Inpatient dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an effective treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD), but often treatment is ended prematurely and predictors of dropout are poorly understood. We, therefore, studied predictors of dropout among 60 women with BPD during inpatient DBT. Non-completers had higher experiential avoidance and trait anxiety at baseline, but fewer life-time su...

The use of tar and ultraviolet light as an inpatient therapy for psoriasis was described by Goeckerman more than 50 yr ago. Since that time it has been shown . to be an effective treatment for psoriasis at numerous medical centers with the average period of hospitalization approximating 3 weeks. This study was designed to evaluate whether inpatient treatment would be comprised ifthe patients we...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of prolonged inpatient rehabilitation therapy in subacute stroke patients. METHOD We enrolled 52 subacute stroke patients who had received 3 months of inpatient rehabilitation therapy. Thirty stroke patients received additional inpatient rehabilitation therapy for 3 months and 22 control patients received only home-based care. The evaluation was measured at 3 ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate factors shaping the delivery of acute inpatient stroke therapy (i.e. occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy). DATA SOURCES A systematic search using electronic databases: AMED, CINAHL, Medline, Web of Knowledge and EMBASE. STUDY SELECTION Qualitative studies (n = 31) investigating delivery of inpatient stroke therapy, published since 19...

Background: Although it has been shown that perioperative protocols enhance arthroplasty care and safety, it isnot known how prevalent their use is in safety net hospitals, which operate with a mandate to treat the poor andunderserved. Understanding the elements currently included in standard perioperative arthroplasty protocols at variousinstitutions may help guide future interventions and pol...

OBJECTIVES Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is an effective treatment strategy for a wide variety of infections as long as clinical risk is minimized by conforming to practice guidelines. However, its cost-effectiveness has not been established in the setting of the UK National Health Service. We examined the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an OPAT service based in a ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the design features, utilization, and outcomes of a protocol treating children with status asthmaticus with continuous albuterol in the inpatient setting. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of children ages 2 to 18 treated in the non-intensive care, inpatient setting on a standardized treatment protocol for status asthmaticus from July 2011 to June 2013...