Homelessness, crack use, and length of stay as predictors of planned discharge from night care in a Psychosocial Care Center

Objective: identify predictors of planned discharge to night care embracement in a Psychosocial Care Center Alcohol and Drugs (CAPS AD III). Methods: Quantitative, retrospective, and documentary study of 560 medical records of people with problems resulting from the use of alcohol and other drugs wh...

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Main Authors: Gabriella de Andrade Boska, Rogério da Silva Ferreira, Heloisa Garcia Claro, Priscilla Oliveira Luz, Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá 2021-06-01
Series:Revista Ciências em Saúde
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Online Access:http://186.225.220.186:7474/ojs/index.php/rcsfmit_zero/article/view/1113
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Summary:Objective: identify predictors of planned discharge to night care embracement in a Psychosocial Care Center Alcohol and Drugs (CAPS AD III). Methods: Quantitative, retrospective, and documentary study of 560 medical records of people with problems resulting from the use of alcohol and other drugs who were admitted to the hospital at night in a CAPS AD III in São Paulo, over five years. As a dependent variable, the type of discharge was used (planned or not). As independent variables, the profile of the subjects related to substance use and time in hospital. Results: 1,097 admissions were identified with 50.4% of unplanned discharge associated with homelessness (p = 0.007), problematic use crack (p = 0.015), length of reception proposed by the team (p = 0.029) and length of stay of the user (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Being homeless, problematic use of crack, and lack of user participation on the decisions regarding length of stay in CAPS AD III were associated with unplanned discharge.
ISSN:2236-3785