A Discriminant Analysis of Committed and Voluntary Psychiatric Patients

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 159-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Nicholson ◽  
Joseph M. Horn
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Cross Validation ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Maximum Benefit ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Double Cross

Eleven background, diagnostic, and hospitalization characteristics were used to discriminate committed and voluntary psychiatric patients in a double cross-validation design. Diagnosis was more important than individual social and status resources (race, marital status, education, and employment status) in discriminating the two groups of patients. Further, characteristics of hospitalization (length of stay, percentage of patients receiving maximum benefit from treatment, and frequency of discharge referrals) did not contribute significantly to discrimination of the two groups, suggesting that committed and voluntary patients did not differ with regard to the adequacy or effectiveness of treatment in the hospital.

scholarly journals Differential effect of gender, marital status, religion, ethnicity, education and employment status on mental health during COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Abiodun Musbau Lawal ◽  
Emmanuel Onu Alhassan ◽  
Hammed Oladeji Mogaji ◽  
Ikenna Maximillian Odoh ◽  
Ekong Akpan Essien
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Differential Effect ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Education And Employment

Near infrared spectroscopy (Vis-NIRS) applied to differentiation between chilled and frozen/thawed meat

NIR news ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
MM Reis
Keyword(s):  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Cross Validation ◽  
Regression Coefficients ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Double Cross

The ability of Vis-NIRS to differentiate between only chilled and frozen and thawed meat from pork, lamb, beef and goat is investigated in this study. Samples were purchased as retail ready package from seven different local supermarkets. Partial least squares discriminant analysis and double cross-validation were used for analysis of the data. The discrimination between the two groups achieved an accuracy of 93%. There is 92% probability that a chilled sample is predicted correctly as chilled and 96% that frozen/thawed is a true frozen/thawed event, which demonstrates reasonable performance, i.e. independent of the species (pork, lamb, beef and goat) and source. It was possible to detect the difference between only chilled and frozen/thawed meat. The regression coefficients suggest that the differences between the two treatments are likely to be associated to changes in structure and chemical composition of samples due to the process of freezing/thawing.

Physical Illness and Length of Psychiatric Hospitalization*

1978 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Allodi ◽  
M. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnosis ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalization ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalizations ◽  
Organic Psychoses ◽  
Major Illness

The authors examined physical health in relation to length of psychiatric hospitalization. One hundred and three consecutive patients admitted to an Ontario psychiatric hospital were studied for age, sex, marital status, living arrangements, previous psychiatric hospitalizations, psychiatric diagnosis and length of stay. The patients were classified as physically healthy, with minor or with major illness present. Physical health was found to have a significant association with length of psychiatric hospitalization. Healthy patients tended to stay a shorter period of time (1–3 days) and those with major illness stayed longer (greater than 21 days). As expected, marital status and psychiatric diagnosis were also associated with length of stay; married persons stayed for shorter periods and those with functional and organic psychoses stayed longer. The direct association between physical health and length of hospitalization has not been reported before and, in considering the role of the mental hospital, psychiatrists and administrators should be constantly aware of the physical health needs of psychiatric patients.

scholarly journals Utilization of an Evening/Night Hospital: First Two Years of Operation

1977 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 335-340
Author(s):  
William D. Ratcliffe ◽  
G. William Nixon ◽  
Ronald J. Dyck ◽  
Hassan F. A. Azim
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Previous Treatment ◽  
Referral Source ◽  
Average Length Of Stay

This study examined the utilization of an integrated evening/night hospital by 234 psychiatric patients referred to the hospital during its first two years of operation. Neither age, sex, marital status, referral source or diagnosis were related to utilization. However, patients whose previous treatment involved traditional psychiatric care, either inpatient or outpatient, were less frequently admitted and less likely to complete the program once admitted, than were those patients reporting either day hospitalization or no treatment prior to their admission. There were steady increases in the number of referrals, number of different referring agents, average length of stay and average daily census as the program matured during the first two years of operation. While these data indicated an increase in the utilization of the evening portion of the program, there was a commensurate decrease in the utilization of the night portion of the program. As a result, the provision of overnight accommodation has been discontinued altogether.

Economic status of the elderly in Hong Kong

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kee-Lee Chou ◽  
Nelson W.S. Chow ◽  
Iris Chi
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Homogeneous Group ◽  
The Government ◽  
Education And Employment

English This article examines the economic status of elderly people in Hong Kong based on data collected by the government. The Hong Kong elderly population is not a homogeneous group, as their economic status is significantly related to their gender, age, marital status, education and employment status. French Se basant sur des données recueillies par le gouvernement, cet article examine le statut économique des personnes âgées à Hong Kong. La population âgée de Hong Kong ne constitue pas un groupe homogène. Les statuts économiques de ces personnes sont reliés de façon significative aux variables de genre, d'âge, de statut marital, d'éducation et de statut d'emploi. Spanish Se examina el estatus económico de las personas mayores en Hong Kong basándose en datos recogidos por el gobierno. La población de mayores en Hong Kong no es un grupo homogéneo, pues su estatus económico está relacionado con el género, la edad, el estado civil, la educación y su estado de empleo.

