Objective The objective of this study was to examine how published studies of inpatient to
outpatient mental healthcare transition processes have approached measuring unnecessary …

Introduction Care transition for patients being discharged from inpatient mental healthcare to
outpatient settings is a growing focus for healthcare delivery systems. Many studies of this …

BackgroundUp to 13% of psychiatric patients are readmitted shortly after discharge.
Interventions that ensure successful transitions to community care may play a key role in …

The period immediately following discharge after inpatient stay for mental illness has been
found to be the time of greatest risk for adverse outcomes (eg, rehospitalization, relapse …

Psychiatric readmissions have long been considered significant indicators for healthcare
planning. The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing early (30-day) …

Background: The transition from psychiatric hospital to community is often hindered by
challenges that influence community adjustment and continuity of care. Transitional …

Background High levels of hospital readmission (rehospitalisation rates) is widely used as
indicator of a poor quality of care. This is sometimes also referred to as recidivism or heavy …

Background Readmission rate is considered an indicator of the mental health care quality.
Previous studies have examined a number of factors that are likely to influence readmission …

Objectives To improve engagement with care and prevent psychiatric readmission, a
transitional case management intervention has been established to link with primary and …

Rationale, aims and objectives The rate of psychiatric readmissions within 30 days of
discharge is a well‐established behavioural health system performance measure linked to …