Table 1 The χ2 and t test results of patients with a sentinel event in general hospital and psychiatric hospital settings
From: Sentinel events and predictors of suicide among inpatients at psychiatric hospitals
Characteristic | General hospital (N = 52) | Psychiatric hospital (N = 23) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 45.6 ± 17.6 | 45.9 ± 14.5 | 0.282 |
Disease duration, years | 11.5 ± 9.7 | 12.9 ± 7.2 | 0.405 |
Inpatient episode | 3.9 ± 3.4 | 4.4 ± 4.2 | 0.656 |
Length of hospital stay before sentinel event occurrence, h | 52.7 ± 65.6 | 152.9 ± 206.8 | 0.001 |
Level of education, years | 9.4 ± 3.9 | 9.0 ± 3.2 | 0.280 |
Time between sentinel event occurrence and resulting death, h | 5.5 ± 14.4 | 21.9 ± 80.9 | 0.011 |
Nursing care, h/day | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 2.0 ± 1.4 | 0.234 |
Seniority of attending doctors, years | 9.5 ± 6.3 | 7.4 ± 5.4 | 0.212 |
Male sex | 28 (53.8%) | 16 (69.6%) | 0.202 |
Female sex | 24 (46.2%) | 7 (30.4%) | Â |
Committed suicide | 19 (36.6%) | 9 (39.1%) | 0.831 |
Non-suicide | 33 (63.4%) | 14 (60.9%) | Â |
Resulted in death | 43 (82.7%) | 21 (91.3%) | 0.331 |
Serious disability | 9 (17.3%) | 2 (8.7%) | Â |
Referral to ICU | 15 (28.8%) | 5 (21.7%) | 0.521 |
No referral to ICU | 37 (71.2%) | 18 (78.3%) | Â |
Smoker | 24 (46.2%) | 14 (60.9%) | 0.2408 |
Non-smoker | 28 (53.8%) | 9 (39.1%) | Â |
Drug misuse history | 8 (15.4%) | 2 (8.7%) | 0.662 |
No drug misuse history | 44 (84.6%) | 21 (91.3%) | Â |
Alcohol misuse history | 13 (25%) | 8 (34.8%) | 0.479 |
No alcohol misuse history | 39 (75%) | 15 (65.2%) | Â |
Relevant medical history | 30 (58.8%) | 6 (26.1%) | 0.009 |
No relevant medical history | 21 (41.2%) | 17 (73.9%) | Â |
Suicidal history | 20 (38.5%) | 6 (26.1%) | 0.299 |
No suicidal history | 32 (61.5%) | 17 (73.9%) | Â |