Objective - This study describes the Consultation-Liaison Service of the Perugia University and investigates the significant associations between a many variables of the assessed population. Results - During the time from July 2008 to June 2009, 722 consultations were performed at the general hospital in Perugia. First examinations were 605. Most consultations involved European patients (95,2%) of female gender (56.3%); mean age was 55.77 (SD ± 21.27). Emergencies were 22.5%; one fifth of patients were not informed of having been referred to our service and half of interventions were requested by departments of internal medicine. The primary reasons for the referral were depression (18.6%), unexplained physical symptoms (12.3%) and anxiety (10.4%); most patients were already taking psychotropic medication before our intervention (58.8%).The significant associations are the following: associations between gender and social status (p < 0.01), social condition (p < 0.01), work (p < 0.01) and advice about the need of the consultation (p < 0.05). The area (medical, surgical and specialized area) are related with the advice (p < 0.05), the reason (p < 0.01) and the type of the consultation (p < 0.01), the diagnostic explanations (p < 0.01), the liaison investigations (p < 0.01) and, at last, with the longrange plan after discharge (p < 0.01).

La psichiatria di consultazione e collegamento nell’ospedale generale: l’esperienza perugina / Piselli, M; DE GIORGIO, G; Santilli, C; Sciarma, T; Scarponi, L; Rella, A; Blasi, T; LA FERLA, T; Ferrari, Silvia; Quartesan, R.. - In: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI PSICOPATOLOGIA. - ISSN 1592-1107. - STAMPA. - 17:1(2011), pp. 31-39.

La psichiatria di consultazione e collegamento nell’ospedale generale: l’esperienza perugina

FERRARI, Silvia;
2011

Abstract

Objective - This study describes the Consultation-Liaison Service of the Perugia University and investigates the significant associations between a many variables of the assessed population. Results - During the time from July 2008 to June 2009, 722 consultations were performed at the general hospital in Perugia. First examinations were 605. Most consultations involved European patients (95,2%) of female gender (56.3%); mean age was 55.77 (SD ± 21.27). Emergencies were 22.5%; one fifth of patients were not informed of having been referred to our service and half of interventions were requested by departments of internal medicine. The primary reasons for the referral were depression (18.6%), unexplained physical symptoms (12.3%) and anxiety (10.4%); most patients were already taking psychotropic medication before our intervention (58.8%).The significant associations are the following: associations between gender and social status (p < 0.01), social condition (p < 0.01), work (p < 0.01) and advice about the need of the consultation (p < 0.05). The area (medical, surgical and specialized area) are related with the advice (p < 0.05), the reason (p < 0.01) and the type of the consultation (p < 0.01), the diagnostic explanations (p < 0.01), the liaison investigations (p < 0.01) and, at last, with the longrange plan after discharge (p < 0.01).
2011
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31
39
La psichiatria di consultazione e collegamento nell’ospedale generale: l’esperienza perugina / Piselli, M; DE GIORGIO, G; Santilli, C; Sciarma, T; Scarponi, L; Rella, A; Blasi, T; LA FERLA, T; Ferrari, Silvia; Quartesan, R.. - In: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI PSICOPATOLOGIA. - ISSN 1592-1107. - STAMPA. - 17:1(2011), pp. 31-39.
Piselli, M; DE GIORGIO, G; Santilli, C; Sciarma, T; Scarponi, L; Rella, A; Blasi, T; LA FERLA, T; Ferrari, Silvia; Quartesan, R.
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