THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, vol. 22, n° 4, 1996, pages 589-593, 3 réf., ISSN 0095-2990, USA
Substance Abuse Treatment Unit Satu Philadelphia Va Medical Center. Philadelphia Pennsylvania. USA, Addiction Research Center. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Philadelphia Pennsylvania. USA
On the inpatient substance abuse service of the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital, we found that patients who were admitted to the hospital « unscheduled » had a disproportionately higher incidence of subsequent AMA (against medical advice) discharge, particularly if they were alcoholic.
This finding calls into question the cost-effectiveness of hospitalization as an initial treatment strategy for substance abusers who enter treatment impulsively and points out the need for additional study to determine the most cost-effective treatments for addicts whose primary motivation for treatment may be to obtain relief from precipitating stressors.
Mots-clés BDSP : Toxicomanie, Alcoolisme, Sortie, Hospitalisation, Analyse coût efficacité, Homme
Mots-clés Pascal : Toxicomanie, Alcoolisme, Sortie hôpital, Hospitalisation, Analyse coût efficacité, Homme, Sortie contre avis
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Drug addiction, Alcoholism, Hospital discharge, Hospitalization, Cost efficiency analysis, Human
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