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Table 3 Inpatient admissions: Reasons for admission by broad diagnostic group

From: Identifying alternatives to old age psychiatry inpatient admission: an application of the balance of care approach to health and social care planning

Reason

Organic/mixed

Functional

All

p-value of χ2 test

% (n = 83)

% (n = 128)

%

At unacceptable risk of deliberate self-harm

10

39

27

<0.001

At unacceptable risk of accidental self-harm

16

11

13

0.316

At unacceptable risk of self-neglect

27

47

39

0.003

At unacceptable risk of falls

10

5

7

0.250

At unacceptable risk of harming others

36

10

20

<0.001

At unacceptable risk of abuse/exploitation

5a

7

6

0.514

For general diagnostic assessment

42

38

40

0.573

For behaviour management

54

38

45

0.023

For review of medication

70

61

64

0.185

For other treatment

6

9

8

0.491

For assessment of future care needs/placement

53

23

35

<0.001

To relieve carer stress

34

28

30

0.387

Other breakdown of care

12

6

9

0.141

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