Hospital admissions in the Crisis Intervention Unit of the "Luis Ramírez López" Provincial Psychiatric Hospital, Guantánamo 2015-2017
Journal Title: Revista Información Científica - Year 2019, Vol 98, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: mental disorders are a pathology that occurs in all cultures, appearing at any age. Objective: to characterize hospital admissions in the Crisis Intervention Unit of the Provincial Psychiatric Hospital "Luís Ramírez López" of Guantánamo, during the period 2015-2017. Method: a retrospective descriptive study was conducted with the patients admitted to the Crisis Intervention Unit during the study period (n = 550). The primary data was obtained from the review of the clinical histories to characterize the study group (n = 538). The variables were studied: age, sex, origin, diagnosis, and length of stay in the service. Results: most hospital admissions corresponded to patients aged between 18 and 23 years old for 21.9%, followed by 60 years old and more with 16.3%, female gender represented 53.9% of income. The patients of the Guantánamo municipality predominated with 42.0%, the most frequent diagnosis was the depressive adjustment disorder with 27.9%, followed by the personality disorder with 24.2%. 66.4% of the patients showed a hospital stay of less than 7 days. Conclusions: in the Crisis Intervention Unit, patients were admitted to the productive stage of life, especially women with depressive disorders, which shows the social relevance of their study.
Authors and Affiliations
Iliana Digurnay Durruthy, Melba Ramírez Romaguera, Benavides Enrique Pupo Duran
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