A Change of Paradigm in the Management of Acute Psychiatric Episodes? A Retrospective Cohort Study on Trajectories of Use of Clinical Resources After the Implementation of Intensive Home-Treatment

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Intensive home treatment (IHT) has shown to be a feasible alternative to hospitalization for the management of acute psychiatric episodes, but there are no real-world studies assessing if patients with a first IHT use it again for the management of their recurrences. The objectives of this retrospective cohort study were to map the use ofacute treatment resources after the implementation of IHT in our territory through the establishment of trajectories of management, and to disentangle if there are profiles of patients who fit better each trajectory. We included the first 1000 episodes admitted to IHT, of which we selected those that corresponded to the first IHT of a patient (index admission). Trajectories after the index admission were: (T-A) absence of use of acute resources, (T-B) only IHT, and (T-C) at least one hospitalization. Follow-up ranged from 6 months to 6 years. We calculated the frequency of each trajectory and performed univariate analyses searching for associations between trajectory and clinical factors. Among those patients with psychiatric history (N = 659), 66.2% followedT-A, 11.2% T-B, and 22.6% T-C. The probability of following T-C was higher for patients with a psychotic disorder (pBonf = 0.018) and with previous hospitalizations (pBonf < 0.0001). Among those patients without psychiatric history (N = 168), 82.7% followed T-A, 6.6% T-B, and 10.7% T-C. The probability of following T-B was higher for those with a higher severity at the index admission (pBonf = 0.028). This study shows that some -or even all- recurrences of some subjects were successfully managed with IHT, providing real-world evidence for its use in acute psychiatric conditions.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Community mental health journal - (2024) vom: 29. Feb.

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Englisch

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Martín-Blanco, Ana [VerfasserIn]
González-Fernández, Alba [VerfasserIn]
Farré, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
Sagué-Vilavella, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Vieira, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Giménez, David [VerfasserIn]
Alvaro, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Isern, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
de la Cruz, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Martín, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Moll, Núria [VerfasserIn]
Portella, Maria Jesús [VerfasserIn]

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Acute psychiatric crises
Community Mental health
Crisis resolution teams
Intensive home treatment
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Date Revised 29.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/s10597-024-01236-z

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NLM369142950