Successful Schooling Rate and Satisfaction of the Inpatient Hospital School Participants among the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients in the Closed Ward.
- Author:
Mi Kyeong LEE
1
;
Soo Young BHANG
;
Joon Ho AHN
;
Jang Ho PARK
;
Hyun Kyoung CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hospital School;
Special Education;
Mental Health;
School
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Child*;
Education;
Education, Special;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Inpatients*;
Medical Records;
Mental Health;
Morinda;
Outpatients;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2013;24(3):141-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this report is to identify the utilization of hospital school service during hospitalization among patients in their childhood and adolescence with psychiatric disorders. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical record of child and adolescent psychiatric who were hospitalized during March 2009 through October 2012. We compared the one-year successful schooling and outpatient follow up rate between users and nonusers of the inpatient hospital school service. The hospital schooling experiences of the users were investigated upon follow-up visits to the outpatient clinic. RESULTS: Sixty-three students received hospital school service during hospitalization among total 122 child and adolescent inpatients. Hospital school participants showed a significantly higher school reentry rate (61.9%) than non-participants (40.7%). However, there was no difference on follow up rate between the two groups. More than 60% of the 22 interviewed participants expressed an above-average level of satisfaction about hospital school service. CONCLUSION: Many patients with mental illness experience difficulty in receiving school education during treatment. That induces deterioration in disease, academic failure, poor social skills, low self-esteem, economic difficulties, and future job opportunities. The results of this study emphasize the importance of hospital school service and offer useful guidance for hospital school operation.
