Efficacy of Case Management for the Community Dwelling Schizophrenia Patients : A 36-Month Prospective Follow-Up Study.
10.4306/jknpa.2015.54.4.578
- Author:
Jee Hoon SOHN
1
;
Seung Hee AHN
;
Su Jeong SUNG
;
Ji Min RYU
;
Ji Eun PARK
;
Maeng Je CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Public Health and Medical Service, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Case management;
Community mental health services;
Schizophrenia;
Hospitalization
- MeSH:
Case Management*;
Community Mental Health Centers;
Community Mental Health Services;
Follow-Up Studies*;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Korea;
Mental Health;
Prospective Studies*;
Schizophrenia*;
Seoul
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2015;54(4):578-586
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to observe a longitudinal course of patients with schizophrenia enrolled in a community mental health center (CMHC) in Seoul, Korea, and to evaluate the clinical efficacy of case management provided for them. METHODS: Study subjects, including 50 patients in a case-managed group, and 34 patients in the control group, were enrolled from a CMHC and followed up for 36 months. Annual length of hospitalization was compared between two groups by t-tests and time until hospitalization by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. RESULTS: For the first year of observation, there was no significant difference in annual length of hospitalization between two groups (3.4 weeks vs. 2.9 weeks), but annual length of hospitalization of the case-managed group became significantly shorter for the second (1.7 weeks vs. 7.2 weeks) and third year (1.4 weeks vs. 7.8 weeks). In Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, no difference in time until hospitalization was observed between two groups, but time until hospitalization more than 3 months was significantly shorter in the control group. CONCLUSION: At least two years of case management was required to reduce the length of hospitalization. Reduction in length of hospitalization was achieved by preventing long-term hospitalization.
