Absconding: A review of the literature 1996–2008

Muir‐Cochrane, Eimear; Mosel, Krista A

doi:10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00562.x

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“…The rate of patient absconding in various studies has been estimated at 2.5% -34% in psychiatric hospitals (12) and 0.27% -2.4% in general hospitals (1,3,13,14). Studies have shown that absconding is common among young individuals, men, drug addicts, patients admitted to emergency departments (ED), and those with imprisonment experiences (3,(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17).…”

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Patient Absconding and Its Predictors: A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis in a General Teaching Hospital in Tehran, Iran

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Background and Purpose: Patient absconding from a hospital or leaving without permission is a major challenge with economic and social consequences for patients, healthcare staff, and society. Identification of the characteristics of absconding patients is essential to the prediction and prevention of such behaviors. Methods: This cross sectional study was performed in a large general teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran. Data of 460 absconding patients and 460 nonabsconding patients, admitted during March 2010 -March 2016, were extracted from the hospital information system. Backward stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to describe the importance and effect of each predictor. Results: The findings showed that 0.4% of the patients had left the hospital without permission or notice to the staff. Addiction

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“…Studies have shown that absconding is common among young individuals, men, drug addicts, patients admitted to emergency departments (ED), and those with imprisonment experiences (3,(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). In various studies, it has been shown that absconding occurs more frequently during warm seasons.…”

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Patient Absconding and Its Predictors: A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis in a General Teaching Hospital in Tehran, Iran

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“…Reported rates of absconding vary. In a literature review, MuirCochrane and Mosel reported absconding rates between 2.5% to 34% of all psychiatric admissions (7). Moreover, a study reported that the mean age of absconders was 31.70 years and 95.30% of absconds were male and the most of them were single (8).…”

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Study of patients absconding behavior in a general hospital at southern region of Iran

Khammarnia

Kassani

Amiresmaili

et al. 2014

Int J Health Policy Manag

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Background: Patients' escape from hospital imposes a significant cost to patients as well as the health system. Besides, for these patients, exposure to adverse events (such as suicide, self-harm, violence and harm to hospital reputation) are more likely to occur compared to others. The present study aimed to determine the characteristics of the absconding patients in a general hospital through a case-control design in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 413 absconded patients as case and 413 patients as control in a large general hospital in Shiraz, southern Iran. In this study, data on the case and control patients was collected from the medical records using a standard checklist in the period of 2011-3. Then, the data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics, through SPSS 16. Results: The finding showed that 413 patients absconded (0.50%) and mean of age in case group was 40.98 ± 16.31 years. In univariate analysis, variables of gender [Odds Ratio (OR)= 2], ward (OR= 1.22), insurance status (OR= 0.41), job status (OR= 0.34) and residence expenditure were significant. However, in multivariate analysis significant variables were age (OR adj = 0.13), gender (OR adj = 2.15), self-employment/unemployed (OR adj = 0.47), emergency/admission (OR adj = 2.14), internal/admission (OR adj = 3.16), insurance status (OR adj = 4.49) and residence expenditure (OR adj = 1.15). Conclusion: Characteristics such as middle age, male gender, no insurance coverage, inability to afford hospital expenditures and admission in emergency department make patients more likely abscond from the hospital. Therefore, it may be necessary to focus efforts on high-risk groups and increase insurance coverage in the country to prevent absconding from hospital.

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“…Absconding from acute care psychiatric settings is a significant issue, with a review of literature by Bowers, Jarrett and Clark (1998) reporting a mean absconding rate of 12.6% (Range=2-44%), while a more recent review reported similar absconding rates between 2.5 and 34% of all admissions (Muir-Cochrane & Mosel, 2008).. This recent systematic review identified that absconding was linked to serious self-harm and harm to others, medication non-compliance, alcohol consumption, aggression and violence (Muir-Cochrane & Mosel 2008).…”

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“…This recent systematic review identified that absconding was linked to serious self-harm and harm to others, medication non-compliance, alcohol consumption, aggression and violence (Muir-Cochrane & Mosel 2008). The prevalent profile across the reviewed studies of the patient that absconded was that of a young male diagnosed with schizophrenia and detained for treatment under mental health legislation.…”

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An exploration of absconding behaviours from culturally and linguistically diverse psychiatric hospital patients in Australia

Mosel

Ziaian

Gerace

et al. 2010

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

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Psychiatric morbidity among minority populations is believed to be higher than in the general population due to unmet health care need, and where significant health inequalities are experienced within culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations (WHO 2004(WHO , 2007. Absconding (psychiatric patients running away from hospital) is a high risk event and has been linked to harm to self and others. Very little research has been conducted into the absconding behaviours of people from a CALD background. In this study, a population of in-patients from a CALD background who

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Absconding: A review of the literature 1996–2008

Cited by 62 publications

References 40 publications

Patient Absconding and Its Predictors: A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis in a General Teaching Hospital in Tehran, Iran

Patient Absconding and Its Predictors: A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis in a General Teaching Hospital in Tehran, Iran

Study of patients absconding behavior in a general hospital at southern region of Iran

An exploration of absconding behaviours from culturally and linguistically diverse psychiatric hospital patients in Australia

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