Admission of people with dementia to psychiatric hospitals in Japan: factors that can shorten their hospitalizations
ConclusionIn Japan, dementia patients account for over 25% of new admissions to psychiatric hospitals with dementia wards. The average length of stay in a psychiatric hospital dementia ward is more than 1 year. A discharge after fewer than 2 months is exceedingly rare for those in a dementia ward compared with dementia patients in other wards. If institutions focus on rehabilitation, it may be possible to shorten the stay of dementia patients in psychiatric hospitals.
Source: Psychogeriatrics - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Takako Morikawa, Kiyoshi Maeda, Tohmi Osaki, Hiroyuki Kajita, Kayano Yotsumoto, Toshio Kawamata Tags: Original Article Source Type: research