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Analysis of the elapsed time since a patients’ disease is diagnosed till they come to a rehabilitation center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

M. Palomo Monge*
Affiliation:
Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Psychiatry 45600, Spain
D.C. Sandra
Affiliation:
Centro de Rehabilitación Psicosocial y Laboral, Psicology 45600, Spain
A.L. María Fernanda
Affiliation:
Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Family Medicine 45600, Spain
T.G. María Fernanda
Affiliation:
Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Psychiatry 45600, Spain
G.M. David
Affiliation:
Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Psychiatry 45600, Spain
S.D.L.P. Silvia
Affiliation:
Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Family Medicine 45600, Spain
D.D. Arántzazu
Affiliation:
Hospital General de Ávila, Psychiatry, Avila, Spain
O.B. Rubén
Affiliation:
Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Psychiatry 45600, Spain
*
* Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The elapsed time since a patients’ disease is diagnosed till these patients come to rehabilitation centers is usually long. In this study in our sanitary area, we have checked the average length of time since the patient is diagnosed till they come to the rehabilitation center.

Objectives

To calculate and analyze the years of evolution of the disease in patients who come to the rehabilitation center in the Talavera area during year 2014. Classify them by sex.

Methods

Retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study. We carried out a register of all the patients who come to the Psychosocial and labor Rehabilitation center in 2014. Classified them by sex, and the time lapsed since they were diagnosed until 2014.

Results

From all 135 patients: 92 men (68.15%) and 43 women (31.85%). Less than 2 years of evolution: 1 patient (1%) 1 men, 0 women; between 2 and 5 years of evolution: 7 patients (5%) 5 men, 2 women; between 6 and 10 years evolution: 13 patients (10%) 7 men, 6 women; more than 10 years: 114 patients (84%).

Conclusions

It is evident that the number of patients increases proportionally to the number of years since the diagnosis. The majority of patients who come to the center (84%) were diagnosed more than 10 years ago. This leads us to wonder why the patients in our sanitary area with recent diagnosis of diseases such as schizophrenia do not come to the mentioned centers earlier.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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EV1116
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016
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