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Vol. 19. Núm. 6.
Páginas 448-455 (noviembre - diciembre 2005)
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Variaciones del consumo de recursos ambulatorios en la atención especializada de salud mental a niños y adolescentes
Variability in outpatient resource use in mental health services for children and adolescents
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Juan Alday, Virginia Alonso, Belén Fernández-Calatrava, Raquel García-Baró, Carlos González-Juárez
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Correspondencia: Carlos González. Instituto Psiquiátrico José Germain. Luna, 1. 28911 Leganés. Madrid. España.
, Esther Pérez-Pérez, Alfonso Poza
Instituto Psiquiátrico José Germain. Leganés. Madrid. España
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Objetivos

Conocer la variabilidad en las respuestas asistenciales que se ofrecen en la atención psiquiátrica ambulatoria a los menores de 18 años, medidas por el número de consultas y el tiempo de duración de los tratamientos.

Método

Estudio observacional, analítico, prospectivo con datos históricos y longitudinal de seguimiento de 298 sujetos que consultan por primera vez en las unidades de atención ambulatoria de Leganés y Fuenlabrada (Madrid).

Resultados

La mediana del número de consultas por paciente en Leganés fue de 6, mientras que en Fuenlabrada fue de 3 (p < 0,001). La mediana de la duración del tratamiento fue más del doble en Leganés (276 días) que Fuenlabrada (119 días) (p < 0,001). El análisis estratificado muestra que los tratamientos del distrito de Fuenlabrada suponen un menor número de consultas, ya sea el profesional responsable psiquiatra o psicólogo, se lleve a cabo psicoterapia individual, de otro tipo, o no se indique tratamiento de modo explícito, se realice alta concertada o ésta se produzca por abandono. Similares resultados se aprecian para la duración del tratamiento.

Conclusiones

Las diferencias encontradas de estilos de práctica clínica ilustran las dificultades para desarrollar un sistema de ajustes de riesgos útil en salud mental, puesto que las diferencias en uso de recursos no son fácilmente atribuibles a variables relacionadas con el paciente, sino al tipo de intervención prestada, que depende de la discrecionalidad del facultativo.

Palabras clave:
Centro de salud mental comunitaria/utilización
Investigación de servicios de salud
Infancia y adolescencia
Abstract
Objectives

To assess possible variability in the therapeutic approaches provided to patients aged less than 18 years old in community mental health centres (CMHC) in terms of the number of visits and length of treatment.

Method

An observational, analytical, prospective, longitudinal study was performed in a clinical cohort of 298 subjects attending the CMHC of Leganés and Fuenlabrada (Madrid) for the first time.

Results

The median number of visits per patient was six in Leganés and three in Fuenlabrada (p < 0.001). The mean length of treatment was more than twice as long in Leganés (276 days) than in Fuenlabrada (119 days) (p < 0.001). Stratified analysis showed that the treatments provided in Fuenlabrada involved fewer visits, irrespective of the health professional in charge (psychiatrist or psychologist), the treatment modality prescribed (individual psychotherapy, other psychotherapies or no explicit treatment prescribed), or whether the patient abandoned treatment or the discharge was agreed. Similar results were found for the length of treatment.

Conclusions

The different clinical styles illustrate the difficulty of developing useful risk adjustment systems in mental health. The differences in resource consumption and costs cannot easily be attributed to patient-related variables, but are due rather to the intervention provided, which depends on the staff.

Key words:
Community mental health services utilization
Health services research
Child and adolescent
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