Evaluating Adolescent Patient Outcomes and Staff Member Injuries at a General Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants and Setting
2.2. Dependent Variables
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Data Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Patient Demographic and Clinical Profile
3.2. Patient Psychological Outcomes (PROMIS Scores)
3.3. Trends of Staff Injury at the PIU
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | n | % |
---|---|---|
Primary Admission Dx | ||
Depression | 130 | 68.42 |
Anxiety | 13 | 6.84 |
Disruptive Behavior Disorder | 15 | 7.89 |
Bipolar and Related Disorder | 8 | 4.21 |
Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders | 18 | 9.47 |
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders | 3 | 1.58 |
Eating Disorders | 1 | 0.53 |
Other Dx | 2 | 1.05 |
Total | 190 | 100 |
Gender Identity | ||
Female | 107 | 56.3 |
Male | 63 | 33.2 |
Transgender | 9 | 4.7 |
Prefer Not to Answer | 11 | 5.8 |
Total | 190 | 100 |
Race | ||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 3.2 |
Asian | 3 | 1.6 |
Black or African American | 17 | 8.9 |
White | 120 | 63.2 |
More Than One Race | 32 | 16.8 |
Prefer Not to Answer | 12 | 6.3 |
Total | 190 | 100 |
Ethnicity | ||
Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 19.5 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 72.1 |
Prefer Not to Answer | 16 | 8.4 |
Total | 190 | 100 |
Age Group | ||
TPU (10–13 Years) | 91 | 48.43 |
APU (14–17 Years) | 97 | 51.6 |
Total | 188 | 100 |
Characteristic | n | % |
---|---|---|
Admission Number | ||
1 | 108 | 56.8 |
2 | 27 | 14.2 |
3 | 11 | 5.8 |
4 | 15 | 7.9 |
5 | 14 | 7.4 |
6 | 2 | 1.1 |
7 | 5 | 2.6 |
8 | 2 | 1.1 |
9 | 3 | 1.6 |
10+ | 3 | 1.6 |
Total | 190 | 100 |
Length of Stay (Days) | ||
0–5 | 57 | 37.01 |
6–9 | 60 | 38.96 |
10–14 | 18 | 11.69 |
15–19 | 12 | 7.79 |
20+ | 7 | 4.55 |
Total | 154 | 100 |
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Romani, P.W.; Anjom, A.; Anderson, T.; Ariefdjohan, M. Evaluating Adolescent Patient Outcomes and Staff Member Injuries at a General Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 737. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090737
Romani PW, Anjom A, Anderson T, Ariefdjohan M. Evaluating Adolescent Patient Outcomes and Staff Member Injuries at a General Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. Behavioral Sciences. 2024; 14(9):737. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090737
Chicago/Turabian StyleRomani, Patrick W., Ava Anjom, Tyler Anderson, and Merlin Ariefdjohan. 2024. "Evaluating Adolescent Patient Outcomes and Staff Member Injuries at a General Psychiatric Inpatient Unit" Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 9: 737. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090737