sex, diagnoses, and severity of clinical and psychosocial difficulties. The study identified characteristics of both regular and atypical adolescent hospitalization users, emphasizing the distribution of hospitalization days and their associated clinical attributes. Such insights are pivotal for enhancing the organization of child and adolescent mental health services to cater to the growing care requirements of this age group.
AD - Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland. Sebastien.urben@chuv.ch.; Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Sebastien.urben@chuv.ch.; Service of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Service of General Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.; Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
AN - 38844701
BT - J Behav Health Serv Res
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 4
DA - Oct
DO - 10.1007/s11414-024-09887-2
DP - NLM
ET - 20240606
IS - 4
JF - J Behav Health Serv Res
LA - eng
N2 - Adolescence is a time of increased vulnerability to mental health conditions, which may necessitate hospitalization. This study sought to identify and characterize patterns of adolescent (re-)hospitalizations. The one-year (re-)hospitalization patterns of 233 adolescents were analyzed. The sequences of hospitalization and discharge was examined using cluster analyses. Results revealed five distinct (re-)hospitalization patterns or clusters: Cluster A represented brief hospitalizations with 56 cases (24.03%) averaging 7.71 days; cluster B consisted of repetitive short hospitalizations involving 97 cases (41.63%) with an average of 19.90 days; cluster C encompassed repetitive medium hospitalizations included 66 cases (28.33%) averaging 41.33 days; cluster D included long hospitalizations with 11 cases (4.72%) and an average of 99.36 days; cluster E depicted chronic hospitalizations, accounting for 3 cases (1.29%) with an average stay of 138.67 days. Despite no age-based differences across clusters, distinctions were noted in terms of sex, diagnoses, and severity of clinical and psychosocial difficulties. The study identified characteristics of both regular and atypical adolescent hospitalization users, emphasizing the distribution of hospitalization days and their associated clinical attributes. Such insights are pivotal for enhancing the organization of child and adolescent mental health services to cater to the growing care requirements of this age group.
PY - 2025
SN - 1094-3412 (Print); 1094-3412
SP - 689
EP - 702+
ST - Identification of Patterns of Hospitalizations in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
T1 - Identification of Patterns of Hospitalizations in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
T2 - J Behav Health Serv Res
TI - Identification of Patterns of Hospitalizations in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.1007/s11414-024-09887-2
VL - 52
VO - 1094-3412 (Print); 1094-3412
Y1 - 2025
ER -