Predictive factors of length of inpatient treatment in anorexia nervosa

Abstract

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Short-term outcome of anorexia nervosa in adolescents after inpatient treatment: a prospective study

“…The BMI at the beginning of treatment as well as psychiatric comorbidity and purging behavior turned out to be very important factors that have been repeatedly found in a great number of studies [14,18,23,26]. In contrast, current age, age at onset, duration of AN, and BMI at discharge did not emerge as predictors in our study, whereas these factors have often been reported as predictors in AN outcome studies [10,23,28].…”

Inpatient costs and predictors of costs in the psychosomatic treatment of anorexia nervosa

“…[21][22][23] Predictors of length of hospital stay are comparable to predictors of inpatient costs as both outcome variables are strongly correlated and describe resource consumption by the patient. 34,35 Strik Lievers et al 22 identified ''duration of AN,'' ''use of tube feeding,'' ''accomplishment of weight contract,'' ''number of previous inpatient stays,'' and ''presence of comorbid disorder (mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders)'' as significant predictors of LOS for inpatients. As far as comparable, this is in line with findings from our study, since comorbid mood disorders, among other things personality disorders increased inpatient costs significantly.…”

Comparison between enteral nutrition and intravenous hyperalimentation in patients with eating disorders: results from the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database

“…The reported lengths of stay in ED patients were relatively short in the United States and Canada (around 2-4 weeks) [22][23][24][25], but relatively long in the United Kingdom and France (around 4 months) [26,27]. The present study revealed that the mean length of stay in ED patients was about 2 months in Japan.…”