A Retrospective Analysis of Referrals to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry over a Five-Year Period in a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorHoare, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorRomburgh, Bailee Jean
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-20T11:24:12Z
dc.date.available2023-04-20T11:24:12Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2023-04-20T08:58:40Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of this study was to review referrals to the consultation-liaison psychiatric service at Groote Schuur Hospital including the number of referrals, demographic details of referred patients, medical and psychiatric diagnoses, management and outcome over a five-year-period. It was anticipated that referrals had increased on an annual basis. Method: The study was observational and was conducted at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. All inpatients referred to consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) during the study period were included. The study information was gathered via data capture sheets that are completed for patients referred to the division. Results: A total of 1978 patients were referred to CLP and analysed in the study. Most referrals occurred in 2018 (n=499; 25.2%). The majority of referrals came from the division of internal medicine (n=607; 30.7%), and the main reasons for referral were unspecified (n=402; 20.3%), suicide/risk assessment (n=333; 16.8%), and other symptoms of mental illness (n=264; 13.3%). The most frequent immediate management included medication initiation or adjustment (n=793; 40.1%), and supportive counselling/psychoeducation (n=511; 25.8%). Conclusion: Referral numbers to the division have increased during the study period as hypothesized. As expected, most referrals came from the internal medicine division. The results from this study highlight the importance of the consultation-liaison service at Groote Schuur Hospital.
dc.identifier.apacitationRomburgh, B. J. (2022). <i>A Retrospective Analysis of Referrals to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry over a Five-Year Period in a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa</i>. (). ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37795en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRomburgh, Bailee Jean. <i>"A Retrospective Analysis of Referrals to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry over a Five-Year Period in a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa."</i> ., ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37795en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRomburgh, B.J. 2022. A Retrospective Analysis of Referrals to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry over a Five-Year Period in a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa. . ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37795en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Romburgh, Bailee Jean AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to review referrals to the consultation-liaison psychiatric service at Groote Schuur Hospital including the number of referrals, demographic details of referred patients, medical and psychiatric diagnoses, management and outcome over a five-year-period. It was anticipated that referrals had increased on an annual basis. Method: The study was observational and was conducted at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. All inpatients referred to consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) during the study period were included. The study information was gathered via data capture sheets that are completed for patients referred to the division. Results: A total of 1978 patients were referred to CLP and analysed in the study. Most referrals occurred in 2018 (n=499; 25.2%). The majority of referrals came from the division of internal medicine (n=607; 30.7%), and the main reasons for referral were unspecified (n=402; 20.3%), suicide/risk assessment (n=333; 16.8%), and other symptoms of mental illness (n=264; 13.3%). The most frequent immediate management included medication initiation or adjustment (n=793; 40.1%), and supportive counselling/psychoeducation (n=511; 25.8%). Conclusion: Referral numbers to the division have increased during the study period as hypothesized. As expected, most referrals came from the internal medicine division. The results from this study highlight the importance of the consultation-liaison service at Groote Schuur Hospital. DA - 2022_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Psychiatry LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - A Retrospective Analysis of Referrals to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry over a Five-Year Period in a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa TI - A Retrospective Analysis of Referrals to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry over a Five-Year Period in a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37795 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/37795
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRomburgh BJ. A Retrospective Analysis of Referrals to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry over a Five-Year Period in a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa. []. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2022 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37795en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.titleA Retrospective Analysis of Referrals to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry over a Five-Year Period in a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMMed
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