Comparison 1. SHORT versus LONG HOSPITAL STAY.
| Outcome or subgroup title | No. of studies |
No. of participants |
Statistical method | Effect size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Death - 2 years follow up | 1 | 175 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.42 [0.10, 1.83] |
| 2 Mental state: Not improved - by 2 years | 1 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | Subtotals only | |
| 2.1 as measured by PEF scale | 1 | 61 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 3.39 [0.76, 15.02] |
| 2.2 as measured by HSRS | 1 | 61 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.97 [0.31, 3.01] |
| 3 Service outcomes: 1a. | 4 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | Subtotals only | |
| Readmission to hospital (homogeneous studies) | ||||
| 3.1 by 3 months | 1 | 175 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.25 [0.72, 2.16] |
| 3.2 by 6 months | 1 | 175 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.10 [0.69, 1.73] |
| 3.3 by 1 year | 4 | 651 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.26 [1.00, 1.57] |
| 3.4 by 2 years | 2 | 229 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.03 [0.78, 1.36] |
| 4 Service outcomes: 1b. | 1 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | Subtotals only | |
| Readmission to hospital - by 2 years - Burhan 1969 only | ||||
| 4.1 by 1 year | 1 | 1169 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.22 [0.07, 0.67] |
| 4.2 by 2 years | 1 | 1169 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.21 [0.11, 0.41] |
| 5 Service outcomes: 1c. | 1 | 246 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.05 [0.36, 3.04] |
| Readmission to hospital - due to parasuicide - by 1 year | ||||
| 6 Service outcomes: 2. Average | Other data | No numeric data | ||
| length of stay | ||||
| 7 Service outcomes: 3. Leaving hospital prematurely - by 2 years | 2 | 229 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.77 [0.34, 1.77] |
| 8 Service outcomes: 4. Discharge delayed beyond the time planned in study - 2 year data | 3 | 404 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.54 [0.33, 0.88] |
| 9 Service outcomes: 5. Day care - by 1 year | 1 | 247 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 4.52 [2.74, 7.45] |
| 10 Lost to follow-up | 4 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | Subtotals only | |
| 10.1 by 6 months | 1 | 175 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.41 [0.72, 2.74] |
| 10.2 by 1 year | 3 | 453 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.87 [0.68, 1.11] |
| 10.3 by 2 years | 3 | 404 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.07 [0.70, 1.62] |
| 11 Social functioning: | 2 | 330 | Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.61 [0.50, 0.76] |
| Unemployed, unable to | ||||
| housekeep or unknown | ||||
| employment status - by 2 years | ||||
| 12 Cost of care: Total costs | Other data | No numeric data |