Time to rehospitalization in patients with schizophrenia discharged on first generation antipsychotics, non-clozapine second generation antipsychotics, or clozapine |
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Authors: | Werneck Ana Paula Hallak Jaime Cecilio Nakano Eduardo Elkis Helio |
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Institution: | a Department and Institute of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Rua Dr. Ovidio Pires de Campos 785, Sao Paulo, 05403-010, Brazilb Department and Institute of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Ribeirao Preto, Brazilc Department of Statistics, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Rehospitalization is an important outcome of drug effectiveness in schizophrenia. In this study, the hypothesis that clozapine and some second generation antipsychotics (SGA) were superior to first generation antipsychotics (FGA) in preventing rehospitalization of patients with schizophrenia discharged from a university hospital in Brazil was tested. A retrospective observational study was conducted designed to evaluate time to rehospitalization of patients with schizophrenia discharged on a regimen of oral FGA, depot FGA, risperidone, olanzapine and amisulpride, other SGA, or clozapine, during a three-year follow-up period. Risk factors associated with rehospitalization were examined. Of the 464 patients with schizophrenia discharged from hospital, 242 met criteria for study entry. Higher rehospitalization rates were observed in patients treated with depot FGA (30%), risperidone (30%) and other SGA groups (28.5%), respectively. Clozapine was significantly associated with lower rehospitalization risk compared with risperidone. The risk of rehospitalization in patients on olanzapine and amisulpride, and oral FGA, was similar to that of patients in use of clozapine. These results however, are limited by the heterogeneity of illness severity across the groups. |
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Keywords: | Risperidone Olanzapine Amisulpride Depot antipsychotics Oral antipsychotics Outcome Clozapine |
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