Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Psychiatric disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Psychiatric disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Following consent procedures obtained in the week prior to discharge from the in-patient ward (Minstead Ward, Western Hospital) baseline measurements, including demographics and ICD-10 diagnoses, of a
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 140 consenting subjects from Minstead Ward, Western Hospital. Inclusion Criteria. All consenting patients with an ICD 10 diagnosis for functional psychiatric illness admitted to the functional psychiatric ward at the Western Hospital (Minstead Ward).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients fulfilling ICD 10 diagnoses for dementia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To determine whether early post discharge nursing intervention reduces need as assessed by the Camberwell assessment of need for the elderly 2. To identify what factors pre and post discharge (demographic, psychiatric morbidity and patient needs) are associated with early readmission 3. To identify whether early post discharge nursing intervention reduces early psychiatric readmission rates | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed