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Psychiatric disorders as main discharge diagnosis by the Portuguese oldest old from 2000 to 2014: exploring national acute inpatient admissions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2017

Daniela Brandão ,
Alberto Freitas ,
Constança Paúl  and
Oscar Ribeiro
Daniela Brandão*
Affiliation:
Research and Education Unit on Ageing (UNIFAI/ICBAS-UP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Faculty of Medicine, University of Oporto (FMUP-UP), Porto, Portugal Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal
Alberto Freitas
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, University of Oporto (FMUP-UP), Porto, Portugal Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal
Constança Paúl
Affiliation:
Research and Education Unit on Ageing (UNIFAI/ICBAS-UP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal
Oscar Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Research and Education Unit on Ageing (UNIFAI/ICBAS-UP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Daniela Brandão at UNIFAI/ICBAS-UP (Research and Education Unit on Ageing) and CINTESIS-UP (Center for Health Technology and Services Research), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050–313 Porto, Portugal. Phone: +351 220 480 161. Email: daniela.brandao@unifai.eu.
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Abstract

Background:

Mental health problems have been reported as one of the principal causes of incapacity and morbidity. According to the World Health Organization approximately 15% of adults aged 60+ and over suffer from a mental disorder. In the oldest old population, a higher deterioration in the mental state is expected, which is ought to increase the risk of incidence of mental problems and use of healthcare services. The aim of this study is to examine inpatient episodes with a mental disorder coded as primary discharge diagnosis between 2000 and 2014 by patients aged 80+ in Portugal mainland.

Method:

Exploratory descriptive analyses of data regarding the number of episodes and coded diagnosis on admission were performed.

Results:

From a total of 1,837,613 inpatient episodes, 16,430 (0.9%) correspond to episodes having a psychiatric disorder as a primary discharge diagnosis. Delirium, dementia and amnestic and other cognitive disorders (60.1%), alcohol-related disorders (17.7%) and mood disorders (8.6%) were the most common diagnosis. An analysis by age group revealed that among octogenarians and nonagenarians delirium, dementia, and amnestic and other cognitive disorders were the most common diagnosis; in the centenarian group; however, these were outweighed by alcohol-related disorders.

Conclusions:

Findings from this study document the importance of neurocognitive disorders as a primary reason for hospitalization in the oldest old, but also highlights the need of paying attention to other mental disorders among this age group. Further studies should examine the prevalence of medical comorbidities in patients with mental disorders.

Keywords

oldest oldpsychiatric disordersinpatient episodes
Type
Research Article
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 30 , Issue 5: Issue Theme: Brain Imaging , May 2018 , pp. 685 - 694
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2017 

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