Patient-Initiated Brief Admission for Individuals with Emotional Instability and Self-Harm: An Evaluation of Psychiatric Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life. (5th July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Eckerström, Joachim; Carlborg, Andreas; Flyckt, Lena; Jayaram-Lindström, Nitya
• Is Part Of: Issues in mental health nursing. Volume 43:Number 7(2022)
• Page Start: 593
• Page End: 602
• Publication Date: 2022-07-05
• Subjects: Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Mental health personnel -- Periodicals; 616.89023105
• DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2021.2018530
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-2840

Abstract

Abstract: Patient-initiated brief admission (PIBA) was developed for patients with emotional instability and self-harm, to cope with crises. The hypothesis was that psychiatric symptoms would decrease, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) increase, after 1–3 days at hospital. One hundred and thirteen patients were recruited from a psychiatric clinic in Stockholm during 2016–2020. At admission and discharge, the patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the EuroQoL-5 Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D). The patients also evaluated PIBA as a crisis intervention. A significant decrease in symptoms of anxiety and depression was found. HRQoL increased significantly assessed with EQ-5D and 95.2% of the participants found PIBA to be a constructive intervention.