Current Literature Sample Clauses

Current Literature. Despite the growing body of evidence regarding prolonged ED stay among patients admitted for a mental health issue or a psychiatric condition, 40,16,17,66 little is known about the subset of patients admitted for a suicide attempt. Though a previous study found uninsured mental health patients faced longer ED length of stay, this was limited to ten EDs in a given state, which lacks generalizability.16 Also, this may not be fully applicable to the suicide attempt population, as there are additional criteria that need to be met before their discharge. This deserves further examination, as an ED admission for a suicide attempt requires a thorough risk assessment and full cooperation from the patient in crisis. XX encounters for suicide may also have relevance to trauma care provisions. As discussed previously, length of stay in the trauma literature may have different implications, and there are recommendations that nonclinical factors should be considered when assessing this quality measure.67 Given that this is valid for suicide events, which often qualify as a trauma injury, this research finding informs this study's premise, which will examine the relationship of insurance status on the length of stay among suicide patients. Studying this relationship for specifically NSSI and suicide attempt admissions is to assess whether patients presenting to the ED with high-risk cases are subject to differing care provisions based on their insurance status. To my knowledge, there is no prior research studying the relationship between insurance status and ED length of stay for deliberate self-harm or suicide attempt admissions. This is critical to examine because such patients, especially those with the intent to die, must receive proper clinical assessment before discharge. Their treatment duration should not be motivated by financial reimbursement factors. This study aims to understand criteria of care that underlies suicide and deliberate self-harm care management while also contextualizing state and local differences.

Current Literature. Effectively and efficiently delaying and/or preventing functional decline among older adults is one of the longstanding public health policy goals in the US.[23,39,40] Research focusing on functional health has examined this construct differently over time. In addition, many studies define the construct of COC differently. There have only been two studies directly examining the effects of COC on functionality among the older population with multiple chronic conditions in the US, and both of these studies found no significant association between COC and having functional difficulties or experiencing functional decline.[18,23] Xxxx et al. (2017) conducted a meta-analysis which concluded that COC intervention is associated with better functional health status, however, the study synthesized data from four different places outside the US (Taiwan, Canada, UK, and Hong Kong), which might not be generalizable and applicable. Up to now (February 2020), only one study has examined COC among the older population with ADRD and other dementias, which assessed the association between patient COC and healthcare utilization and spending.[16]