Length of stay in a home treatment team

Aims The aims were to establish the mean length of stay (LOS) in Wandsworth home treatment team (HTT), and identify which variables associated with LOS. We hypothesised that are routinely collected via electronic record system Background Psychiatric HTT's have been set up all NHS trusts England. These 24-hour community health services exist assess manage patients during a crisis, who would otherwise be admitted an acute psychiatric ward. also allow inpatients discharged sooner, as their can continue community. Currently, research into predictors LOS is limited. Researchers exploring whether predicted, but no consistent pattern has emerged. This suggests mainly determined by local service organisation, individual circumstances patients. Method Routinely data about under care HTT financial year 2018/2019 used. Only first admission per was considered. Admissions lasting less than 2 days, or more 42 days excluded. on basis those very short had not consented being treated at home, long due administrative errors. resulted total 664 admissions included study. available for analysis age, gender, diagnosis, HoNOS cluster, ethnicity, nationality, religion, marital status, referral source, employment accommodation type. analysed SPSS version 25 using ANOVA, independent samples T-test, Pearson's correlation. Result 14.28 (standard deviation: 8.57). positively skewed, median 13 46.5% longer this. None (age, type) significant association LOS, there trend source Conclusion results from this study suggest cannot consistently predicted variables, it specific determine There external funding