OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and characteristics of smoking among inpatients at a university hospital, as well as to evaluate their motivation, interest, and need for help in quitting smoking. METHODS A prospective study involving inpatients treated between May of 2008 and April of 2009 on the cardiovascular disease wards at the Antonio Pedro University Hospital, located in the city ...

Background: Sleep disturbances have negative effects on medical conditions, mental health and cognitive performance. It was shown that about 60% of inpatients suffer from sleep problems. The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between sleep quality and other factors in the inpatients of Rasoul-e-Akram hospital. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all the hospitalized patients in...

Alcohol misuse is generally not detected in hospital settings. The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence in hospitalized patients in a university hospital in Sao Paulo (Brazil). Patients were randomly selected from all hospital admissions. The final sample consisted of 169 adult inpatients. Two screening tools were used: the Short Alcohol Dependence D...

The 'malnutrition universal screening tool' ('MUST') for adults has been developed for all health care settings and patient groups, but ease of use and agreement with other published tools when screening to identify malnutrition requires investigation. The present study assessed the agreement and the prevalence of malnutrition risk between 'MUST' and a variety of other tools in the same patient...

BACKGROUND Research on length of stay (LOS) of psychiatric inpatients is an under-investigated issue. In this naturalistic study factors which affect LOS of two groups of patients were investigated, focusing on the impact on LOS of medical comorbidity severe enough to require referral. METHODS Active medical comorbidity was quantified using referral as the criterion. The study sample consiste...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to derive new equations for estimating lithium clearance and daily dosage requirements needed to achieve an intended lithium serum level for adult psychiatric inpatients and outpatients. METHODS Data were retrospectively collected from 60 adult psychiatric patients (34 males and 26 females, aged between 18-80 years) in both inpatient and outpatient settings. ...

BACKGROUND In South Korea, people injured in road traffic accidents receive compensation for medical costs through their automobile insurance. However, the automobile insurance system appears to manage health care inefficiently. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with the hospital length of stay (LOS), which was used as an indicator of healthcare utilization, for inpatients ...

We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of acute major depressive disorder (MDD) using serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs; venlafaxine), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, sertraline, paroxetine), or tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs; amitriptyline, imipramine, desipramine, nortriptyline). A decision-tree model over 6 months was constructe...

ObjectiveTo evaluate the risk factors associated with 30- and 90-day hospital readmissions in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients.DesignObservational, prospective longitudinal inception cohort.SettingTertiary Victoria, Australia.ParticipantsGeriatric inpatients of REStORing Health Acutely Unwell AdulTs (RESORT) cohort evalutated by a comprehensive assessment including potential readmission (ie,...

BACKGROUND Lifestyle factors, such as an unbalanced diet and lack of physical activity, may affect the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in schizophrenic patients. The aim of this study was to compare the MetS prevalence between inpatients and outpatients among schizophrenic population in Japan. METHODS We recruited inpatients (n = 759) and outpatients (n = 427) with a Diagnostic and St...