Factors Associated with Lengths-of-Stay for Inpatients with Substance Use Disorders
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Description
Policy brief identifying factors associated with inpatient length-of-stay (LOS) for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) and exploring whether there are systematic differences in LOS for rural and urban residents. Includes statistics on characteristics of stays for a primary SUD diagnosis in Kentucky, North Carolina, Vermont, and Washington in 2018, with breakdowns by Mental Health Professional Shortage Area and rural or urban location, and selected factors on LOS for an SUD diagnosis, with breakdowns by mental diagnoses, chronic conditions, and socio-demographic measures.
Author(s)
Curt Mueller, Craig Holden, Shena Popat, Alana Knudson
Date
04/2023
Type
Document
Organization
Rural Health Equity Research Center
Tagged as
Critical Access Hospitals · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Inpatient care · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Kentucky · North Carolina · Vermont · Washington