Depressive Disorder Related Hospitalizations in Portugal Between 2008-2015: a Nationwide Observational Study

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2022

Autores

Goncalves Pinho, M (Autor) FMUP; Ribeiro, JP (Autor) Outra; Lia Fernandes (Autor) FMUP; Freitas A (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: Psychiatric Quarterly

Vol. 93

Páginas: 791-802

ISSN: 0033-2720

Editora: Springer Nature

Indexação

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Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00W-T5A

DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-09996-1

Abstract (EN): Depression is a prevalent disease, being one of the most relevant contributors of disability in the overall global burden of diseases. Hospitalization episodes are important quality indicators in psychiatric care. The primary aim of this study is to analyse depressive disorder related hospitalizations in Portuguese public hospitals and to detail clinical and sociodemographic differences among various subtypes of depression. Admissions with a primary diagnosis of depression in adult patients(> = 18 years) were selected from a national mainland hospitalization database. ICD-9-CM codes were used to select the diagnoses of interest: 296.2 x to 296.3x (Major depressive disorder), 300.4 (Dysthymic disorder) and 311 (Depressive disorder, not elsewhere classified). Birth date, sex, residence address, primary and secondary diagnoses, admission date, discharge date, length of stay (LoS), discharge status, and hospital estimated charges were obtained. A total of 28,569 hospitalizations (22,387 patients) with a primary diagnosis of depression were analysed. In the 8-year period of the study, 19.1% of all hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of psychiatric disorder were linked to Depression. Major Depressive episodes were the most common (n = 15,384; 53.8%), followed by Depression unspecified episodes (n = 6,793; 23.8%), and Dysthymia (n = 6,392; 22.4%). Most episodes occurred in female patients (70.2%; n = 20,052), with a mean age of 50.6 years, and 37.0% (n = 10,564) of the episodes were associated to other psychiatric comorbidities. Depressive disorders are one of the leading causes of hospitalization in Portuguese psychiatric departments, being responsible for approximately 1 in 5 hospitalizations with a psychiatric diagnosis.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 12