scholarly journals Length of stay in a home treatment team

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (S1) ◽  
pp. S249-S249
Author(s):  
Mudasir Firdosi ◽  
Nicole Gill ◽  
Dieneke Hubbeling
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Electronic Record ◽  
Home Treatment ◽  
Psychiatric Ward ◽  
Referral Source ◽  
Treatment Team ◽  
Record System ◽  
The Mean

AimsThe aims were to establish the mean length of stay (LOS) in the Wandsworth home treatment team (HTT), and to identify which variables were associated with LOS. We hypothesised that the variables that are routinely collected via the electronic record system were associated with the LOS.BackgroundPsychiatric HTT's have been set up in all NHS trusts in England. These 24-hour community health services exist to assess and manage patients during a crisis, who would otherwise be admitted to an acute psychiatric ward. HTT's also allow inpatients to be discharged sooner, as their treatment can continue in the community. Currently, research into predictors of LOS in HTT's is limited.Researchers have been exploring whether LOS in psychiatric inpatients can be predicted, but no consistent pattern has emerged. This suggests that LOS is mainly determined by the local service organisation, and the individual circumstances of the patients.MethodRoutinely collected data about all patients under the care of the Wandsworth HTT during the financial year 2018/2019 were used. Only the first admission per individual was considered. Admissions lasting less than 2 days, or more than 42 days were excluded. This is on the basis that those with a very short LOS had not consented to being treated at home, and those with a very long LOS were due to administrative errors. This resulted in a total of 664 admissions being included in the study. The available data for analysis included age, gender, diagnosis, HoNOS cluster, ethnicity, nationality, religion, marital status, referral source, employment status, accommodation status, and accommodation type. The data were analysed in SPSS version 25 using ANOVA, independent samples T-test, and Pearson's correlation.ResultThe mean LOS in the Wandsworth HTT was 14.28 days (standard deviation: 8.57). LOS was positively skewed, with a median LOS of 13 days, but 46.5% of admissions had a LOS longer than this. None of the variables (age, gender, diagnosis, HoNOS cluster, ethnicity, nationality, religion, marital status, referral source, employment status, accommodation status, and accommodation type) had a significant association with LOS, but there was a trend for referral source and accommodation type.ConclusionThe results from this study suggest that LOS cannot be consistently predicted in the Wandsworth HTT from the routinely collected variables, and that it is the specific circumstances of individual patients that determine their LOS.There was no external funding for this study.

Influence Of Demographic Variables On Choice Of Media

GIS Business ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 415-424
Author(s):  
Sugandha Shekhar Thakur ◽  
Dr Sachin Sinha ◽  
Dr Deepti Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Employment Status ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
The Public ◽  
Emerging Media ◽  
Economic Background ◽  
The Common ◽  
Media Habits ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Immense Potential

Media is considered to be the fourth pillar of democracy. Mass media in particular has immense potential to shape the attitudes of the common masses. With the passage of time, media is becoming an all-powerful engine of social change. It plays the role a catalyst in churning the minds of the masses. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the news items brought to the knowledge of the public pay a strong role in creating a mandate. People have varied choices when it comes to their media habits. They are greatly influenced by their socio-economic background and educational exposure. This paper aims to identify the influence of demographic variables like gender, age, education and employment status on the choice of media.  The paper also highlights the current and emerging media habits of people.

scholarly journals Development and double cross-validation of new spot urine sodium equation to predict 24-h urine sodium in the Malaysian population

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatimah Othman ◽  
Rashidah Ambak ◽  
Mohd Azahadi Omar ◽  
Suzana Shahar ◽  
Noor Safiza Mohd Nor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Validation ◽  
Sodium Intake ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Urine Collection ◽  
Urine Sodium ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Spot Urine ◽  
Malaysian Population ◽  
New Equation ◽  
Double Cross

Abstract Background Monitoring sodium intake through 24-h urine collection sample is recommended, but the implementation of this method can be difficult. The objective of this study was to develop and validate an equation using spot urine concentration to predict 24-h sodium excretion in the Malaysian population. Methods This was a Malaysian Community Salt Study (MyCoSS) sub-study, which was conducted from October 2017 to March 2018. Out of 798 participants in the MyCoSS study who completed 24-h urine collection, 768 of them have collected one-time spot urine the following morning. They were randomly assigned into two groups to form separate spot urine equations. The final spot urine equation was derived from the entire data set after confirming the stability of the equation by double cross-validation in both study groups. Newly derived spot urine equation was developed using the coefficients from the multiple linear regression test. A Bland-Altman plot was used to measure the mean bias and limits of agreement between estimated and measured 24-h urine sodium. The estimation of sodium intake using the new equation was compared with other established equations, namely Tanaka and INTERSALT. Results The new equation showed the least mean bias between measured and predicted sodium, − 0.35 (− 72.26, 71.56) mg/day compared to Tanaka, 629.83 (532.19, 727.47) mg/day and INTERSALT, and 360.82 (284.34, 437.29) mg/day. Predicted sodium measured from the new equation showed greater correlation with measured sodium (r = 0.50) compared to Tanaka (r =0.24) and INTERSALT (r = 0.44), P < 0.05. Conclusion Our newly developed equation from spot urine can predict least mean bias of sodium intake among the Malaysian population when 24-h urine sodium collection is not feasible.

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